Lot 70
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Lot 70 Details
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD, O.S.A., R.C.A.
WESLEYVILLE: BURNING OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, 1976
etching and aquatint on paper
signed, titled, dated and numbered "artist's proof"
sight 24.75 ins x 32 ins; 62.9 cms x 81.3 cms
Estimate $6,000-$8,000
Additional Images
Provenance:
Gallery Pascal, Toronto, ON;
Private Collection, Ontario
Literature:
The Art of David Blackwood, William Gough, 1988, reproduced Home in Wesleyville - plate 8, unpaginated.
David Blackwood: Master Printmaker, William Gough, 2001, reproduced p. 13.
Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, Katharine Lochnan et al., Art Gallery of Ontario, 2011, reproduced plate 27, unpaginated.
Note:
The first Methodist Church was built in Blackwood’s hometown of Wesleyville in 1874. The town itself was only named in 1884 after the church was built, taking inspiration from John Wesley, one of the founders of the Methodist movement. The church also served as a school for the small town and neighbouring villages. Blackwood remembers that “the Methodists were practical and encouraged education and community service.” Wesleyville had no fire department, and the conflagration was a local tragedy. In this etching, Blackwood adds the wrenching detail of several villagers attempting to salvage what they can, with men wrestling pews from the flaming building, removing them just as the bell crashes down, shattering the wooden belfry.
CONDITION DETAILS
Very good condition.
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