This oil by Carl Ahrens measures 30 x 36 inches and was painted sometime between 1908 and 1911, likely in Toronto or Leith, Ontario. It was originally owned by General Malcolm S. Mercer and was exhibited in the Public Reference Library (Toronto) in October of 1911. At Mercer's death in 1916, the painting passed to his brother, Frederick. In 1928 it was auctioned by the Jenkins Galleries of Toronto. It was lot # 444 and sold for $350.
This was a small price, considering that at the time of the Mercer exhibition, Mercer had been
offered $4,000 for this painting alone and he refused to part with it.
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