Frederick H. Varley

Varley, Peter

ISBN 10: 0919493114 / ISBN 13: 9780919493117

Published by Key Porter Books, 1996

About this Item

In a brown hardcover with silver titles to spine and embossed titles to front. With an unclipped blue dust jacket with pink and white tites to spine and front and a colour illustration to front. Brown end papers. 208 pp., extensively illustrated in colour and black and white.

The book is in very good condition. There is minor shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover. The binding is tight. The paper to the front paste down is slightly wrinkled. The pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is also very good with minor shelf-wear to the extremities, there is a 15 mm tear to the bottom front corner.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frederick H. Varley
• Publisher: Key Porter Books
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0919493114
• ISBN 13: 9780919493117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Frederick H. Varley
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 266.7W x 292.1H x 25.4D millimeters 266.7 millimeters width by 292.1 millimeters height by 25.4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1600 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This breathtaking book celebrates the life and art of Frederick H. Varley, Canada's greatest portrait artist and an innovative member of the famed Group of Seven. His best-known painting, Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay, still stands as a symbol of the work of the Group of Seven and is widely considered one of the three greatest paintings in the history of Canadian art.

Varley's magnificent paintings are complemented by a moving biographical-autobiographical text written by his son, Peter Varley, and are accompanied by an informative commentary drawn from Varley's letters, his conversations with friends and family, and his own personal recollections. Joyce Zemans contributes an insightful discussion of the progress of Varley's work from traditional English landscapes to the height of his achievements as an artist.

About the Author

Peter Varley is a photographer, filmmaker, and creator of the Varley inventory, a complete catalogue and visual record of the works and life of his father, Frederick Varley. Joyce Zemans is an expert in the field of Canadian art and a specialist on the work of the Group of Seven. Jean Sutherland Boggs is the former director of the National Gallery and the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts.