Algonquin Lake (1947–1953) — Sampson-Matthews oil silkscreen by charles comfort

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Great Canadians

Algonquin Lake

Charles Comfort · 1947–1953

Medium: Oil silkscreen on board
Signature: Supervised by A.J. Casson

Price on request

Framing — made to order

Large gold leaf frame, canvas matte40″ × 50″Small gold leaf frame, canvas matte30″ × 38″Large simple white wood frame33″ × 43″Small simple white wood frame22.5″ × 30″

Selected: 40″ × 50″, approx. 20 lbs · Made to order — ships in 6 weeks

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About this work

Charles Comfort contributed four designs to the Sampson-Matthews silkscreen project. “Algonquin Lake” (1947-1953), a scene of Ontario during the fall, reveals Comfort’s interest in modernism and landscape and captures the blazing colours revealed by deciduous trees in the boreal forest as they ditch their leaves in preparation for the long Canadian winter. Perhaps more intensely than any other works in the Sampson-Matthews silkscreen project, this piece presents the enduring beauty of the seasonal cycle so familiar to Canadians.