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Gwyneth Mabel Travers (1911 - 1982) La Mer Woodcut No 23/25
Soles Gallery - Fine Outsider Art & Sculptures
Jacksonville, FL
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VERY RARE: Available for Sale: 'La Mer' 1957 No 23/25
This is Gyneth Travers most famous and iconic piece of …
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VERY RARE: Available for Sale: 'La Mer' 1957 No 23/25
This is Gyneth Travers most famous and iconic piece of work.
It is One of only 25 ever cut ( No 23/25)
Condition:Fair - Some Real Damage to edges from Storage
Please see pictures for True Condition
One of the 25 cuts was acquired by the National Gallery in Canada- Please see below
Provenance: Acquired at 'Greens Vintages'Parliament Street,Toronto in 1983 and left in Poor storage for approximately 30 years
Please see below for details on this specific iconic Travers Piece
In 1981, just before her death the following year, her colour woodcut, La Mer, 1957, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, was included in the large traveling exhibition, The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect that was organized by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and shown in eight Canadian art museums from coast to coast.
TRAVERS, Gwyneth Mabel Gwillim
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT OF:
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
(References: Artist's Documentation File, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.
David, Paula. "Art carefully planned, executed", Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, November 13, 1972.
The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect. Hamilton: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981.)
"Renowned for the colour woodcuts of her native city, Gwyneth Travers was born in Kingston and obtained a B.A from Queen's University in 1933. She became interested in art in the mid-1930s when Goodridge Roberts conducted art classes at Queen's. Later, she continued her studies in the evenings and in the summers, studying painting and printmaking with André Bieler, George Swinton, Ralph Allen, and Gentile Tondino at the university's Art Centre. George Swinton is credited with developing her interest in printmaking, and in woodcuts in particular. Although she explored abstraction and figure studies, her primary subject was Kingston, its university buildings, churches, waterfront scenes, and old rows of shops that have long disappeared.
Beginning in the late 1950s, Travers exhibited her work in many juried exhibitions that included the National Gallery of Canada's Third Biennial in 1958, the Winnipeg Show at which she received Honourable Mention in 1960, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre spring show in 1964, the Quebec Exposition Provinciale at which she won first prize in graphics in 1965, as well as exhibitions with the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers.
In 1966, two of her works were included in the 50th anniversary exhibition of The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers that traveled to Kingston, Winnipeg, Hamilton, and London, Ontario. Her work was also selected to be part of Nine Kingston Artists an exhibition organized by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and that toured from From 1968 to 1969, her work was included with other artists at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. In 1970, she received the Kingston Whig-Standard Calendar award for her woodcut of Bellevue House, once the home of Sir John A. MacDonald.
In 1981, just before her death the following year, her colour woodcut, La Mer, 1957, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, was included in the large traveling exhibition, The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect that was organized by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and shown in eight Canadian art museums from coast to coast.
Selected Public Collections
Hamilton, ON, Art Gallery of Hamilton
Kingston, ON, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University
Montreal, QC, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Ottawa, ON, National Gallery of Canada
Toronto, ON, The Arts and Letters Club
Winnipeg, MB, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Wolfville, NS, Acadia University Collection
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1964, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University (with Maud Jemmett), Kingston, ON
1972, Gwyneth Travers: Kingston Woodcuts gnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
1975, Gallery Schonberger, Kingston, ON
1982, Gwyneth Travers Retrospective, Brock Street Gallery, Kingston, ON
Selected Awards
1958, George A. Reid Award, Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers
1965, Exposition Provinciale de Québec, first prize
Selected Memberships
Kingston Art Association
1957, Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers"
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- Dimensions
- 26ʺW × 3ʺD × 9.5ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Abstract
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Brand
- Wood & Son
- Designer
- Canadian Pacific Lines
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Paint
- Woodcut
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- Fraying art Edges on Bottom Left Corner Small 1/4 inch section where 'La Mer' was titled by the artist shows … moreFraying art Edges on Bottom Left Corner Small 1/4 inch section where 'La Mer' was titled by the artist shows bookworm damage Needs New Professional Matting and frame less
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