John A. Vanderpant
John A. Vanderpant was a Canadian artist.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, John A. Vanderpant's estimated art value is C$3,000 (*)
John A. Vanderpant's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$250 - C$10,000, or even much higher.
ArtValue.ca has 19 auction art sale records for their print results, with prices in the range of C$250 to C$10,000.
Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes
John Vanderpant was one of Canada’s leading modernist photographers in the 1920s up until his death in 1939. Vanderpant was an influential figure in the Vancouver arts scene; he was friends with Jock Macdonald and Frederick Varley, to name a few. Though working in a different medium, Vanderpant, like his friend Varley, was known for his skill in portraiture. This small-format photograph is a strong example of the soft-focused pictorial aesthetic employed in his earlier works. In this sensual and ethereal portrait of Vera Weatherbie, we find a strong example of the artist’s innovative lighting techniques and his sensitive capture of the sitter. The combination of the lighting and the use of soft focus serves to highlight Weatherbie’s striking features, and it becomes clear how the young art student became a muse for both Varley and Vanderpant in the 1930s. This sensitive portrait has an enduring quality and adds to the eternal mystery of the muse.