Fox River, Gaspé (r); Fox River Gaspe (v)

A. Y. Jackson

BIRTH YEAR 1882
BIRTH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 1974
DEATH PLACE Kleinburg, Ontario
MEDIUM Graphite on paper (r); Graphite and ink on paper (v)
DATE 1935 (r); n.d. (v)
DIMENSIONS 31cm x 23.5cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0590
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
(recto) A sketch depicts group of houses, viewed uphill on a diagonal perspective. There is a church spire in the background, at the centre of the image. (verso) A view looking down a road, lined with buildings. There is a figure and horse(?) on the road in the distance. In the foreground, leaning poles line the road. Rolling mountains occupy the background, below a sky illustrated with cross-hatching.

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