James Steeves Landscape, 1978 Watercolour

Updated September 5, 2026

Lot number	6
Estimate	600.00 - 800.00 CAD
Auction	IMPORTANT CANADIAN ART AUCTION Wednesday Sept 16th 7pm
Date	September 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM EDT
Auction house	Erin Auctions
Location	Erin

Artist: James Franklin Steeves (Canadian, b. 1944) Title: Untitled Landscape Date: 1978 Medium: Original Watercolour on Paper Signed & Dated: Lower right, "Steeves '78" Sight Size: 23.5" × 32" Framed Size: 30.5" × 38" A beautifully executed original watercolour by Canadian artist James Franklin Steeves, painted in 1978, depicting a tranquil lakeside landscape rendered in the artist's distinctive atmospheric style. The composition captures cultivated fields descending toward a quiet shoreline beneath a soft, mist-filled sky. Delicate washes of greens, earth tones, and muted blues dissolve seamlessly into one another, creating an exceptional sense of depth and atmosphere. Steeves' restrained palette and masterful handling of transparent colour evoke the peaceful mood of the Canadian countryside while subtle linear passages suggest cultivated farmland and distant wooded hills. Artist Biography James Franklin Steeves (born 1944) is a Canadian painter best known for his expressive landscapes executed in watercolour, acrylic, and drawing media. Born in Toronto, he studied at the Ontario College of Art and developed a reputation for atmospheric landscape compositions characterized by subtle colour harmonies and sensitive draftsmanship. His artist file is maintained in the National Gallery of Canada's Artists in Canada authority database, with documentation also held by the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

James Steeves Landscape, 1978 Watercolour

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