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This site is dedicated to the work of Walter J. Phillips, a great Canadian watercolour painter and printmaker. Within a few years of his arrival in Canada, his work drew the attention of public galleries and collectors. The work was not revolutionary and was never intended to create a revolution. In an age when artists have come to be valued in ...
- Artworks
This website is based on an original WJ Phillips catalogue...
- About
The artist's father was an itinerant Wesleyan Methodist...
- Appraisals
The process to authenticate or determine the value of a work...
- Portfolios
In 1927, Phillips issued his first portfolio of prints....
- Mediums
The artist can change the colours within an edition and...
- Writing
The ideal of a water-color woodcut is no longer a feeble...
- Etchings
The density of lines not only reveals form and volume, but...
- An Essay in Woodcuts
Walter J. Phillips published An Essay in Woodcuts in 1930....
- Winter Woodcuts
This portfolio consisted mostly of images previously printed...
- Ten Woodcuts
Phillips issued his fourth portfolio in 1931. It was...
- Artworks
Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963) Color Woodcut "Venus and the Priest" c1930. Phillips is one of Canada's most important woodblock artists. His works are collected nationally in Canada and internationally and can be found in the National Gallery of Canada and many other important museums.
In 1960, he moved to Victoria, where he eventually became blind. Walter Joseph Phillips passed away on July 5, 1963, in Victoria, leaving a lasting legacy as a master printmaker and watercolorist. Walter Phillips's works are housed in collections across Canada, including The National Gallery of Canada, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the Whyte ...
Walter Joseph Phillips (1,683 results) Recently Added. View Walter Joseph Phillips’s 1,683 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist.
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Birmingham School of Art (1899–1902) with Edward R. Taylor. Known for. painter woodcutter, printmaker; teacher, especially at the Banff School of Fine Art (1940–59) [1] Walter Joseph Phillips RCA (October 25, 1884 – July 5, 1963) was an English-born Canadian painter and printmaker. He is credited with popularizing the colour woodcut in ...
Walter Joseph (W.J.) Phillips. Karlukwees, BC. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in 26.7 x 31.8 cm. 1929. colour woodcut on paper. Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN. Sold for: $46,250 CDN (premium included) Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020. Heffel is the market leader in selling artworks by Walter Joseph (W.J.) Phillips, Contact ...
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Walter Joseph Phillips (October 25, 1884 – July 5, 1963) was an English-born Canadian artist, printmaker, and educator known for his mastery of watercolour and woodcut print mediums. His artistic life began in Lincolnshire, England, where he showed an early inclination for drawing despite his father's aspirations for him to become a Wesleyan ...
