Alice M. Ashley "Gentleman Reading"
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 153 |
| Auction | Art Auction Tuesday August 11th |
| Date | August 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Erin Auctions |
| Location | Erin, ON |
Artist: Alice M. Ashley Title: Gentleman Reading Medium: Pencil and white chalk on toned paper Signed: Signed and dated "Dec. 1915" lower center Sight Size: 9.5 × 5.5 in. Frame Size: 12.5 × 8.5 in. A finely executed portrait study depicting a distinguished gentleman seated in a wicker chair, absorbed in reading beneath an Art Nouveau-style table lamp. Executed in graphite and heightened with white chalk on warm brown paper, the composition demonstrates a confident academic approach to portraiture through careful modelling of light and shadow. The work is signed by Alice M. Ashley and dated December 1915, providing an appealing period example of early twentieth-century Canadian drawing.
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