PHILLIPS, Walter J.

Canadian (1884-1963)

Howe Sound, 1935

Color woodcut on laid japanese paper. Edition of 100. Signed, titled and numbered 0/100 in pencil.

10 ⅛ x 12 ⅛ inches   |   26 x 31 cm.

Phillips‘s color woodcuts are renowned for their harmonious compositions and subtle color palettes, often depicting Canadian landscapes. His integration of Japanese woodblock printing techniques and compositional devices brought a delicacy and luminosity to his prints. He was a prolific color woodcut artist, but his best prints are now rare on the market.  Howe Sound in British Columbia was a favorite subject, and this impression has richer and more vibrant colors than other impressions in the edition.  Phillips wrote: “I looked up Howe Sound on a grey day and saw blue-grey mountains one behind the other in receding planes each clearly differentiated. The next day the sun shone — the mountains, all save the nearest, appeared to lie on one plane, and the whole mass formed a silhouette of pale blue. They are never the same.”

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