NICHOLAS ANGELO
FINE ART

Jean Grant listed female artist(Artist in Canada)

This painting, which is not dated, seems to depict the falls at Old Chelsea before 1926(?). Excerpts about the history of the damming of the rapids, in order to create power for Canadian International Paper (CIP) , is reproduced below.

The damming of the rapids at Chelsea and Farmer's created a reservoir 700 square kilometres in area, reaching up to Paugan's tailrace 20 kilometres upstream and partially flooding 150 farms. An engineering journal of the time describes the change in scenery thus: Taken as a whole, the river is turbulent, and, as it winds through very hilly and rough country, it has scenic qualities hard to surpass, even in Canada.

Oil on Board - Image Size: 14 1/2 X 10 1/2" - Signed Lower Left