PETER VANGILS BIRDS MONOTYPE

PETER VAN GILS (DUTCH/ CANADIAN1923�2019) MONOTYPE ON PAPER, HAND-SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, TITLED LOWER LEFT. 20.5 X 14.5 IN PLATE 23.25 X 17.5 IN SHEET UNFRAMED CONDITION NOTE: FEATURES A HORIZONTAL TEAR WITH SMALL PUNCTURES AND MINOR PAPER LOSS TO THE MID-RIGHT PORTION OF THE PRINT, EXTENDING INTO THE IMAGE AREA. VERSO SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AGE TONING, MAT BURN, AND HINGING TAPE RESIDUE TO EDGES. BORN IN HOLLAND, DUTCH-CANADIAN ARTIST PETER VAN GILS WAS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CREATOR WHO WORKED EXTENSIVELY ACROSS TEXTILE DESIGN, OILS, PRINTMAKING, AND TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOURS. A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY IN OSHAWA, HIS DIVERSE BODY OF WORK WAS FEATURED IN NUMEROUS SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS ACROSS CANADA, EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES, AND JAPAN.