THOMAS MOWER MARTIN

"Untitled: Snow-Capped Mountain Landscape with Riders on Horseback", signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 68.6cm x 1.02m (27 x 40in); frame outside dimensions 90.2cm x 1.23m (35 1/2 x 48 1/2in); Provenance: private Ontario collection, acquired directly from the artist; Thomas Mower Martin, English/Canadian, 1838-1934; early in his career, Martin travelled and painted landscapes throughout eastern Canada and the United States, later to western Canada; he was given passes from the Canadian Pacific Railway to paint landscapes, with a group of painters known later as the "Railway Painters"; this is a large, striking oil by the artist and perhaps the finest example to ever appear for sale