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TITLE: The Tranquility and the Turbulance: The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips

Over 200 large full-colour illustrations of woodcuts and watercolors with a biography and a complete index of all of his works.

by Roger Boulet

DESCRIPTION

Over 200 illustrations with biographical text followed by 12-page index to all of Walter J. Phillips' works.
"Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulance." - Walter J. Phillips, book inscription

M.B. Loates Publishing, 1981, Hardcover in dustjacket, First Edition

• Price: $250.00 ($CAD)
• Stock ID: PHI181bh

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS

• Title: The Tranquility and the Turbulance: The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips
• Credits:

  Walter J. Phillips (illustrations), Roger Boulet (text)

• Language: English
• Publisher: M.B. Loates Publishing
• Publication Date: 1981
• Edition: First Edition
• ISBN: 0920892051
• Format: Hardcover in dustjacket, Horizontal/Oblong, Large, Heavy
• Binding: Silver boards with blind stamped title block on front cover
• Condition:

  Fine - pages clean, fresh, no markings or bends

• Dustjacket: Good - Full-colour illustrations on glossy silver on front and back covers with areas of rubbing on edges from shelfware, esp. along spine
• Illustrations: Over 200 reproductions of woodcut prints and watercolor paintings. Rich, full-color, full-page illustrations are printed on thick, heavy paper.
• Pages: 232pp
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 13.63 x 16.25 x 1.5 inches | 34 x 41 x 4 cm
• Weight: 7 lb, 1.4 oz | 3216 grams

SYNOPSIS

The Tranquility and the Turbulance: The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips
by Roger Boulet, 232 pages
with over 200 illustrations in full-color
Contents include:

Foreword
1884-1913: Early Years
The Delicate Art of Watercolor
1914-1924: Winnipeg
1924 & 1925: Lake Muskoka – A Summer Idyll
England
1926 & 1927: Winnipeg & Lake O’Hara
First Trip to the West Coast
1928-1940: Under Prairie Skies
1940-1963: Middle Watercolors
A West Road
Later Watercolors
An Appreciation
Waterfalls
Complete Index to the Graphic Works

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Walter Joseph Phillips (English-Canadian, 1884-1963, renowned painter and printmaker)
• Roger Boulet (Canadian) author, art curator, retired, lives in BC Canada has an informative website and a long entry on Walter J. Phillips at https://rhboulet.com/

This book is categorized as shown below. Click on the red links below to see more books and art in these categories.
by Artist: 1800s, 1900s, Canadian, English, Phillips, Roger Boulet, Walter, Walter Joseph (W.J.) Phillips
by Collection: Activity, Architectural, Book, Building, Canadiana, Dock, Environment Awareness, Figures & Groups, First Edition, Hardcover, Impressionism, Landscapes, Mountain Goat, Pacific Northwest, Ships & Boats, Sky, Transportation, Waterscapes

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