Hubert Valentine Fanshaw
(1878 - 1940)
Previously Sold Works
HUBERT VALENTINE FANSHAW
Canadian Winter
colour woodcut
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed (matted); sold together with a personal note from the artist to Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brown (Christmas 1927)
3.25 x 3.25 ins ( 8.3 x 8.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Price Realized $180.00
Sale date: February 19th 2015
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H. Valentine Fanshaw Biography
(1878 - 1940)
Born in Sheffield, England, son or artist John T. Fanshaw. He studied at the Sheffield School of Art (1803-1900); with Gerald Moira at the Royal College of Art, London (1900-02); Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp (1903). He arrived in Winnipeg in 1912 and became teacher/art director at Kelvin High School (1913-40). He was a painter and graphic artist with a specialty in woodblock engraving. William Colgate in 1943 noted his fine landscapes and his wood-blocking engraving of western subjects. He is represented in the National Gallery of Canada by a water colour, entitled “A Threat to Harvest”, a scene with heavy clouds over a field full of crops ready for harvest. He died in St. James, Winnipeg at the age of 62.
Literature Source:
"A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume 1: A-F, 5th Edition, Revised and Expanded", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1997
