Lot 4
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD, O.S.A., R.C.A.
Lot 4 Details
DAVID LLOYD BLACKWOOD, O.S.A., R.C.A.
WESLEYVILLE FROM BADGER QUAY, 1979
etching and aquatint, printed in colours
signed, titled, dated and numbered "artist's proof 6/10 ed. 50"
image 6.75 ins x 11.75 ins; 17.1 cms x 29.8 cms
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Ottawa, ON
Note:
Blackwood’s hometown of Wesleyville, Newfoundland might well be described as the artist’s true muse, so often does it form the inspiration for his celebrated scenes. Of the town, the artist explains that “the region is very flat and barren, the dominating features are the sea and sky.”1 Despite wide panoramic views and the dominance of the Maritime landscape, Blackwood’s work is nearly always anchored by a human element. Here we see a couple out for a walk with their small dog, spotlit as if on stage. This halo echoes that of the rising sun, suggestive of new beginnings, or a sanctified passage.
1Katharine Lochnan, Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, 2011, p.1