Lot 201: George Douglas Pepper 1903 - 1962 Canadian oil on canvas board Eskimo Boy A05F-E02942-003 13 x 16 inches 33 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso signed and titled Provenance:The Fine Art Galleries, T. Eaton Co., Toronto J. Ron Longstaffe

George Douglas Pepper 1903 - 1962 Canadian oil on canvas board Eskimo Boy A05F-E02942-003 13 x 16 inches 33 x 40.6 centimeters signed and on verso signed and titled Provenance:The Fine Art Galleries, T. Eaton Co., Toronto J. Ron Longstaffe Collection, Vancouver Exhibited: Ontario Society of Artists, Little Picture Exhibition, Toronto, 1951 Vancouver Art Gallery, catalogue #E.L. 69-155 A pencil sketch for this work is on verso. This painting was the first work of art acquired by Ron Longstaffe when he was a young University of Toronto student. His budding enthusiasm for art became a life-long pursuit, resulting in a major collection of Canadian art, of which many works were donated to the Vancouver Art Gallery.