Theodore Gerard (Belgian 1829-1895)
Returned from the Fields 1869

The Belgian artist Théodore Gérard is best known for his charming genre paintings of rural life painted in the Low Countries of Northwestern Europe. Born in Ghent, Gérard studied at the Ghent Academy before moving to Brussels in 1863 where he began to garner recognition for his genre paintings, winning him numerous awards and medals. He traveled extensively throughout Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which provided inspiration for his paintings which often depicted picturesque historical costumes. He was very well respected and made a professor at the Brussels Academy of Fine Art, and today his work can be found in museums and public collections worldwide. This painting is an excellent example of Gérard’s mature style which focused on contemporary genre scenes showing joyful moments with intimate spontaneity.   

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.”