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Seated Child in Meadow by Frederick Challener
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Seated Child in Meadow by Frederick Challener
Estimate:
CA$900 - CA$1,200
Sold
CA$1,200
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Canadiana & Folk Art Featuring the Jim Fleming, Marty Osler, Susan Murray and Laing Collections
ARTIST
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA (1869-1959) was a Canadian mural painter, easel painter of oils and watercolours, and a draftsman in black-and-white and pastel. He attended the Ontario School of Art in 1884-1886, and the Toronto Art Students League (1885-1889). He painted murals for hotels, theatres, restaurants, boats, and office buildings. Notable mural locations include: Toronto City Hall, Toronto's King Edward Hotel (1900), Winnipeg's Royal Alexandra Hotel (1906-1912), the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto (1906), the S.S. Kingston, the S.S. Toronto and the S.S. Montreal (1900-1902). Challener's paintings are featured in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Government of Ontario Art Collection, among other important locations.
Size
Frame: 12.25" x 12.25". Sight: 7.75" x 8.25"
Category
Art
Description
Canadian. 1897. Oil on canvas. Muralist, painter, and draftsman Frederick Sproston Challener (1869-1959) achieves the picture of tranquility with this landscape view of a child sitting cross-legged beneath trees in a meadow. Signed lower left corner, "F.S. Challener, 1897".
Condition
Excellent condition.
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