Lot #32: Fine Mid-Century Canadian Regional Landscape Painting (1960) – Signed L. Yeomans

Fine Mid-Century Canadian Regional Landscape Painting (1960) – Signed L. Yeomans Up for auction is a beautifully preserved, original mid-century Canadian regional landscape painting dated 1960. This artwork features a striking, impressionistic winter scene capturing majestic, snow-covered alpine peaks towering over a deep blue mountain lake and dense evergreen forests. Executed in oil on board, the composition uses a dynamic, heavily textured approach to snow and rock formations, heavily influenced by post-war Canadian landscape movements. About the Artist & Style • Artist: Signed L. Yeomans and dated '60 in the lower right corner. • Profile: L. Yeomans was a talented, independent mid-century regional Canadian painter active during the post-war era. Known for traveling across Canada to paint rugged wilderness scenes from life, other documented regional works by this artist include a 1967 oil titled "Liard River Bridge, Alaska Highway". • Style: Authentic Mid-Century Canadian Regionalism. The artist blends traditional plein-air sensibilities with expressive, stylized brushwork to showcase the raw, untamed spirit of the Canadian wilderness (likely inspired by the Canadian Rockies). Dimensions & Frame • Artwork/Sight Size: 15.75" x 11.75" (40 cm x 30 cm) — an excellent, highly accessible medium-scale accent size. • Frame: Housed in its original, era-correct tiered light natural wood frame. • Hardware: Outfitted with its original mid-century thin braided metallic picture wire and eye-screw mountings. Ready to hang. Condition & Provenance (Untouched Backing) • Painting Condition: Excellent vintage condition. The oil pigments remain vibrant with no major paint loss or significant flaking. • Frame Condition: Sturdy wooden construction showing minor, minor handling wear consistent with its 65+ year age. • Provenance: The reverse features its original, undisturbed brown kraft paper dust cover complete with a rare, authentic vintage framing label from The Camera Shop (209 S. Cumberland St., Port Arthur, Ontario). This label perfectly anchors the painting to the historic twin-city region of present-day Thunder Bay, ensuring its pristine, unaltered historical provenance. Nearest intersection Yonge Street and Stelees Avenue Pickup category timeslot {A}