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TITLE: Lion's Gate, British Columbia Gateway To The Pacific (SOLD, 2017-8)
CREATED: late 20th C
ARTIST: Robert McVittie (Canadian, 1935-2002)
PRICE: $450.00 ($CAD)
STOCK ID: MR487ph-snc
IMAGE SIZE (h x w): 16 x 27 inches | 40.75 x 68.5 cm
SHEET SIZE (h x w): 22.63 x 32.13 inches | 57.5 x 81.5 cm
CONDITION:
Image: excellent; Margins: handling marks
COPYRIGHT & PUBLISHER: artist/artist estate holds copyright unless otherwise noted on artwork
©Robert McVittie, C.S.M.A., F.C.A.
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL WORK AND OTHER INFORMATION, AS PRINTED IN MARGIN:
directly under image, in pencil: Numbered 487/550 at left; Signed by Artist right; also plate-signed
GALLERY NOTES:
includes certificate ‘Authentication of Edition’ ; Biography – Born in England, Robert McVittie trained for a naval career at the Thames Nautical Training College, and worked in the Merchant Navy before coming to Canada in 1957. He worked in mining and construction in northern Ontario and British Columbia before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1964. Working in oil, he paints in the manner of Montague Dawson and his subject matter includes all types of shipping from early sailing vessels to fishing boats and modern ships. His renderings are accurate based on specific shipbuilding plans. (Biography courtesy of The Collector’s Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction: Volume III: M-R)
by Artist: 1900s, M, McVittie, R, Robert, Robert McVittie
by Collection: Activity, Architectural, Boating, Bridge, British Columbia, Canadiana, Contemporary, Marine Artist, Modern, Pacific Northwest, Ships & Boats, Transportation, Vancouver, Watercraft, Waterscapes
by Shape: Horizontal
by Image Size: Medium
by Art Mediums: Colour Image on Paper, Fine Art Graphic Reproduction, Limited Edition, Not Framed, Numbered, Offset Lithograph, Print, Signed by Artist, Signed in Plate