Bidspirit auction | ADOLPHUS GEORGE BROOMFIELD, ”CLAM LAKE,

ADOLPHUS GEORGE BROOMFIELD, ”CLAM LAKE, NORTHERN ONTARIO” - ”Clam Lake, Northern Ontario”, an original oil on canvas by listed artist, Adolphus George Broomfield. Professionally framed, signed lower right, and titled on the verso. Measures in the frame, 31'' H x 37.25'' W. Adolphus George Broomfield was a painter, etcher, graphic artist and textile designer who was born in Toronto and lived in Mississauga, Ontario. His mediums were oil, watercolor, colored chalk, block prints, drypoint etching and textiles. His subjects were landscapes, figures and social commentary. His styles were realism, impressionism, expressionism and fauvism; he was much influenced by the Group of Seven. He studied at the Ontario College of Art (Toronto) (1927-30) with J.W. Beatty, Emanuel Hahn, Fred S. Haines, Robert Holmes, C.W. Jefferys, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and G.A. Reid; also at the University of New York; Vermont University; and at the Slade School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (London). After graduation he designed large carpets for buildings like the Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Montreal) and the Royal York Hotel (Toronto).