JOACHIM GAUTHIER

Titled verso "Old Polish Farm, Purdy Lake, Combermere", signed lower left, dated 1968 verso, oil on board, 30.5 x 38.1cm (12 x 15in); Provenance: from a physician's private collection, Ontario; Joachim George Gauthier, Canadian, 1897-1988, a prominent 20th century Canadian artist associated with the Group of Seven; Gauthier studied under Franklin Carmichael and J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto, and travelled frequently with A.J. Casson on sketching trips; he was a member of the Arts and Letters Club, and worked for Sampson-Matthews Ltd. as a commercial artist for over 37 years