This listing is for an original painting by Irene Hoffar Reid BCSFA CGP (1908-1994) Canadian.
It is called Spring.
Provenance - Estate of the Artist, then passed to the Artist's daughter
It is oil paint on canvas.
Canvas is about 26 x 34".
Signed and dated lower right.
Also signed, titled and dated on the back, 1960.
Excellent condition.
Not framed. It will frame up beautifully.
Irene Hoffar Reid was born in Vancouver in 1908. She studied under Charles H. Scott and then under Frederick Varley (1925-1929), who introduced her to the trends in art from Europe and Eastern Canada. After post-graduate studies, she traveled to England with her Vera Wetherbie in 1930. She studied under Monnington and Russell at the Royal Academy School of Painting and Sculpture in London. In 1931, photographer John Vanderpant exhibited the work of BC artists including Frederick Varley, Jock MacDonald, Emily Carr, C. H. Scott, Max Maynard and W. P. Weston, along with the work of three promising young painters — Fred Amess, Vera Weatherbie and Irene Hoffar Reid. This early recognition led to Reid’s appointment as an instructor in drawing and painting at the Vancouver School of Art from 1933-1937. She was active in arts organisations including the B.C Society of Artists (Member–1940-1967, President–1965-1967), the Canadian Group of Painters, (Member–1959-1967, President–1958, 1960, and 1966-1967). Reid participated in numerous exhibits at the Vancouver Art Gallery, The National Gallery of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Seattle Art Museum, as well as smaller commercial galleries in Vancouver. Her awards include the prestigious Beatrice Stone Medal in Black and White Drawing for ‘The Valley’ in 1940, and the Centennial Medal for Service to the Nation in the Arts in 1960. Her work is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery and is in many private collections. Her work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada, as well as the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Seattle Art Museum and may others. In the 1960s she was awarded the Centennial Medal for Service to the Nation in the Arts. She is a significant 20th Century Canadian Female artist.
Recent auction results include the following.
| IMAGE | ARTIST / TITLE | SALE DATE | AUCTION HOUSE / AUCTION NAME | ESTIMATE | PRICE SOLD |
IRENE HOFFAR REID (b. 1908, d. 1994) Paintings | September 05, 2013 | Heffel Vancouver Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art Online (Lot 313) | $ 1,428 - $ 1,904 USD | $ 1,782 USD Premium | |
IRENE HOFFAR REID (b. 1908, d. 1994) 1970 Paintings | August 01, 2013 | Heffel Vancouver Important Works by W.J. Phillips & Fine Canadian Art Online (Lot 206) | $ 1,158 - $ 1,544 USD | $ 2,145 USD Premium | |
IRENE HOFFAR REID (b. 1908, d. 1994) 1946 Paintings | August 01, 2013 | Heffel Vancouver Important Works by W.J. Phillips & Fine Canadian Art Online (Lot 207) | $ 1,158 - $ 1,544 USD | $ 1,919 USD Premium | |
IRENE HOFFAR REID (b. 1908, d. 1994) 1932 Paintings | May 03, 2013 | Heffel Vancouver Fine Canadian Art & Works from the Collection of Mrs. Belle Burke, New York Online (Lot 618) | $ 1,188 - $ 1,782 USD | $ 695 USD Premium |
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