Lot 25
Untitled (Mid-Day in Winter)
oil on panel
signed lower right
8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
11.5 x 13.5 x 1 in (29.2 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm) including frame
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Auction Estimate $150.00 - $200.00
Price Realized: $420.00
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Otto Planding

1887 - 1964

Otto Planding was born in Germany in 1887. He received his formal artistic training at the Munich Academy of Art before immigrating to Canada in 1913. Upon his arrival, he settled in Toronto and established a professional practice as a landscape painter. Planding maintained a studio on Yonge Street, situated behind the Haynes Gallery, which served as his primary base for his career in Ontario.

Throughout his professional life, Planding focused extensively on the natural geography of Canada. He traveled to and documented various regions, including the Canadian Rockies and the Ottawa Valley. However, he is most frequently associated with his depictions of Northern Ontario. He spent significant time working in the Muskokas, the Haliburton region, and Algonquin Park. His work is characterized by an interest in the seasonal changes of the Canadian wilderness, with a particular emphasis on the rugged terrain of the Georgian Bay area.

Planding supported himself entirely through the production and sale of his paintings until his death in 1964. He primarily worked in oil on board or masonite, though he also produced works on canvas. His stylistic approach utilized an impressionistic technique to capture the light and atmosphere of the rural landscapes north of Toronto. Despite a prolific output that documented much of the Ontario interior, he maintained a modest lifestyle in Toronto until his passing at the age of 77.

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