Selected Works
Selected Works
By Emily Carr
This selection of works by Emily Carr (1871-1945) is from the Permanent Collection of the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.
Such watercolours on paper and oils on canvas underline the Victoria-born artist’s efforts to capture both the natural beauty of British Columbia’s forests and the enduring power of Indigenous monumental carving. The arbutus trees featured at both ends of this presentation are indicative of how Carr would adopt Modernist painting practices from Europe, most notably loose brush strokes and a bold use of colour, to represent the Northwest Coast. Similarly, the three central paintings here were inspired by the artist’s extensive travels to First Nations’ communities on Vancouver Island and along BC’s northern coast, as they celebrate the unique formline qualities of totem poles and a welcome figure.
Arbutus Trees, 1908
WATERCOLOUR
PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM THE AUDAIN FOUNDATION
Young Arbutus, c. 1939
OIL ON PAPER MOUNTED ON BOARD
GIFT OF MICHAEL AUDAIN AND YOSHIKO KARASAWA
Eagle Totem, c. 1930
OIL ON CANVAS
GIFT OF MICHAEL AUDAIN AND YOSHIKO KARASAWA
Memkish, 1912
WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
GIFT OF MICHAEL AUDAIN AND YOSHIKO KARASAWA
The Crazy Stair (The Crooked Staircase), c. 1928-1930
OIL ON CANVAS
PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM THE AUDAIN FOUNDATION
Quiet, 1942
OIL ON CANVAS
GIFT OF MICHAEL AUDAIN AND YOSHIKO KARASAWA
Arbutus Trees/Untitled Portrait on verso, c. 1913-1920
OIL ON CANVAS
GIFT OF MICHAEL AUDAIN AND YOSHIKO KARASAWA
