| Title: |
Statue of Hermes - Quadraugh "Hart House" |
| Artist: |
Staples, Owen P. 'Owen Staples' (Somerset, England, 1866 - Toronto, 1949) |
| Date: |
c. 1920 |
| Medium: |
Original Etching |
| Note: |
Owen P. Staples 'Owen Staples: One of Toronto's leading artists of
the early twentieth century, Owen P. Staples emigrated to Canada at the age
of four. Showing an early inclination for art, Owen Staples completed studies
under both Horatio Walker and George Reid at the Art Students' League
of Toronto before reaching the age of twenty. He then completed his artistic
education under the famous American painter, Thomas Eakins, in Philadelphia
(1887-1888). Owen Staples first gained employment as an illustrator for the
Toronto Evening Telegram, working there from 1885 to 1908. Thereafter,
Owen Staples was appointed the historical painter for the John Ross Robertson Collection,
as well as illustrating a number of books, executing commissioned murals,
and producing a fine oeuvre of paintings, watercolours and etchings. |
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Owen Staples has long been recognized as a master painter
and etcher of architectural views and landscapes, both of Ontario and
other regions. Statue of Hermes - Quadraugh "Hart House" is a striking
example of his Toronto views in the medium of etching. Owen Staples was a full member
of the Ontario Society of Artists (1889), the Canadian Painter-Etchers
(1916 - later, President), and of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (1925). During his career,
Owen Staples frequently exhibited with the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy
(1888-1940), as well as with the Scottish Water Colour Society (1933-1938),
and in St. Louis and Chicago. His art is housed in most major Canadian
collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, and the National
Gallery of Canada. |
| Edition: |
Owen Staples did not number his original etchings. They
are known, however, to exist in small editions of one hundred or less.
His depictions of university buildings (such as this original example)
are considered to be amongst his most important works. |
| Size: |
10 X 8 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Condition: |
Printed on thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins
as printed around 1920. Signed and titled by the artist in pencil along
the lower margin. This is a fine, strong impression and in excellent condition
throughout. "Statue of Hermes - Quadraugh 'Hart House'" represents a prime, original
example of the etched art of Owen Staples. |
| Subject: |
Owen P. Staples 'Owen Staples, Statue of Hermes - Quadraugh "Hart House",
original etching, architectural views, Canadian Painter-Etchers, Toronto scenes, Art Gallery of Ontario.
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| Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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