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(1892-1977))
Etching - Signed by the Artist
Titled: "University Doorway" ca. 1945
h: 3 3/4 in. by w: 2 7/8 in.
Archivally Matted and Framed
Harry Draper Wallace CPE
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 was born in 1892 in Toronto. He studied engineering at the University of Toronto and studied art under Fred Haines at the Ontario College of Art.
In the 1930’s he worked as an illustrator for various Toronto 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
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. He was fond of plein air painting rural life settings in the Muskoka region of Ontario.
Harry passed away in Toronto in 1977.
Harry Draper Wallace CPE, Canadian Artist Printmaker
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