Racketty Creek, Haliburton, Ontario in October

1931

watercolour on paper

Inscribed l.r.: C.W. JEFFERYS '31

34.29 x 44.45 cm

Painted while Jefferys was instructing classes in watercolour and freehand drawing at the University of Toronto's School of Applied Sciences and Engineering Survey Camp situated on Gull Lake near Minden, Haliburton, Ontario.

Provenance

Estate of the artist

Orval and Barbara Jefferys Allen, Deville, Alberta

Mr and Mrs C.W. Jefferys Allen, Edmonton, Alberta

Exhibited

• 1933, 54th Royal Canadian Academy, 112;
• 1934, Toronto, Mellors Gallery, Paintings and Drawings, 9 (as 'Racketty Creek in October');
• 1934, Canadian National Exhibition, Water Colours, 413;
• 1942, 59th Spring Exhibition, Art Association of Montreal, 87
• 1976, Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario

Publication References

• National Gallery of Canada.  Exhibition of Canadian painting by a group of selected artists.   Ottawa, The Gallery, 1935.  25 p.  Illus.

  81.  Racketty Creek  (Water-colour)