Gallery 5 From Abroad
Untitled, Moret Canal, France
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
A very early painting, possibly from an undocumented trip mid 1890 or from when she journeys to France 1912. This oil on board, is signed in graphite (perhaps later ) from the area that gave us the Barbizon movement in France. Private Collection
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
From a trip that took her to Cornwall and the Channel Islands in the summer. this watercolour on paper is signed from 1910, Private Collection
" St. Malo"
Untitled, Jersey, channel islands
" St. Malo"
This unique harbour near Brittany on the south coast of France. An oil on board, is signed and dated 1910, Private Collection
"Cornwall"
Untitled, Italian Harbour
" St. Malo"
The raging shores of the Cornwall coast were a fascination for Florence that summer. A watercolour on paper, signed, 1910, Private Collection
Untitled, Italian Harbour
Untitled, Italian Harbour
Untitled, Italian Harbour
This unknown Italian harbour is suspected to be in Italy because of the red canvas sails on the boats. This watercolour and gouache on paper, is signed and dated 1914. Private Collection
"A Street in Killarney"
Untitled, Italian Harbour
Untitled, Italian Harbour
On her way home from her European tour she paints this street scene in Ireland. This thickly painted, oil on canvas, is signed, and dated, 1914. Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"Harvet Time"
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
This painting could be from an earlier undocumented trip to England 1890's, a signed oil C - 1895 from a Private Collection
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
In the summer of 1910 she spends the summer exploring Cornwall and the Channel Islands. This scene from St. Ives is a signed watercolour from 1910 from a Private Collection
"Mentone, Italy"
"Hign Noon, St. Ives"
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
On her way from France to Italy she stops in Mentone and creates a number of coastal scenes like this one. This signed watercolour is from 1914 and is from an unknown Private Collection
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
On her way north at the end of her European tour she creates this poignant Post Impressionist scene in italy. This pastel is signed and dated 1914 from a Private Collection
"Canal Venice"
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
"Venetian Shipping"
When she returns to her Frank Street Carriage House Studio she works up many of her European sketches, This wonderful Venice scene is the smaller of two similar paintings. A signed oil on canvas dated 1917 from a Private Collection
"Venetian Shipping"
"Italian Kitchen, High Alps"
"Venetian Shipping"
Again from her Ottawa studio, this colourful harbour scene captures the vibrant scene. This oil on canvas is signed and dated 1917. It was donated to the Whitby Libraries permanent collection by her sister in law Helen, Theodore's wife
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"Boats Resting, St. Ives"
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
This pretty watercolour of moored boats 1910, signed Private Collection
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
A classic scene from Venice, an oil 1910 signed Private Collection
"Old Well Brittany"
"Santa Maria de la Salute"
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
This quaint rural scene from Brittany is pastel and gouache. 1913 signed Private Collection
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
Likely after she left Paris she came across this place, watercolour 1914 signed Private Collection
Untitled Bridge Scene
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
Untitled Bridge Scene
Suspected to be somewhere in France this bridge with house behind is an oil, 1913 signed from the permanent collection of Carleton University, Ottawa
"A Rocky Stream Skye"
Untitled, Stone Cottage,France
Untitled Bridge Scene
Florence passes through Scotland at the start of her European Journey creating this watercolour 1912 signed Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
Likely spurred on by other artists friends who were visiting Cornwall ,England to paint the scenes there Florence created this image of St.Ives, watercolour signed 1910 Private Collection note the boat name in foreground tribute to Scottish taste in drink perhaps?
Untitled, Ponte Vechio
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
This unusual and interesting rendition of the bridge in Venice was hard to recognize in this particular style (more on that in future stories) , oil unsigned C - 1914, Private Collection
"Venetian Night"
"Waiting for Tides, St. Ives"
"Roasting Chestnuts"
A work created later back in the studio after her trip to Italy, watercolour, signed with OSA, 1917, Private Collection
"Roasting Chestnuts"
"Roasting Chestnuts"
"Roasting Chestnuts"
Could this be a street scene from memory or a studio scene created in France it is unknown, oil unsigned 1913, Private Collection
Untitled, Farm Scene
"Roasting Chestnuts"
Untitled, Farm Scene
This lush thickly painted scene likely from France was purchased from the artist by a former director of the National Gallery, oil signed 1913, Private Collection
"Archway, St. Ives"
"Roasting Chestnuts"
Untitled, Farm Scene
This drawing from the Cornwall trip is likely plein air, coloured pencil signed 1910, Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
Untitled, Bridge Scene, Italy
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
This painting from an unknown location in Italy is subtle yet pleasing in its execution, watercolour, signed, 1914, Private Collection
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
One of her many scenes she painted while in Venice on the European tour, watercolour, signed, 1913, permanent collection Toronto Museum Sevices
Untitled, Harbour
Untitled, Grand Canal Venice with Gondolas
Untitled, Harbour
This reflective painting of the harbour at Livorno, Italy created in a different style than some of her other works, watercolour, signed, undated, Private Collection
"Venice Canal"
Untitled, Grand Canal
Untitled, Harbour
This magnificent Post-Impressionist work
was a gift by the artist to the college she was long associated with, one of her larger paintings. An oil, signed, 1914, permanent collection Ontario Ladies College, now Trafalgar Castle School
Untitled, Grand Canal
Untitled, Grand Canal
Untitled, Grand Canal
This painting a somewhat similar view of the Grand Canal as in the last gallery, a closer look with minor changes, coloured pencil, signed, 1914, Private Collection
Untitled, Near Arno
Untitled, Grand Canal
Untitled, Grand Canal
This painting is verso of the "Arno River'
painting, oil, unsigned, C - 1914, permanent collection Art Gallery of Ontario
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
Untitled, French Lane
Untitled, Venice at Night
Untitled, French Lane
Several renditions of this lovely painting exist, but this the largest one is the most impressive, a pastel, signed, C - 1913, Private Collection
"San Georgio, Venice"
Untitled, Venice at Night
Untitled, French Lane
A later work from the studio a few years after visiting Italy, some say reminiscent of Gaugain, oil, unsigned, C - 1923, permanent collection Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Gift by the Artist 1931
Untitled, Venice at Night
Untitled, Venice at Night
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
A mysterious moonlit scene of Venice, watercolour, signed, 1914, Private Collection
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
One of the last stops on the European tour, before she returns home at the outbreak of war, watercolour, signed, 1914, Private Collection
"French Market Women"
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
"French Market Women"
A quaint market scene in an unknown French town, oil, unsigned, c - 1913, Private Collection
"Sunlit Poplars"
"Montreux, Switzerland,Small Boat Station"
"French Market Women"
A row of Poplars on a spit with what looks like a remainder of a dock unknown location, watercolour, signed, C - 1914, Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"A Wrecked Wharf, St. Ives"
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
Untitled, Thatch Roof Cottage
An impressive shoreline on the coast near Cornwall, signed verso "Love and Best Wishes Florence', watercolour, C - 1910, Private Collection
Untitled, Thatch Roof Cottage
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
Untitled, Thatch Roof Cottage
Somewhere en route to Cornwall Florence found this pretty cottage to paint, watercolour,Signed, 1910, Private Collection
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
A marvellous painting in a different style she came across while in Europe, we suspect the Arno Forrest ( see Florence's Stories in an upcoming post for more details), oil, signed, 1914, Private Collection
"Bradford, Isle of Skye"
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Untitled,Trees at the Edge of Woods
In this foggy rainy painting she gives us a real sense of the place in this early painting from the mid 1890s, for which there is not many details, watercolour,signed, C - Mid 1890s, Private Collection
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Could this sliver of paper on which the castle is drawn be a scrap of paper she clung to when she was forced to leave Switzerland at the beginning of WWI, coloured pencil, monogram, C - 1914, Private Collection
Untitled, Pastoral Fields
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Untitled, Castle on Mountain
Could this be a view from the train as Florence traveled towards Paris, watercolour, signed, C - 1913, Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"Shore at St. Ives"
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
Looking back in at the shore and the village of St. Ives, a place known for its artistic community, watercolour, signed, C - 1910, Private Collection
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
Almost identical to a similar painting in chapter 4 of this gallery, subtle differences though especially the name of the boat in the foreground, watercolour, signed, C - 1910, Private Collection
" Circus Performers"
"Waiting for tides, St. Ives" 2
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
It could be a studio set up, or could be in Brittany, where troops where known to perform, oil, signed, 1913, Private Collection
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
We wonder if this could be a stop in Scotland again at the beginning of her European tour, really an unknown location, watercolour, signed, 1912, Private Collection
Untitled, Country Home
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
Untitled, Country Home
Dwarfed by the trees this lovely country home impressed Florence on her way to Paris, oil signed, C - 1913, Private Collection
" The Summer Cottage"
"Rocky Coast, Twisted Tree"
Untitled, Country Home
Another pretty home that captured Florence's imagination as she traveled through France, oil, signed, 1912, Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
This traditional street scene from St. Ives was created in the prolific summer she visited Cornwall and intermingled with the growing artist community there, watercolour, signed, 1910, permanent collection,Agnes Etherington Gallery, Queens University, Gift of Gordon Conn Trust
"A Scottish Hillside"
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
A herder with his sheep beside the creek, likely a studio work, watercolour, signed, 1916, Private Collection
"Mountreux Switzerland"
"Pier Street, St. Ives, Cornwall"
"Mountreux Switzerland"
A lake scene from the end of her European tour just before she escapes the war and heads home, oil wash, signed, 1914, Private Collection
"Red Roofs Venice"
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
"Mountreux Switzerland"
Some of the tops of the buildings in Venice a different perspective of the city on the water, watercolour, signed, C -1914, Private Collection
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
An unknown section of Venice typical of the many locations she would have come across, oil, signed, 1914, Private Collection
"Drying Sails, Venice"
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
Untitled, Buildings on Canal
One of the series of vibrant,colourful pieces she creates when she gets back to her Ottawa studio, oil, signed, C - 1919, Private Collection
Gallery 5 From Abroad Cont.
Untitled, Cornwall Coast
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
Crashing waves accost the rocky coast of this Cornwall seascape,watercolour, signed, 1910, Private Collection
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
A cliff of colourful rocks guard the inlet on this scene, watercolour, Unsigned, C - 1910, Private Collection
"St. Ives, Cornwall"
Untitled, Rocky Coastline,Cornwall
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
A sandy beach appears in this rendition of a St. Ives shoreline, watercolour, signed, 1910, Private Collection
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
A boisterous sea, on a windy day at the shore, watercolour, signed, 1910, Private Collection
Untitled, Careened Vessel
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
"Near the Lizard, Cornwall"
Cornwall and the lighthouse are the backdrop for this boat up for repairs, watercolour, signed, 1910, Private Collection
"Near the Lizard, Cornwall"
Untitled, Wavy, Rocky, Coast Cornwall
"Near the Lizard, Cornwall"
This colourful shoreline has a peculiar name, watercolour, signed, 1910, Private Collection