Lot 123: William Percival (W.P.) Weston 1879 - 1967

William Percival (W.P.) Weston 1879 - 1967 Canadian oil on board Old Fir, Victoria, BC 16 x 18 inches 40.6 x 46 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled, dated 1955 and inscribed ""J.R.A. McAllister"" Literature:Letia Richardson, Silence and Solitude: The Art of W.P. Weston, Richmond Art Gallery, 1993, page 11 Provenance:Private Collection, Vancouver Sold sale of Fine Canadian Art, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, May 9, 2001, lot 274 Private Collection, USA In Canadian landscape painting, venerable trees shaped by wind, clinging to cliffs, standing up against the challenge of the elements are a symbol of survival in the wilderness. W.P. Weston greatly admired them, stating in an interview with Margery Dallas, "I like the trees that have had a struggle, and that's why I like to paint the trees along the sea shore and up on the mountains. They're like people who have had to fight to live; they've developed character."