Ralph Wallace Burton
(1905 - 1983)
Previously Sold Works
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Spring Near Ripon, Quebec
oil on panel
signed lower left; signed, titled dated 1966 and inscribed “Ottawa” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Log Mill, Perkin Mills, Que.
oil on panel
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
10.5 x 13.25 ins ( 26.7 x 33.7 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Spring Pond, Poltimore, Que.
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1963 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Old Mill Property, Glen Tay River near Perth, Ont.
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1973 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
A Touch of Autumn, Near Cantly, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
9 x 9.75 ins ( 22.9 x 24.8 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Late Autumn, Gatineau Parkway, Quebec
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1979 and inscribed “Ottawa” on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Snowy Mountainscape
oil on canvas
signed lower right; inscribed “The Estate of Ralph Burton” on the reverse; unframed
12.5 x 17.75 ins ( 31.8 x 45.1 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Church at Beaumont, Que.
oil on panel
signed lower right, signed, titled, dated 1967 and inscribed “This RC Church was built at Beaumont, Que. in the year 1733” on the reverse; unframed
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Near Dawson City, Yukon
oil on panel
signed lower right, signed, titled, dated “Sept 19th, 1964” and inscribed “Cabin’s at Grand Forks where the Eldorado Creek runs into the Bouonza creek” and “In this area 10,000 people lived... 1899... now it is deserted” on the reverse; unframed
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Farm Scene; Walking down the Path
double-sided oil on board
signed lower right recto; signed lower left verso; unframed
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
Winter in Woodroffe
oil on panel
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1950 on the reverse; unframed
9.75 x 14 ins ( 24.8 x 35.6 cms )
RALPH WALLACE BURTON
White House - Clayton, Ontario
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse
10.5 x 13.5 ins ( 26.7 x 34.3 cms )
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Ralph Burton Biography
(1905 - 1983)
Ralph Wallace Burton was a well known Ottawa Valley artist who was a student of, regular painting companion and friend to A.Y. Jackson from the Group of Seven.[1]
His many paintings and sketches, now housed at the City of Ottawa archives, Ottawa City Hall, small galleries[2] and private collections, celebrate the rough beauty of Canadian landscapes, and the tenacity of man-made structures set in rugged natural and urban environments, particularly in the Ottawa Valley region.[3]
Burton produced numerous sketches and paintings over his lifetime, with many of his finest executed in oil on birch plywood panels.[4] He studied art professionally in Ottawa (1923–24) and was a student under A.Y. Jackson at the Banff School of Fine Arts (1947).
He later became a friend and painting companion to A.Y. Jackson, who greatly influenced his work. Over a period spanning more than 20 years, they travelled the lengths of Eastern Ontario and Quebec, as well as Alberta, Alaska and the Yukon territory together, depicting the environs, physical structures and, less frequently, the people of the regions they visited.[5]
Burton was also widely regarded in the Ottawa region as a skilled art teacher, with one student remarking on Burton's "love of colour," "assured draughtsmanship" and "powerful observation" evident in his works.[6] Another student and art historian observes that Burton's works are "very rhythmical...straight lines were rare, things are always flowing and moving through his brush strokes and the variation in colours."[5]
Despite his successful art career, Burton often had to juggle full- and part-time work to support his family. As one biographical sketch recounts, "Ralph began using his art as a bartering tool to acquire food, fuel, make car repairs -- everything necessary for survival."[5] He also occasionally took on commissions for calendars and Christmas cards. During World War II, Burton enlisted in the RCAF and worked in Ottawa as an administrative war art officer.
