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Listed Canadian Artist: (1892-1977)
Drypoint and Mezzotint Etching: Signed in pencil by the Artist
Titled: "Old Lighthouse Toronto" at Queen's Wharf and numbered: 30/40
Image Size: w. 4.75" by h. 5.25"
Print Condition: Clean, bright with no flaws
Framed: Size 11" x 13" Archivally Matted and acid-free materials throughtout
A Note of Interest: Many of the etchings created by Harry were produced in low numbers of around fifty copies in a print edition. Think of that in terms of artist's prints produced today and maybe you'll ask yourself where the true value is to be found. Harry, along with other artists in his day, like Fred Jopling, felt that they didn't want to mass reproduce their works. They felt that higher number print editions wouldn't allow each print to hold its true value over time. And, that they might be risking their reputations and artistic integrity by creating larger print runs. This is something that was shunned by print-making associations and their members.
Harry Wallace, the son of Lt. Col. Wellington Wallace and his wife Mary, was born in 1892 in Toronto. After the end of his service during the First World War, he studied engineering at the University of Toronto and also studied art under Fred Haines at O.C.A., the Ontario College of Art.
In the 1930’s Harry opened a graphic art studio on Gerrard Street West in Toronto and worked as an illustrator for various popular Canadian magazines such as, Canadian Comment, Gossip, and Homes and Gardens. After those years he worked as an artist primarily as an etcher, specializing in, and receiving high acclaim for his urban architectural scenes.
Harry was involved in numerous art shows over the years produced by the Canadian Society of Painters and Etchers along with exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Harry, who is best known for his urban, architectural and historical scenes, was also a competent painter in oils and watercolours and was a full member of the Society of Canadian Painters and Etchers.
In his later years he was quite fond of 'plein air' painting rural life settings in the Muskoka region of Ontario.
Harry created a number of oil and watercolour paintings in his retirement years. Here is a link to an oil painting from our gallery that we've previously sold.
fineartandantiques.ca/Gallery%20Pages/PaintingsPages/gallerywallace.html
Harry Draper Wallace passed away in Toronto on June 30, 1977.
Print Ref No: 9MMX17PRI-S/BEEX
Harry Draper Wallace CPE, Canadian Artist
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