Shrubbery, Vancouver Island I (r); Man and Four Pelicans (v)

Arthur Lismer

BIRTH YEAR 1885

BIRTH PLACE Sheffield, England

DEATH YEAR 1969

DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec

MEDIUM Watercolour and charcoal on paper (r); Ink on paper (v)

DATE 1954 (r); n.d. (v)

DIMENSIONS 30cm x 23cm

ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0800

CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
[Recto] A watercolour sketch in saturated blues and greens depicts a close-up of a plant with pinnate compound leaves.[Verso] An ink sketch depicts a figure in the lower left portion of the page, with their back to the viewer, wearing a hat and holding something under their right arm, and a study of four pelicans (birds, animal) in various stages of completion.

Shrubbery, Vancouver Island I (r); Man and Four Pelicans (v)

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