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Armstrong, Christopher and Nelles, H.V. THE PAINTED VALLEY: ARTISTS ALONG ALBERTA'S BOW RIVER, 1845-2000.
University of Calgary Press, Calgary, 2007.
160 pp, 4to (11" H), soft cover. ISBN 9781552382073 B&w photographs, b&w and colour reproductions. "With its dramatic landscapes and rugged beauty, Alberta's Bow River valley has inspired generations of artists. (This book) brings together a col lection of works by local and visiting artists from 1845 to 2000 that captures the many moods of the river from its source high in the Rocky Mountains down to the city of Calgary and eastward across the open prairie. (The authors) have selecte d f r o m a number of Alberta museums and national collections which depict the Bow River and its valley, representing a broad array of historical periods, artistic styles, and points of view. From European topographers and military artists to pai nt e rs c om missioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, from the Group of Seven to modernists and abstractionists, these pictures of the Bow valley tell us much about changing attitudes towards nature and the environment as well as the evolution of an a rti sti c c ommunity in western Canada."Inside - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light waviness to edges of text block, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good+
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Bennett, Paul, foreword. Introduction by Jerrold Morris. 20TH CENTURY CANADIAN DRAWINGS. JUNE 4 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1979. (TWENTIETH)
Gallery Stratford, (Stratford, Ontario), 1979.
107 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H), soft cover. Errata sheet laid in. Profusely illustrated in b&w. The catalogue of an exhibition. Contains examples of the work of almost 100 Canadian artists of the 20th century, with very short biographical statements. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor browning, minor rubbing. Very Good
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Boulet, Roger. Biographies by Paul Duval. Foreword by A.J. Casson. THE CANADIAN EARTH: LANDSCAPE PAININGS BY THE GROUP OF SEVEN.
Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, n.p., (1982).
227 pp, oblong 4to (10 3/4" H x 13 1/2" C x 1 1/4" W), hard cover in dust jacket. Beautifully and profusely illustrated in full colour with full page reproductions. "...a story of the landscape paintings of Tom Thomson and those painters who bande d together as the Group of Seven. In a succinct and readable essay, author Roger H. Boulet follows the trails these artists blazed on their sketching trips. Theirs was a quest for the rediscovery of their own country...Most of the painting s s e l e c t ed for this volume have been held in both private collections and major public galleries. The majority, however, have never been reproduced before..." Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear, very light edge wrinkling, light rub bi n g, t in y te ar with crease at top of rear hinge area, an 8" line of tiny faint dints across front panel. VG+/G+
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Boulet, Roger. Signed. Foreword by John P. Crabb. THE TRANQUILITY AND THE TURBULENCE.
M.B. Loates, Markham, Ontario, 1981.
232 pp, oblong folio (13 1/2" H x 16" D), hard cover (silver boards with embossed title block on front cover - no dust jacket. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE: "ROGER BOULET". ISBN 0920892051 Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Walter J. Phillips' b eautiful watercolor paintings. Contents: Foreword; 1884-1913: Early Years / The Delicate Art of Watercolor; 1914-1924: Winnipeg; 1924 & 1925: Lake Muskoka - A Summer Idyll / England; 1926 & 1927: Winnipeg & Lake O'Hara / First Trip to the West C o a s t; 1928-1940: Under Prairie Skies; 1940-1963: Middle Watercolors / A West Road / Later Watercolors / An Appreciation; Waterfalls; Complete Index to the Graphic Works. Soft wrinkles on bottom half of last two page leaves, book slightly cock e d, m in or shelf soiling on bottom of text block. Very Good+
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Bradfield, Helen; Pringle, Joan; Ridout, Judy. Introduction by Nancy-Lou Patterson. Brian J. Thompson, photographer. ART OF THE SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN FABRIC ART.
Dundurn, Toronto, 1992.
128 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1550021524 Colour and b&w photographs. "Rich colours and arresting designs capture the mood of celebration and joy that characterizes this photographic record of contemporary religious work s of art. Chosen for their excellence in design and stitchery, these works represent the achievements of artists who have created art, in fabric, for places of worship. This book celebrates this important artistic expression, a significant pa r t o f our heritage. Pieces are selected from communities across Canada: from a small parish on a Micmac reserve in Nova Scotia to a large urban synagogue in Vancouver; from the igloo-shaped chathedral in Iqaluit to a suburban church nestled bes id e a w il dlife marsh in southwestern Ontario." Very light stain (1 1/2" x 3/8") on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Very Good/Very Good
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Bruens, Louis. 52 COULEURS DU QUEBEC ... CINQUANTE-DEUX PEINTRES. THE COLOURS OF QUEBEC ... FIFTY-TWO PAINTERS.
Editions la palette, Montreal, 1987.
237 pp, 4to (12" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 2980106003 B&w and colour illustrations. Bilingual text (French/English). Showcases the work of 52 Quebec artists, giving brief biographies. Francesco Alberti, Gilles Archambault, Leonard Bas que, Andre Bertounesque, Normand Boisvert, Yvette Boulanger, J. Marcel Bourbonnais, Patricia Bourque, Serge Brunoni, Albert Buscio, Christian Deberdt, Littorio Del Signore, John Der, Maurice Domingue, Robert Dupont, Lucie Fournier, Helmut Ge r t h , J o s eph Giunta, Francine Gravel, Monique Harvey, Richard Hetu, Vladimir Horik, Normand Hudon, Lise Jourdenais, Louise Kirouac, Pierre Labrecque, Claude Langevin, Michel Lapensee, P. Tex Lecor, Michel Leroux, Douglas Manning, Monique Merci er , Pa tr i ck M un eret, Pauline Paquin, Francoise Pascals, Claude Picher, Jacques Poirier, Marcel H. Poirier, Gaston Rebry, Philippe Richard, Alan Richardson, Gilles Seguin, Benoit Simard, Solange St-Pierre, Armand Tatossian, Claude Theberge, Ti bor K . T hom as , L oui s T remblay, Pierrette Trudel, Pierre Turgeon, Mario Verdon. Very light wrinkling at bottom of spine, very minor wear at top/bottom of spine and at corners. Dust jacket has very minor wear at bottom of front panel, minor wrin kli ng a t bo tto m of spi ne, very light rubbing, two shallow dints on front hinge. Near Fine/Very Good+
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75.00 USD
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Carr, Emily. Forward by Dilworth, Ira. GROWING PAINS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EMILY CARR.
Irwin, Toronto, (1986), later printing.
281 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0772516146 "...the story of Emily Carr's girlhood in Victoria, B.C., of her training as an artist, of the initial rejection and eventual acceptance of her painting by the Canadian people. It is the record of th e struggle of a sensitive woman to express the great thoughts within her to an uncomprehending world." Interior - small gift inscription on first page, minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterio r - v e ry light edge wear, faint crease on spine, crease on front hinge, three corners with tiny soft crease, minor edge browning. Very Good
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Cooper, Heather. CARNAVAL PERPETUEL: A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY HEATHER COOPER.
Le Carnaval Perpetuel, Toronto, 1987.
160 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0920668445 Profusely illustrated in vivid colour and b&w. "To many, the name Heather Cooper conjures visions of finely detailed paintings in mythical and romantic themes. As posters and pr ints, her works have become a medium of their own in celebrating North America's performing arts. But as 'Carnaval Perpetuel' quickly comfirms, the work of Heather Cooper goes much further, with a range that takes in the design of packaging , p o s t a g e stamps, corporate trade marks, greeting cards, annual reports, even retail displays....Her work has been featured internationally in Graphis, Idea Magazine, CA Magazine, and Heidelberger Qualitat. But 'Carnaval Perpetuel', with 160 p a ge s of f ul l color illustrations, tells the whole story in Heather Cooper's own words. It's a story to be enjoyed not just by those in the business of art, advertising or communications, but by anyone with a feeling for the graphic arts who wo ul d l ik e t o k now a little more about the world in which they're created." Slight waviness on rear pastedown, slight bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. Ver y Go od/ Very Go od
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Crawford, Gail. Inscribed. Photographs by Peter Hogan. A FINE LINE: STUDIO CRAFTS IN ONTARIO FROM 1930 TO THE PRESENT.
Dundurn, Toronto, 1998, first edition.
220 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/4" H x 9 1/2" D), hard cover in dust jacket. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE: "TO D______ GAIL CRAWFORD." ISBN 1550023039 Colour and b&w photographs. "(C)elebrates in an accessible popular history the accomplishments of contempor ary fine craftspeople. Using Ontario as a base, the book examines how the public eagerly embraced the work of craft designers and makers, starting with the first major craft exhibit in Toronto in 1931, and following the story from those beginning s to the present. (It) places potters, weavers, textile printers, bookbinders, metalsmiths, blown-glass artists, stained-glass artists, furniture makers, and many more into the larger context of the crafts movement in Ontario in the second half of ( t he 20th) century." Dust jacket has light rubbing including a few faint small rub lines on front panel, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, two tiny edge tears, small corner crease on rear flap. Near Fine/Very Good
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20.00 USD
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Duval, Paul. CANADIAN IMPRESSIONISM.
McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1990, first edition.
166 pp, square 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0771029640 "This beautiful volume, full of the light and colour that characterize most Impressionist art, is a thoroughly enjoyable guide to Canadian Impressionist painting from rough ly 1885 to 1920. It brings together, for the first time in book form, the Canadian representatives of the world's most popular and accessible school of painting, offering a totally fresh look at a now-vanished society, and presenting a strong contr ast to the isolated, unpopulated vision of the country usually portrayed by the Group of Seven - although members of that group are respresented in their earlier, more intimate styles. 'Canadian Impressionism' conveys a vivid cross-section of the s ubject, including many paintings that have never before been reproduced. The work of neglected artists such as Helen McNicoll, Frank Armington, John S. Gordon, John Russell, and William Clapp is featured among the seventy full-colour plates, alongs ide the more familiar talents of J.W. Morrice, Paul Peel, Lawren Harris, Maurice Cullen, and A.Y. Jackson. (This book) is a revelation and a delight, showing as it does a charming side of Canadian art that has not, until know, received the attentio n that it deserves." Minor toning to edges of pages, small shallow dent at top and bottom of fore-edge of both boards, slight bump at top of spine, very light waviness at top/bottom edge of text block, small soiling mark at bottom of front hinge ar ea, three small shallow dents on rear board. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, 1" edge tear (archivally taped) with soft crease at top of rear panel near flap-fold, light fading to color on spine and rear hinge, three small shallow dents o n rear panel. Very Good/Very Good
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85.00 USD
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Edison, Margaret E. Letter by Barker Fairley. Autobiographical note by Thoreau MacDonald. THOREAU MacDONALD: A CATALOGUE OF DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION.
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1973, first edition.
190 pp, small 4to (10 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Ex-library copy. ISBN 0802014267 Profusely illustrated in b&w. "(A) record of the works of Thoreau MacDonald as a designer and illustrator. The basis of the catalogue is a collection bui lt up by Margaret E. Edison since the early thirites, when TM began to be a leader in Canadian book designing: it is the first bibliographic catalogue of the work of Canadian artist. Thoreau MacDonald, born near Toronto in 1901, is the only so n o f J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the Group of Seven. His childhood was spent in the woods and fields near High Park and his chapter of recollections, written especially for this book, tells of his delight in nature. For the past sixty years, he ha s lived in Thornhill, and his love and respect for the rural way of life is referred to by Barker Fariley in an introductory letter, also written for this book. - An evaluation of his work by E.R. Hunter, art critic and author of a book on Th ore a u M ac Donald, is contained in the text." Ex-library copy with the a few stamps and labels - mainly at front and rear, several very small old tape residue marks on endpapers, slight browning to edges of text block - soiling on top near spine, lig ht wri nkl ing at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spinr and flap-folds, sticker mark/residue at bottom of spine, small tear at top of front hinge - archivally taped, old cover/tape residue marks at t op of in side spin e. Very Good-/Very Good-
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Ekers, Catherine. QUEBEC NOSTALGIE.
Collins, Toronto, 1976, Ist ed.
48 pp, oblong 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. SIGNED BY ARTIST AND AUTHOR. "Quebec Nostalgie captures the romance, the traditions, the flavor of the Belle Province through twenty outstanding watercolors by the well-known Montreal artist, Bobby Atk inson. Text in English and French. Dust jacket has light wear and minor soiling. VG+/VG
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Endicott, Marion. (Emily Carr.) EMILY CARR: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST.
The Women's Press, (Toronto, 1981).
64 pp, large square 8vo, soft cover. Beautifully illustrated with b&w photos and color and b&w reproductions. "(The author) has created a story especially for children interested in the fascinating life and art of Emily Carr, Canada's best-loved w oman artist." Includes: Time Line; Glossary; Resources; Books by Emily Carr; Selected Bibliography. Interior - previous owner's signature on title page, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncrease d . V G
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Fulford, Robert, introd. and text. (Harold Town - Signed.) HAROLD TOWN DRAWINGS.
McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, (1969), 2nd printing.
191 pp, small 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. SIGNED BY TOWN ON HALF-TITLE PAGE. "Here for the first time is a systematic presentation of Town's drawing and the directions in which it has moved. With 195 illustrations in color and black and white , his extremely rare gift for draughtsmanship has been superbly captured and well represented...divided into seven subject portolios, each preceded by an brief governing text by Robert Fulford: Mythologies; Expressions; Enigmas; Persons; Ab s t r a c t i o ns; Observations; Bodies. Light browning to spine/top edge of boards, light dust staining to top of textblock. Dust jacket has light edgewear/rubbing/browning, a few small closed tears, a few tiny shallow dints. VG/VG-
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100.00 USD
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Hagerman, Kathy. Signed. Text by Keather Kushmier. Design by Gary Stevenson. PRECIOUS MOMENTS: KATHY HAGERMAN IN RETROSPECT.
Hagerman Fine Art, Beamsville, Ontario, 1990, first edition.
106 pp, 4to (12 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. SIGNED AND DATED (1997) BY ARTIST ON HALF-TITLE PAGE. ISBN 0969477104 Folder titled "Recent Works by Kathy Hagerman" containing 13 loose leaves and and invitation to an art show laid in. Profus ely illustrated in colour and b&w. "Born in 1957, Canadian artist Kathy Hagerman began her professional career at the early age of eighteen and in just fifteen years has established herself as one of the country's most renowned artists. He r a w a r d - winning paintings hang in corporate and private collections across the continent and around the world. Her self-taught style, achieved through years of exploration and experimentation, is a unique combination of techniques utilizing th e p ri me c ha ra cteristics of a variety of media. A perfectionist in any media, her creative eye for colour, composition and detail allows her to see beyond the simplicity of the ordinary and through originality, transform it into the extrao rdi na ry. N ow for th e f irst time, her artwork has been compiled into this single volume. A testimony to her insight and understanding of her subjects, this beautiful collection of original paintings and drawings includes Kathy's early works prod uce d in pen an d in k, s tone lithography and etchings to her current use of egg tempera and acrylic. Ever intrigued with the age-old relationship between man and nature and the untouched innocence of youth, she is dedicated to capturing t hese 'Pre cious Mome nts' of l ife, far r emoved from the hectic and hurried pace of the everyday world. It is her ability to recognize and recreate these moving scenes that has made her paintings so successful." Previous owner's name/info. on v erso of ha lf-tit le pag e, sl ight f ading along top/bottom edges of boards, light watermark at bottom of front board. Dust jacket has light wear at top of rear flap-fold, light edge wrinkling, light rubbing. Very Good/Very Good
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35.00 USD
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Hamilton, Laurie. Dan McKinnon, Jennifer McLauglin. Foreword By Bernard Riordan. THE PAINTED HOUSE OF MAUD LEWIS: CONSERVING A FOLK ART TREASURE
Fredericton, New Brunswick Goose Lane / Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 2001 0864923341 / 9780864923349 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good +
118 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Colour and b&w photographs, map. "Maud Lewis painted the whole interior of her tiny one-room house - not just the walls, but the doors inside and out, the windowpanes, the breadboxes, the little staircase to the sleeping loft, the woodstove - almost everything her hand touched. Her home was a joy to behold. Fourteen years after Maud's death, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia acquired the Painted House, famous by then but badly deteriorated. Conservators faced unique challenges as they stabilized and restored this valuable artifact. In 1988, they installed it intact in the custom-designed Scotiabank Maud Lewis Gallery, complete with furnishings, painting materials, and everything else that made up Maud Lewis's diminutive dwelling. (This book) tells in words and photographs how (the author) and her colleagues restored Maud's vision of home for all to see." Interior - very tiny bump at top/bottom corner of first and last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - tiny corner crease at bottom corner of both covers, minor wear at top/bottom of spine.
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16.00 USD
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Harris, Bess and Colgrove, R.G.P., eds. Introduction by Northrop Frye. (Lawren Harris). LAWREN HARRIS.
Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1969.
146 pp, oblong (10" H x 13 3/4" D) hard cover in slipcase. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. "Here is the working life of Lawren Harris. Painting is not an entertainment or an occupation for him; it is a communicative way of life. The pai ntings have been chosen to show the range of the work produced during the years 1910 to 1968. Writing was, for him, a means of clarifying thought, of sorting out observations, and of sifting ideas. The text is made up of selections from his w r i t i n gs - published articles, notebooks written between the years 1920 and 1960, and 'Contrasts', a volume of poems published in 1922." This is a heavy volume, requiring extra postage. Slight browning to spine. Slipcase has light to moder a te e dg e we ar , light fading to color at front edges Very Good+/Very Good-
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70.00 USD
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Hill, Charles C. CANADIAN PAINTING IN THE THIRTIES.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, (1975).
223 pp, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, reproductions, tipped-in color plates. "In Canada, the years between the onset of the Depression and the outbreak of the Second World War were years of significant change and transition. The eco nomic and political upheavals of the period have, however, overshadowed eqully important developments in Canadian art...(this book) traces these developments in painting in Canada through the works of such artists as A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr , D a v i d Milne, John Lyman, Andre Bieler, and Goodridge Roberts - from the nationalist, Toronto-based Group of Seven to the internationalist Contemporary Arts Society of Montreal." Dust jacket has small closed tears up to 1/2", browning - mai nl y o n th e sp i ne and flap-folds, creases at edges - mainly between tears, small faint water mark on spine, tiny closed puncture on front flap-fold, very tiny foxing marks on front panel, light rubbing to panels. VG+/G
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125.00 USD
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