A photographer once known _ Lot 30

Stephen Bulger Gallery

Title: Entrance gate [Trinity Bellwoods park, Toronto]

Though the photographer is unknown, the piece endures as a compelling document of Toronto’s visual history. Art Gems is grateful to Stephen Bulger Gallery for generously donating this nostalgic and historically rich work for our 2026 auction.

Dimensions: 5 ½ x 8 ¼ inch print, 14 ¼ x 28 ¼ inch framed

Medium: Photogravure mounted to single-ply period paper, matted, framed in black metal with plexi

Value: $725

Date: circa 1930

This evocative photogravure captures the iconic entrance gate of Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, rendered with the quiet elegance characteristic of early 20th‑century photographic craft. The image offers a rare historical glimpse into one of the city’s most beloved public spaces, presenting its ornate ironwork, stone pillars, and surrounding canopy of trees with striking clarity and balance. Printed at 5.5" x 8.25" and mounted to single‑ply paper, the work is beautifully presented in a 10.75" x 12.25" mount and 14.75" x 17.25" black metal frame with plexi, preserving the texture and tonal depth unique to the photogravure process.