West Coast, Vancouver Island

Arthur Lismer

BIRTH YEAR 1885
BIRTH PLACE Sheffield, England
DEATH YEAR 1969
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Oil on panel
DATE 1959
DIMENSIONS 40.6cm x 30.5cm x 0.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0853
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A coastal landscape with a rocky shore in the foreground and a body of water beyond. There is a large, low rock surrounded by water in the middle ground and mountains are visible on a distant shore on the right-hand side of the image. A blue sky is above, with a violet haze on the horizon. The painting is done mainly in blues and greys, with accents of rust, white and tan.

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