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  • Carl Schaefer, Bomb Aimer, C. Charlie, Battle of the Ruhr, 1943, 1945
    Bomb Aimer, C. Charlie, Battle of the Ruhr, 1943, 1945CAD 2,500.00
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    Carl Schaefer, Bomb Aimer, C. Charlie, Battle of the Ruhr, 1943, 1945
    CAD 2,500.00
  • Carl Schaefer, Wheatfield on the Pinnacle Hill, 1967
    Wheatfield on the Pinnacle Hill, 1967CAD 1,880.00
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    Carl Schaefer, Wheatfield on the Pinnacle Hill, 1967
    CAD 1,880.00
  • The painting portrays a landscape with a variety of textures and colours that capture the rugged terrain of Haliburton.
    Raven Lake, Haliburton, 1969CAD 1,950.00
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    Carl Schaefer, Raven Lake, Haliburton, 1969
    CAD 1,950.00
  • Carl Schaefer, Storm Approaching, 1972
    Storm Approaching, 1972CAD 1,880.00
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    Carl Schaefer, Storm Approaching, 1972
    CAD 1,880.00
Biography
Carl Schaefer
Carl Fellman Schaefer (April 30, 1903 - May 21, 1995), born in Hanover, Ontario was a prominent Canadian artist celebrated for his exquisite watercolours.   Carl Schaefer proudly defined himself as a regional Canadian painter and his area was rural southern Ontario particularly Grey County.  He favoured agrarian themes rather than the wilderness scenes popularized by the Group of Seven.  He studied at the Ontario College of Art (1921-24), where his teachers included Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald. 

 

Carl Schaefer; Wheatfield on the Pinnacle Hill

Carl Schaefer; Wheatfield on the Pinnacle Hill

 

Schaefer was President of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour from 1939 to 1941 before becoming an official war artist with the RCAF (1943-46).  This experience left a profound impact on his artistic perspective, casting a shadow over his work for several years.

 

Carl Schaefer; Bomb Aimer, C. Charlie, Battle of the Ruhr, 1943

Carl Schaefer; Bomb Aimer, C. Charlie, Battle of the Ruhr, 1943

 

However, his innate resilience and artistic spirit eventually led him to rediscover a more cheerful and optimistic mood in his art, particularly during the 1950s.  Schaefer was again painting in a broad, lyrical spirit in the countryside around Hanover and in neighbouring Wellington and Waterloo counties.

 

Carl Schaefer; Raven Lake, Haliburton

Carl Schaefer; Raven Lake, Haliburton

 

Schaefer's dedication to art extended beyond his personal creations. He shared his knowledge and passion as a teacher at Central Technical School in Toronto in 1930 and later at the Ontario College of Art from 1948 to 1970.

 

There were three major Carl Schaefer exhibitions during the artist's lifetime: by the McCord Museum, Montreal, in 1967; by the Robert McLauchlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, ON, in 1976; and by the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1980.