Henry George Glyde (1906-1988) was significant to the development of art in Alberta, working in Calgary, Banff and Edmonton for over 30 years starting in 1935. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England in 1906 and trained at the Brassey Institute in Hastings (where he first met his long-time associate Alfred Leighton) and later, at the Royal College of Art in London, where he graduated in 1930. In 1935, at the request of Leighton who had already accepted a post at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary (now, Alberta College of Art and Design), Glyde and his family moved to Canada and he joined the Art Department as a drawing instructor.
In 1943, Glyde and A.Y. Jackson were selected by the National Gallery to document the construction of the Alaska Highway. 2 years later, Glyde took over from Leighton as president of the Alberta Society of Artists and in 1946, moved to Edmonton to establish an art program at the University of Alberta. There, the artist served as the Head of the Art Department for 20 years.
He is known for his oil and mural paintings and his use of allegorical themes in his figurative and landscape paintings. By experimenting with texture and abstraction, Glyde created a distinctive reflection of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction with its landscape and people.
Glyde was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1949 and traveled to Europe in 1958 upon being awarded a senior fellowship from the Canada Council for the Arts. Glyde’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Toronto Art Gallery, the Glenbow Museum and other public and private collections all over the world.
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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906-1988)
Title: Mount Lougheed, Canmore, Alberta
Medium: Oil on canvas
Condition: Very good.
Dimensions: Unframed dimensions: 24" x 30" (61cm x 76.2cm) / Framed: 32" x 38" (81.2.5cm x 95.5cm)
Signature: Signed lower left, titled on verso, gallery label on verso.
Literature: See A Lifelong Journey, The Art and Teaching of H.G. Glyde, by P.Ainslie, Glenbow Museum, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.35; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.82; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.283; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.13, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.149 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.146; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.33-34; exhibition at the Glenbow Museum in conjunction with the Group of Seven in the West exhibition, fall 2002; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] websit.
Framed and matted.
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Henry George Glyde (1906-1988) was significant to the development of art in Alberta, working in Calgary, Banff and Edmonton for over 30 years starting in 1935. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England in 1906 and trained at the Brassey Institute in Hastings (where he first met his long-time associate Alfred Leighton) and later, at the Royal College of Art in London, where he graduated in 1930. In 1935, at the request of Leighton who had already accepted a post at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary (now, Alberta College of Art and Design), Glyde and his family moved to Canada and he joined the Art Department as a drawing instructor. In 1943, Glyde and A.Y. Jackson were selected by the National Gallery to document the construction of the Alaska Highway. 2 years later, Glyde took over from Leighton as president of the Alberta Society of Artists and in 1946, moved to Edmonton to establish an art program at the University of Alberta. There, the artist served as the Head of the Art Department for 20 years. He is known for his oil and mural paintings and his use of allegorical themes in his figurative and landscape paintings. By experimenting with texture and abstraction, Glyde created a distinctive reflection of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction with its landscape and people. Glyde was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1949 and traveled to Europe in 1958 upon being awarded a senior fellowship from the Canada Council for the Arts. Glyde’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Toronto Art Gallery, the Glenbow Museum and other public and private collections all over the world. |
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Title: Mount Lougheed, Canmore, Alberta Medium: Oil on canvas Condition: Very good. Dimensions: Unframed dimensions: 24" x 30" (61cm x 76.2cm) / Framed: 32" x 38" (81.2.5cm x 95.5cm) Signature: Signed lower left, titled on verso, gallery label on verso. Literature: See A Lifelong Journey, The Art and Teaching of H.G. Glyde, by P.Ainslie, Glenbow Museum, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.35; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.82; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.283; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.13, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.149 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.146; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.33-34; exhibition at the Glenbow Museum in conjunction with the Group of Seven in the West exhibition, fall 2002; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] websit. Framed: Framed and matted. For clients located in GTA, this painting is eligible for the Program of Free Approval of artworks in your home/office to simplify the decision process! Request info: Availability: We accept all major credit/debit card payments powered by Square. |
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