Lot 199: Albert Henry Robinson 1881 - 1956 Canadian oil on canvas Baie-Saint-Paul

Albert Henry Robinson 1881 - 1956 Canadian oil on canvas Baie-Saint-Paul
10 1/8 x 12 1/16 inches 25.7 x 30.6 centimeters signed and on verso titled and dated 1927 on the stretcher
Provenance:An Important Private Estate, Toronto On the shores of Quebec's St. Lawrence River are charming villages that attracted the attention of artists, and for Albert Robinson, the North Shore, which he considered to be more intimate and genuine, was the place to paint. Often accompanied by artist friends such as A.Y. Jackson, Randolph Hewton and Edwin Holgate, Robinson sketched at villages such as Bienville, La Malbaie, St-Tite-des-Caps and the subject of this fresh and atmospheric painting, Baie-Saint-Paul. Influenced by French Impressionism during his early years in France, Robinson was particularly sensitive to light and luscious pastel tints. However, his brush-strokes in this work are broad, not the broken daubs of the Impressionists. His palette was dominated by the use of white as he favoured snow scenes, but he also used it as a base for other colours, resulting in bright, light-filled paintings, such as this work which generates its own radiance.
Robinson was considered a painter's painter, who pursued the essence of his subject with passion and joy. As his career ended in his prime due to illness, Robinson's works are rare, making this 1927 canvas all the more precious.