Its impossible to speak with him for a few hours without feeling his powerful sense of self. These limited edition works of art andor their respective images may or may not be currently available. Alex colville, study for sackville railway station mural soldier and girl, 1942, watercolour, chalk, ink, conte, and graphite on manila, 45. David alexander colville, pc cc ons 24 august 1920 16 july 20 was a canadian. Published by fischer fine art limited, london, in association with mira godard gallery, toronto 17 x 15 x 2. Alex colville book of hours, labours of months january 12 to june 3, 2012. Eternal return builds upon the extensive body of literature and exhibitions about one of canadas most renowned, awardwinning artists.
Published by fischer fine art limited, london, in association with mira godard gallery, toronto 17 x 15 x. The pictures of canadian artist alex colville bear more affinity to the. Unfollow alex colville prints to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Alex colville official site of canadian artist alex colville. His perfect compositions are based on an abundance of sketches and studies, which are first brought into an abstract, geometric scheme before drawings are made from the live model and. Matthew colville is the author of critical role vox machina 4. Labours of the months, 1979, portfolio containing 1 serigraph, 12 photolithographs, with 3 pages of text and justification page on mat board and wove paper, 43 x 38. Voir plus didees sur le theme alex colville, realisme magique et peintre. Apr 24, 2015 alex colville moved with his family to amherst, ns, in 1929 and studied at mount allison 193842. Original hardcover edition with nice alex colville illustration. Colville yellow pages phone books in washington wa. Rafael goldchain was born and raised in santiago, chile.
His perfect compositions are based on an abundance of sketches and studies, which are first brought into an abstract, geometric scheme before drawings are made from the live model and proportioned according to the planned format. Alex colville and the disturbance beneath the tranquility. Alex colville book of hours, labours of months january 12 to june 3, 2012 joan lehman gallery curator. Illustration by alex colville alex colville, book of hours, labours of the months photolithograph on wove paper, 33 x 28 cm. The observer observed, 1994, page 96 january is the original painting that alex colville subsequently developed into one of 12 labours of the months of the year and reproduced in a limited series titled a book of hours, labours of the months in 1979. Beginning with embarkation 1994, this book, which accompanies a traveling exhibition and a website, showcases colville s paintings and prints of the last ten years and discusses them in. Dec 07, 2012 alex colville was born in toronto in 1920, and received a bachelor of fine arts degree from mount allison university in 1942. Labours of the months national gallery of canada, ottawa alex colville canadian painters canadian artists magic realism realism art inuit art tattoo motive impressionist art native art. Life and times archived 31 march 2009 at the wayback machine. Catharines, and then to amherst, nova scotia in 1929. Alex colville a book of hours, labours of the months published by fischer fine art limited, london, in association with mira godard gallery, toronto 17 x 15 x 2.
Alex colville canadian, 1920 august, 1979 photolithograph on wove paper, from the portfolio a book of hours. David alexander colville, pc cc ons 24 august 1920 16 july 20 was a canadian painter. Born in 1920 in toronto, ontario, colville moved with his family at age seven to st. Mar 22, 2002 alex colville s famous work, church and horse will be the 15th stamp in the masterpieces of canadian art series. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by david alexander. About alex colville the pictures of canadian artist alex colville bear more affinity to the american precisionists of the 1930s than to photorealism.
Alex colville, soldier and girl at station, 1953, glazed tempera on hardboard, 40. Cheetham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A creative thinker, deeply engaged with both his local surroundings and the broader world, alex. The artist david alexander alex colville was born in toronto in 1920, but moved to amherst, nova scotia where at the age of 15 he began to discover his artistic talent under the guidance of professor stanley royle. Alex colville, september from book of hours, labours of the month, family and rainstorm child and dog september 7 posts published by cantervilleghost during october 2010 alex colville, september from book of hours, labours of the month, 1978. The splendour of order 1983 is a documentary that discusses his life and work. Colvilles oldest child, graham, the only one born while alex was still overseas, tells of meeting his father for the first time. Colville received numerous awards and honours, including being named 1982 a companion of the order of canada and receiving 2003 the governor generals award in visual and media arts. Bodies in a grave, belsen 1946 a retired war artist who had documented the acceleration of technology and the destruction of flesh, both around battlefields and in auschwitz, alex colville abandoned the figure for years after the second world war. Alex colville a book of hours, labours of the months. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
Alex colville, september from book of hours, labours of the month, 1978. He lived in mexico and israel before immigrating to toronto in 1976. Join facebook to connect with alex colville and others you may know. He attended mount allison university from 1938 to 1942, graduating with a bachelor of fine arts. Rendered with meticulous precision in a pointillist style, his images have an underlying geometric structure that contributes to what he hopes will be a kind of ordering, fulfilling, illuminating sensation. Aug 16, 2016 paintings and work by canadian artist alex colville. Ray cronin writes about his careful brushwork and meticulous compositions in a free online art book. Alex colville was born in toronto in 1920, and received a bachelor of fine arts degree from mount allison university in 1942. Alex colvilles famous work, church and horse will be the 15th stamp in the masterpieces of canadian art series. Colville painter, draughtsman, engraver and muralist, alex colville always remained aloof from the formal trends that characterized the 20th century. Alex colville and horse and train are mentioned in the introduction and in the.
Alex colville, september, 1979, photolithograph on wove paper, 33 x 28 cm. Alex colville died peacefully at home on july 16th, 20. Drawing his inspiration from the world around him, from the most repetitive gestures of everyday life, he placed his unsettling juxtapositions of figures, objects and animals in an ambiguous. Alex colville, doing justice to reality canadian icon. The art of alex colville hardcover january 1, 1972 by helen j. Oct 09, 2014 one sunny fall day in toronto, i walked into the alex colville exhibition of one hundred paintings at the art gallery of ontario. Masterpieces of canadian artchurch and horse, by alex colville. Emily carr or alex colville people stop really seeing their work and see instead the carapace of. New alex colville exhibit shows how his work captured lifes small, troublesome moments.
One sunny fall day in toronto, i walked into the alex colville exhibition of one hundred paintings at the art gallery of ontario. Alexander colville paintings for sale alexander colville. Colville enlisted in the canadian armed forces under the war artist program and was deployed to europe for four years. Eternal return proposes that colville s life work as an artist has been to return artistically and metaphorically to. We could think of janus as colvilles household god, for the notion of a doublefacing and doublefaced figure appears so often in his work. Alex colville offers a fresh perspective on the work of one of canadas most celebrated artists. He attended mount allison university from 1938 to 1942. He was one of three painters admitted to the bergenbelsen concentration camp as it was being liberated, and alex colville. A book of hours, labours of the months 2375 by david. From 1938 to 1942, colville attended mount allison university in sackville, new brunswick and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts. On 22 march 2002 canada post issued church and horse, 1964, alex colville in the masterpieces of canadian art series. The pictures of canadian artist alex colville bear more affinity to the american precisionists of the 1930s than to photorealism. Eternal return proposes that colvilles life work as an artist has been to return artistically and metaphorically to.
Signed by editor, wit brief inscription, on title page. View a book of hours, labours of the month by david alexander colville on artnet. Lieutenant alex colville, with the 3rd canadian division, 1945 image courtesy of library and archives canada, department of national defence, pa142087. The stamp was designed by pierreyves pelletier based on a painting church and horse 1964 by alex colville. Jun 17, 2000 about alex colville the pictures of canadian artist alex colville bear more affinity to the american precisionists of the 1930s than to photorealism. See more ideas about alex colville, canadian painters and canadian art. A book of hours, labours of the months 2375 by david alexander. Book of hours, labours of the months maclaren art centre.
Alex colville 1920 20 was born in toronto in 1920 and moved to nova scotia in 1929. Alex colville, september from book of hours, labours of. Dogs and other animals made frequent appearances in his work. Canadian art online auction march 17, 2016 lot 124. Alex colville moved with his family to amherst, ns, in 1929 and studied at mount allison 193842. Alex colville explained, perhaps a little too much. Labours of the months national gallery of canada, ottawa stop for cows, by alex colville. Matthew colville author of critical role vox machina. Alex colville was a canadian war artist, sent to europe to chronicle the events of the second world war. Alex colville, book of hours, labours of the months 1979. Alex colville, september from book of hours, labours of the month. Below is a collection of colville, alex art prints. Alex colville canadian, 1920 20 january, 1979 photolithograph on wove paper, from the portfolio a book of hours.