Clem Denning, OOB
Updated October 24, 2026
| Lot number | 17 |
| Estimate | 80.00 - 100.00 CAD |
| Auction | ARTWORK, ANTIQUES & GOLD |
| Date | November 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM EST |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
A mid-20th-century oil on canvas panel painting by Clem Denning. The composition depicts a winter wilderness landscape featuring a lone woodsman or hunter carrying a rifle and a pack, traversing deep snow towards a snow-laden log cabin. The scene is framed by slender birch trees in the foreground, with a frozen lake and distant mountains visible beneath a pale wintry sky. The artist has employed a heavy impasto technique, creating a textured and rhythmic surface, particularly within the rendering of the snowdrifts. The work is signed in the lower right corner Clem-Denning. The painting is housed in a carved wooden frame with foliate corner ornaments and a distressed gilt and silvered finish. The reverse of the panel bears a red and white manufacturer label for an Albemarle Canvas Panel produced by The Morilla Company, New York. The frame reverse includes various handwritten notations, including the name Kudde and the imperial dimensions 16 x 20. Art: 49 cm x 39 cm Frame: 63 cm x 53 cm. Condition: The paint surface appears in good condition with no significant craquelure or paint loss observed. The impasto texture is well-preserved across the board. There is some minor staining to the reverse of the canvas panel support. The frame shows minor surface wear and age-related marks consistent with its distressed finish.
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