Lot 49: WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, RACING ON LAKE ONTARIO, watercolour, 3.75 ins x 6.25 ins; 9.5 cms x 15.9 cms

WILLIAM ARMSTRONGRACING ON LAKE ONTARIOwatercoloursigned and dated ‘09 3.75 ins x 6.25 ins; 9.5 cms x 15.9 cms Provenance:Collection of Helen Hope Baynes Rudge, TorontoCollection of Elizabeth Rudge Tucci, TorontoPrivate Collection, U.S.A. (by descent)Literature:Henry C. Campbell, The Art of William Armstrong: Early Days on the Great Lakes, McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto/Montreal, 1971, page 23.Note:Henry C. Campbell notes: “Armstrong was among the first members of the Yacht Club of Toronto, which, in 1854, became the Royal Canadian Yacht Club - by permission of Queen Victoria herself. In later years he was an officer and then a life member of the club.”Estimate: $500–700

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