This oil by Carl Ahrens measures 23 x 32 inches and was painted between 1908 and 1911, likely in Toronto or Leith, Ontario. It originally belonged to General Malcolm S. Mercer, and was exhibited in the Public Reference Library (Toronto) in October of 1911. At Mercer's death in 1916, the painting passed to Mercer's brother, Frederick. In 1928, it was auctioned by the Jenkins Galleries in Toronto. The painting was accidentally sold under the name "Night Time"
which explains why it is referred to with that title in a magazine article in "Canadian Homes and Gardens" from April of 1928. At the time of the Mercer Collection exhibition, there was a book of images published and this painting is listed as "The Inlet" there.
The Inlet
