Theude Gronland (German 1817-1876)
Still Life with Flowers and Insects      

This stunning example of Theude Grønland's work is dated 1856 and is exquisitely detailed in both the flowers and insects. Grønland attended the Danish Royal Academy in Copenhagen between 1837 and 1839, exhibiting portraits there the following three years. In the early 1840’s he began to travel widely and focused on vibrant and lush still-lifes of flowers and fruits. He eventually settled in Paris in 1844, and married Simone Olympe Maréschal in 1848. His work was well respected in Paris and he received medals at both the Paris Salon and the Exposition Universelle. His paintings were popular both in France and England, with many of his larger canvases selling to English patrons and being translated into tapestries. In 1857 he earned a foreign membership to the Danish Royal Academy.

William (Bill) Ronald Reid (Canadian 1920-1998)

The Bear Mother & The Dogfish Woman From The Spirit Of Haida Gwaii
pair of cast bronze sculptures, edition 3/9, bears signature, factory  stamp and edition "© Bill Reid 1986-91 III/IX TX"
Size: The Dogfish Woman 33 ½ x 30 ⅜ x 38 ⅙ in | The Bear Mother 27 ½ x 23 ½ x 34 ¼ in
Exhibitions:
Buschlen Mowatt Gallery 1993-1996
National Museum of Singapore
Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale 2005-2007

NORTHWESTCOAST COLLECTION OF PHIL NUYTTEN

UBC LIBRARY'S RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The donation of the Uno Langmann Family Collection of British Columbia Photographs to the University of British Columbia Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections consists of more than 22,000 images from over 80 albums. This collection includes extensive coverage of B.C. from the 1850s to the 1950s and includes photographs in a wide variety of formats and genres including albums, diaries, portraits, landscapes and city/townscapes.

Images from the collection are being digitized on an ongoing basis. Library users will be able to request items from the physical collection through UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.

“Royal BC Museum acquires rare painting from B.C.’s first professional Black painter.” - written by Elizabeth McSheffrey for Global News

It’s the newest gem in the Royal BC Museum’s collection of more than 10,500 works of art — a painting of the Victoria Harbour, made in 1883 by Grafton Tyler Brown.

The museum is celebrating its acquisition of Entrance to the Harbour as part of Black History Month. It was one of Brown’s few works while he lived in the city.

Brown is widely considered to be the first professional Black painter in B.C.

“As far as we know, to date, Grafton was the first Black artist to paint an exhibit here in Victoria and in the province of B.C.,” Royal BC Museum art and images curator India Young said.

“What is interesting about Brown is that over the course of his travels, he really shifted his identity.”