Miller Gore Brittain (Canadian 1912-1968)

Miller Gore Brittain (Canadian 1912-1968)

Samson

Signed with initials and dated MGB/50 (lower right)

Pastel and gouache

57.2 x 44.5cm

Provenance:

Collection of Ian Murray;

And by descent

Exhibited:

Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Six East Coast Painters, 1961, no.1

Ian Murray was born in Scotland in 1928, but as a young man fell in love with Canada, becoming a Canadian citizen in 1957. He was a great supporter of Canadian artists and an avid collector of their work. He was additionally a master mariner, owned a superb collection of cars, and socialised with Noel Coward, Ian Fleming, Princess Margaret and Elvis Presley, once purchasing a car with the latter.