Canadian Fall Landscape

Canadian Fall Landscape, n.d. Oil painting by Arthur Gresham, RCA (1891-1987): Note: This image to be replaced
Canadian Fall Landscape, n.d. Oil painting by Arthur Gresham, RCA (1891-1987)

Note: This image to be replaced

Name/Title

Canadian Fall Landscape

Entry/Object ID

2015.01.06

Description

Painting This image depicts an autumn landscape with bright orange/red foliage in the middle ground, rocks in the foreground looking to richly-coloured hills in the background. The picture has a illustration quality with large swathes of colour and clean shapes. The location is unknown.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Arthur Gresham, RCA (1891-1987)

Role

Painter

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Born in Sheffield, England, Arthur Gresham was a Canadian artist known for his still lifes and portraits in oil and watercolour. In 1911, he immigrated to Canada and studied at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto. He painted Ontario scenes and later Vancouver Island and Western Canada scenes. He also worked in still life and portraiture. Gresham did sketching trips with members of the famed Canadian Group of Seven and was art director for Eaton's of Canada from 1920 to 1934, as well as a commercial artist in his own Gresham Studios. Gresham was a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Artists and the Ontario Society of Artists, as well as serving on their board. He exhibited widely including at the National Gallery of Canada, and with the Royal Canadian Academy for 30 years from 1923. He moved to Victoria in the early 1960s. His work can be found in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria as well as numerous private collections.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Signed lower right: A. Gresham

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Visible image

Height

43.2 cm

Width

61 cm

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Date

Feb 24, 2015

Notes

Lunds Lot #139