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A. J. Casson
Canadian painter in the Group of Seven (–)
This article is about the artist. For the mathematician, see Andrew Casson.
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| Born | Alfred Joseph Casson ()May 17, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 20, () (aged&#;93) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Known&#;for | Painting |
| Spouse | Margaret Alexandria Petry &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
Alfred Joseph CassonOC RCA (May 17, &#; February 20, ) was a member of the Canadian group of artists known as the Group of Seven.
He joined the group in at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael, replacing Frank Johnston. Casson is best known for his depictions in his signature limited palette of southern Ontario, and for being the youngest member of the Group of Seven.
Life and career
Casson was born on May 17, , in Toronto, Ontario, to an English Quaker father, John Edwin Casson, and a Canadian mother, Henrietta (Hardy).[1] At age nine, he moved to Guelph, and to Hamilton at age fourteen.
The first exposure he had to art was at Hamilton Technical School, where he was asked by his teacher to demonstrate for the class.
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The first public exhibition of his work was at the Canadian National Exhibition, in
He was hired by the commercial art/engravers firm Brigden's, owned by brothers George and Frederick Henry (Fred) Brigden. In , Casson moved to Rous and Mann Ltd, where he was influenced by and assistant to Group of Seven member Franklin Carmichael to sketch and paint on his own.
Carmichael and Casson then moved on to the first Canadian silkscreen printing firm, Sampson-Matthews Ltd, founded by artist J.&#;E. Sampson and businessman C.&#;A.&#;G. Matthews,[4] for which he worked from till [5][6] After Carmichael left in to teach at the Ontario College of Art, Casson became their Art Director and in their vice-president.
During the s, Casson continued to paint during his spare time alone and with the Group of Seven. He enjoyed painting using watercolour and in , along with Carmichael and F. H. Brigden, founded the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. After Frank Johnston, a Group of Seven member, left the group in , Casson seemed like an appropriate replacement.
In , he was informed by Carmichael that he had become a member of the Group of Seven. In the same year, he also became an associate member of the conservative Royal Canadian Academy (he became its president in ).[7] Carmichael also introduced Casson to The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.
In , Casson married Margaret Petry.
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His father died shortly after his marriage, and he had to take care of and support his widowed mother. After the end of the Group of Seven in , he helped found the Canadian Group of Painters in , along with several members of the Group of Seven who also became members of the Canadian Group of Painters, including Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, A. Y. Jackson and Franklin Carmichael.
Casson developed a painting style with clear colours, background designs, and a limited palette.[8] His approach was what Lawren Harris had talked to him about - simplification and the elimination of all nonessentials.[9] In , he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Corresponding member.
In , he was one of eighteen Canadian artists commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to paint a mural for the interior of one of the new Park cars entering service on the new Canadian transcontinental train. Each mural depicted a different national or provincial park; Casson's was Algonquin Provincial Park.[10] He "retired" in from Sampson-Matthews, at age 60, to paint full-time.
He also was helpful as a special consultant to the Anti-Rackets Branch of the Ontario Provincial Police uncovering forgeries of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven and many other historical Canadian artists.[11][12]
A. J. Casson died on February 20, , just three months short of his 94th birthday, and is buried on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, along with six other Group of Seven members.
Honours
Record sale prices
A privately owned work of A.&#;J. Casson's appeared on the May 26, , airing of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow". According to the owner, the painting was given to her grandfather by Casson, his friend and neighbour at the time. The work appraised in the $25, to $35, range.[17]
A large oil on canvas by the Group of Seven's A.&#;J.
Casson, Street in Glen Williams, sold for a record $,, including buyer's premium on June 1, The Casson – a leafy, autumnal portrait of Glen Williams, a small town near Toronto – carried a pre-sale estimate of $,–$,, the highest such valuation ever accorded a Casson canvas.
Canadian art critic and historian Paul Duval wrote in , "Street in Glen Williams is unquestionably his key autumn portrayal." Bidding for Street in Glen Williams began at $,, then bounded in increments of $10,, then $20, before reaching its hammer price of $, The clinching bid came from a western Canadian buyer.
The previous record for a Casson, $,, including premium, was also set by Joyner Auction, in May [18]
On Wednesday, November 23, , his Gathering Storm sold for $1,, CDN (premium included) – the highest amount paid for a Casson painting to date.[19]
At the Heffel Auction of Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, December 1, , Casson's Pic Island, Lake Superior, an oil on board sketch, 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 in, x &#;cm, estimated at $40, - $60,, sold for: $, (including Buyer's Premium).[20]
References
- ^"Albert Joseph Casson".
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- ^A. J. Casson, "Group Portrait". Saturday Night, March , pages
- ^Casson, A. J. (). "A. J. Casson in Conversation." A. J. Casson. Windsor: Art Gallery of Windsor. p.&#;n.p. Retrieved May 21,
- ^Robert Stacey. Graphic Art and Design.Biography of isaac Sampson-Matthews Limited. Casson joined excitedly. The first public exhibition of his work was at the Canadian National Exhibition, in Non-necessary Non-necessary.
The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 4,
- ^Profile of artist Joseph Ernest Sampson (–); The Sampson-Matthews Print Collection. Retrieved June 4,
- ^"Sampson-Matthews Silkscreen Prints". Sampson-Matthews Limited. Archived from the original on May 29, Retrieved May 20,
- ^Margaret Gray, Margaret Rand, and Lois Steen, A.
J. Casson (Agincourt, On., Gage, ), p.
- ^Hubert De Santana. "A Painter's Life. A.J. Casson looks back on 60 years at the easel". Canadian Art Spring , pp.
- ^"Works". . Cowley Abbott Auction, Important Canadian & International Art, December 6th, Retrieved October 26,
- ^"The 50th Anniversary of the CPR Stainless Steel Passenger Fleet"(PDF).
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- ^"Exposing fakes as an art in itself". . Maclean's. April 4, Retrieved May 29,
- ^Dellandrea , p.&#;45ff.
- ^"Members since ". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
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- ^ abcdefg"A. J. Casson". . National Gallery of Canada.
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- ^McMann, Evelyn (). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.Al j caisson biography of abraham maslow Necessary Necessary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. God had given them the land, but Abram went and settled near Bethel, north of Jerusalem. Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use mdy dates from July Articles with hCards Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Retrieved June 2,
- ^"A. J. Casson". . Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on March 3, Retrieved May 23,
- ^"Alfred Joseph Casson Landscape Painting". Antiques Roadshow (U.S.). May 26,
- ^"A.J.Al j caisson biography of abraham At age 9 he moved to Guelph and to Hamilton at age This would be a sacrifice to God for all generations. He enjoyed painting using watercolour and in , along with Carmichael and F. Abraham and the Three Angels.
Casson painting sells for record price". Globe & Mail. June 2,
- ^"Alfred Joseph (A.J.) Casson". Heffel Gallery. Retrieved May 20,
- ^"Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art". . Heffel Auction, December 01, Retrieved December 3,
Further reading
- Boulet, Roger, "The Canadian Earth: Landscape Paintings by the Group of Seven".
M. Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Publishing, National Library of Canada, AMICUS No.
- Duval, Paul, "A.&#;J. Casson, His Life and Works: A Tribute". M. Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Publishing, National Library of Canada, AMICUS No.
- Duval, Paul, "A.&#;J. Casson: My Favourite Watercolours to ". M. Bernard Loates, Cerebrus Publishing, National Library of Canada, AMICUS No.
- Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, ISBN&#;
- Herriott, Ted, "Sunday Morning with Cass: Conversations with A.J. Casson".
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- Murray, Joan, "The Best of the Group of Seven". McClelland & Stewart, National Library of Canada, AMICUS No.
- Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, ISBN&#;X.
- Dellandrea, Jon S.
(). The great Canadian art fraud case: The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson forgeries. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN&#;.
- The Group of Seven in five minutes or less
Purpleville Publishing, National Library of Canada, AMICUS No.