Artist Jack Leonard Shadbolt
Title WWII Shelled Township / Hen in Cage [Double Sided]
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1948
Size 21.5 x 29.5 in. / 54.6 x 74.9 cm.
Frame Size 40 x 32 x 1.5 in.
Sold $2,300
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Notes
signed and dated lower left of 'Hen in Cage' side; bears titles on label attached to frame; watercolour 'Hen in Cage' verso measuring [29.5 x 21.5 in.]; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Biographical Information
Jack Leonard Shadbolt ~ [1909-1998] Canadian BCSA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, RCA
Shadbolt was born in England and came to Victoria, British Columbia as a child with his family. His work is represented in all the major galleries across Canada as well as in corporate and private collections. Shadbolt's numerous awards include the Order of Canada in 1972 and an Honorary Degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1987 he and his wife, art historian and curator Doris Shadbolt, established VIVA, the Vancouver Institute for Visual Arts, which supports and recognizes the achievement of artists in British Columbia.
For further biograhical information and scholarly essays see the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery website at shadbolt.belkin.ubc.ca and also artist listing at National Gallery of Canada; see In Search of Form, by J.Shadbolt, McClelland, 1968; Jack Shadbolt, by S.Watson, Douglas and McIntyre, 1990; Correspondences - Jack Shadbolt, by P.Ainslie, Glenbow Museum, 1991; Counterpoint: The Prints of Jack Shadbolt, by K.Henry, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1996; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.417 and N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.279; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.18, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.371 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.348