Mt. Whistler
81.3 cms x 91.4 cms (32 ins x 36 ins)
Signed and on verso titled twice, dated circa 1946 [sic] and inscribed "rca travel ex."
made in 1946
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "May Live Auction 2016, Vancouver Live auction" held on Wed, May 25, 2016.
Lot 150
Lot 150
Estimate: CAD $30,000 - $50,000
Realised: CAD $94,400
Realised: CAD $94,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Mrs. Paul Rand, Vancouver
Acquired directly from the above by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Vancouver Art Gallery, B.C. Artists' Summer Exhibition, July 7 - September 2, 1942, catalogue #34, titled as Mt. Whistler, Alta Lake
Art Gallery of Toronto, Royal Canadian Academy 63rd Annual Exhibition, 1942, catalogue #116, titled as Mount Whistler, BC
Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Paul Rand, 1896 - 1970, February 22 - March 10, 1972
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Paul Rand, January 9 - March 2, 1980, catalogue #26
Literature:
Paul Rand, 1896 - 1970, Simon Fraser Gallery, 1972, listed, unpaginated
Roger Boulet, Paul Rand, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1980, listed pages 22, 28 and 29 with various titles
Evelyn de R. McMann, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members 1880 - 1979, 1981, listed page 338 as Mount Whistler, BC
Notes:
Paul Rand immigrated to Canada from Germany, settling in 1926 in Vancouver, where he took courses at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts with Jock Macdonald, W.P. Weston and Frederick Varley. Like many well-known artists of the time, such as Group of Seven artist A.J. Casson, Rand worked in commercial art firms and painted on weekends and holidays. He became part of a new generation of artists on the West Coast, showing at both the British Columbia Society of Artists annual exhibitions and the B.C. Artists' Annual Exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Certainly the influence of Weston's mountain paintings can be seen in Mt. Whistler in its bold use of form. From the striking peak with its glacier field, green-clad mountain flanks descend to a still lake rippling with dark reflections of the evergreen spires on its shores. Richly coloured, this painting transmits a strong sense of the mountain's mass, great clarity of atmosphere, and an impressive play of light and shadow. This magnificent painting is a tour de force of Rand's abilities, and it is one of his finest works.
Mrs. Paul Rand, Vancouver
Acquired directly from the above by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Vancouver Art Gallery, B.C. Artists' Summer Exhibition, July 7 - September 2, 1942, catalogue #34, titled as Mt. Whistler, Alta Lake
Art Gallery of Toronto, Royal Canadian Academy 63rd Annual Exhibition, 1942, catalogue #116, titled as Mount Whistler, BC
Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Paul Rand, 1896 - 1970, February 22 - March 10, 1972
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Paul Rand, January 9 - March 2, 1980, catalogue #26
Literature:
Paul Rand, 1896 - 1970, Simon Fraser Gallery, 1972, listed, unpaginated
Roger Boulet, Paul Rand, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1980, listed pages 22, 28 and 29 with various titles
Evelyn de R. McMann, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members 1880 - 1979, 1981, listed page 338 as Mount Whistler, BC
Notes:
Paul Rand immigrated to Canada from Germany, settling in 1926 in Vancouver, where he took courses at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts with Jock Macdonald, W.P. Weston and Frederick Varley. Like many well-known artists of the time, such as Group of Seven artist A.J. Casson, Rand worked in commercial art firms and painted on weekends and holidays. He became part of a new generation of artists on the West Coast, showing at both the British Columbia Society of Artists annual exhibitions and the B.C. Artists' Annual Exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Certainly the influence of Weston's mountain paintings can be seen in Mt. Whistler in its bold use of form. From the striking peak with its glacier field, green-clad mountain flanks descend to a still lake rippling with dark reflections of the evergreen spires on its shores. Richly coloured, this painting transmits a strong sense of the mountain's mass, great clarity of atmosphere, and an impressive play of light and shadow. This magnificent painting is a tour de force of Rand's abilities, and it is one of his finest works.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.