1981 Manuscript Excerpt of Renowned Canadian Artist and Teacher Carl Schaefer

On offer is a fascinating little piece of Canadiana ephemera, being a torn page from Carl Fellman Schaefer's (1903-1995) Income Tax statement from 1981. The writing is in his hand, and with signature

BIO NOTES: 

Carl Schaefer, a Canadian regionalist artist and teacher, painted scenes of rural southern Ontario. The farm environment of Grey County and his personal relationship to the land inspired his best work. Schaefer studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1921 under the Group of Seven painters, Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald. He later free-lanced as a commercial artist. In 1930, Schaefer began teaching at the Central Technical School in Toronto. During the Depression, Schaefer returned with his family on his holidays to Hanover. From 1948 to 1970, he taught at OCA (Ontario College of Art). In 1937, stimulated by an interest in drawing, Schaefer turned to watercolour, a medium that had the added advantages of speed, immediacy, and low cost. From 1943-46, Schaefer worked as an official war artist with the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force). This experience darkened his vision, but by the 1950s he was again painting in a broad, lyrical spirit in the countryside around Hanover and in neighbouring Wellington and Waterloo counties. His work is held in the collections of the Canadian War Museum, the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario. During his lifetime, Schaefer was the recipient of numerous awards and honours.

Document is 8 x 2-1/4 inch torn page from Carl Schaefer's 1981 Income Tax statement In his hand, and with signature, Carl F. Schaefer. Fair.