Lot 171: John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on

John Goodwin Lyman 1886 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Low Tide 7 x 18 inches 17.8 x 45.7 centimeters signed and on verso titled and stamped Dominion Gallery, Montreal Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, Montreal John Lyman was a painter, critic and an important advocate of modern art in Montreal. Lyman spent time in Paris - meeting Henri Matisse through his studies at the Académie Matisse - and traveled throughout Europe and North Africa. He also visited Bermuda and Los Angeles. Upon his return to Montreal in 1931, he established The Atelier in cooperation with Hazen Sise, George Holt and André Bieler, which held art classes, lectures and exhibitions. In 1936 he began writing art reviews for The Montrealer newspaper and in 1939 formed the Contemporary Arts Society to bring together English and French speaking artists in Montreal. Lyman was completely bilingual and this group brought together such disparate artists as Goodridge Roberts and Paul-Émile Borduas, with a common interest in surmounting differences and fostering a free evolution in painting. Low Tide is characterized by a bold simplicity of form and a sensual atmosphere that captures the bathers' enjoyment of this sun-drenched day at the beach. It is a charming work that showcases Lyman's confident use of heightened colour such as in the pink sand, plum coloured wet sand and bright green moss-covered rocks.