Carl Fellman Schaefer
Carl Fellman Schaefer
1903 - 1995
CGP CSGA CSPWC OC OSA PDCC RCA RSA
Carl Schaefer was born in Hanover, Ontario in 1903. He studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1921 to 1924, receiving instruction and support from Group of Seven members Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald. Fireman's Hall in Hanover held his first solo exhibition in 1924, which was received favourably. He began freelancing as a commercial artist, doing whatever kind of work was necessary - painting church interiors, making stage sets for theatres, sign painting and designing.

In 1927 he married and settled in Toronto, and was included in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto with the Group of Seven the following year. He spent his summers from 1932 to 1942 in Hanover, painting the landscape there that he knew and loved. Franklin Carmichael suggested he try painting in watercolour in 1933, and in 1935 the National Gallery of Canada purchased two watercolour paintings by Schaefer for their collection. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1940 which allowed him to spend a year in New England, fully devoted to painting. Nearby Dartmouth College permitted him to use their printing press, and over the course of his career he made 45 prints, including linocuts, wood engravings, dry point etchings and lithographs.

In 1943 he became an official war artist with the Royal Canadian Air Force, traveling to England, Ireland and Iceland to document the war. Since 1930, Schaefer held various part-time teaching positions, but in 1948 he obtained a full-time position at the Ontario College of Art, where he would remain until 1970. He was a member of numerous art societies - the Canadian Society of Graphic Art, the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, the Royal Society of Arts in England, the Royal Canadian Academy and the Canadian Group of Painters.

Throughout his career, Carl Schaefer had 12 solo exhibitions at the Picture Loan Society in Toronto and three major public exhibitions were held - at the McCord Museum Montreal in 1967, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in 1976, and the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1980. His work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Vancouver, the Canadian War Museum, and numerous corporate and private collections. Among other honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Schaefer passed away in Toronto in 1995.
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Harvest Festival by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $80,500
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Harvest Festival
30 x 36 in, 76.2 x 91.4 cm
oil on canvas on board
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CDN
Sold for: $80,500 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
White Pines by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $64,350
Carl Fellman Schaefer
White Pines
20 x 24 1/4 in, 50.8 x 61.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $64,350 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2010 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Dark Cedars by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $46,800
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Dark Cedars
32 x 37 1/4 in, 81.3 x 94.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $40,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $46,800 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2010 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Dark Cedars by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $46,000
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Dark Cedars
32 x 37 1/4 in, 81.3 x 94.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $46,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2007 on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
House at Severn Bridge by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $29,250
Carl Fellman Schaefer
House at Severn Bridge
12 x 14 in, 30.5 x 35.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $29,250 CDN (premium included)
November 2012 - 3rd session on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Cold September, Pickerel River by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $21,850
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Cold September, Pickerel River
11 1/2 x 14 in, 29.2 x 35.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $21,850 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
Black Spruce, Pickerel River by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $16,380
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Black Spruce, Pickerel River
14 x 11 3/4 in, 35.6 x 29.8 cm
oil on paperboard
Estimate: $9,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $16,380 CDN (premium included)
November 2013 - 6th Session on Saturday, November 30, 2013
Shack Near Ox Lake, Pickerel River by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $14,300
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Shack Near Ox Lake, Pickerel River
12 x 14 in, 30.5 x 35.6 cm
1926
oil on panel
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $14,300 CDN (premium included)
November 1999 Fine Canadian Art on Thursday, November 18, 1999
Island Lake, Pickerel River by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $10,350
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Island Lake, Pickerel River
12 x 15 in, 30.48 x 38.1 cm
1927
oil on panel
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,350 CDN (premium included)
May 2000 Fine Canadian Art on Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Dark Cedars by Carl Fellman Schaefer sold for $8,750
Carl Fellman Schaefer
Dark Cedars
11 7/8 x 13 7/8 in, 30.2 x 35.2 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,750 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art on Saturday, June 01, 2019