Cobalt
Yvonne McKague Housser
Toronto, Ontario, 1897-1996
1931
Oil on canvas
In this picture of the mining town of Cobalt, Ontario, Housser eliminates all fine details, simplifying and elongating the forms of the buildings and focusing on the use of primary colours. While this formerly bustling industrial town is depicted in its dwindling years, much of its spirit and energy is still evident.
Purchased 1932 (no. 3984)
Cobalt
Yvonne McKague Housser
Toronto, Ontario, 1897-1996
1931
Oil on canvas
In this picture of the mining town of Cobalt, Ontario, Housser eliminates all fine details, simplifying and elongating the forms of the buildings and focusing on the use of primary colours. While this formerly bustling industrial town is depicted in its dwindling years, much of its spirit and energy is still evident.
Purchased 1932 (no. 3984)