Provenance

Private collection, Toronto

An avid outdoorsman, A.Y. Jackson was acutely aware of his role within the landscape as an active participant; rather than omit the villages, communities and settlements which he encountered across Canada, he instead sought to elevate the importance of human existence, resilience and reliance on the land in these more remote locales. The representation of life in rural communities is central within many of Jackson’s celebrated works and was an element which was integral to his oeuvre.