Alex Straker

View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge

Alex Straker's original watercolour, "View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge", a resort near Huntsville, Ontario was created in 1940. This original watercolour is painted upon smooth laid paper and backed on board, as usual. It is signed by the Canadian artist, Alex R. Straker in the lower right corner of the image and also signed, titled and dated by the artist on the verso.

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Original Watercolour by the Canadian artist, Alex R. Straker 'Alex Straker'.

View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge

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Title:	View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge
Artist:	Straker, Alex R. (Bournemouth, England, 1902 - Maple Ridge, B.C., 1972)
Date:	1940
Medium:	Original Watercolour
Note:	Alex R. Straker 'Alex Straker': Mainly self-taught, Alex Richard Straker began painting landscapes in oils and watercolours in Ontario during the early 1930's. His art was frequently exhibited at this time in Haliburton, the Muskoka area and elsewhere. In 1938, Alex Straker purchased and moved to the Silver Spring's Lodge on Eagle Lake, South River, Ontario. He remained there until 1943 when he relocated in British Columbia.
	While working in Ontario, Alex Straker was frequently commissioned to paint scenes for various resorts and institutions. Such is the case with, View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge, which was a resort near Huntsville, Ontario. This original watercolour is indicative of Alex Straker's fine art, particularly in its delineations of space and in its range of colours and tones.
Size:	8 X 10 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Painted upon smooth laid paper and backed on board, as usual. Signed by Straker in the lower right corner of the image and on the verso signed, titled and dated by the artist (please see the reproduction on the following page). This watercolour is in excellent condition throughout without a trace of staining or fading. View from the Entrance to Limberlost Lodge represents a strong, original example of the Ontario art of Alex R. Straker.
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