Documents
Metadata
CAPF #
2024GDa001
Title
Dancing Flowers
Description
Red, a colour of joy, is the dominant note for this still life of tulips. The flowers match the checkered table cloth and the painting leaning against the wall. This painting is full of sunshine.
Artist
Artist Name
Davis, Gordon
Media/Medium
Painting: > watermedia: > acrylic | Painting: | Painting: > watermedia:
Substrate
Signature/Inscriptions
Signature "Davis" in white paint about 5 inches above the bottom right corner.
Item Dimensions (inches)
Height (inches)
16
Width (inches)
12
Depth (inches)
0.12
Item dimensions approximate?
No
Substrate Dimensions
Substrate Height (inches)
16
Substrate Width (inches)
12
Substrate Depth (inches)
0.12
Substrate Dimensions Approximate?
No
Framed?
Yes
Frame Dimensions
Frame Height (inches)
25
Frame Width (inches)
21
Frame Depth (inches)
1
Frame Dimensions Approximate?
No
Creation Year
Creation Year Approximate?
Yes
Creation Year Date
2012
Item Condition
The painting is in excellent condition. The frame is falling apart where the gold liner is separating from the linen liner and the painting is not firmly fixed in the frame.
Item Details
There is a printed exhibition label on the back with the following information:
"Dancing Flowers" Acrylic on canvas
by
Gordon Davis PH. 604-xxx-xxxx (detail removed for privacy reasons)
e-mail xxxxxxxxxx@shaw.ca (detail removed for privacy reasons)
Size Full framed 21x25
Canvas 12x16 (Sic. Orientation is vertical)
On the left bottom corner there is a blue-inked signature.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Unknown from creation date to 2024, Dec 31. Then purchased by CAPF.
Exhibition
100 YEARS - 100 ARTISTS
Ferry Building Gallery, W. Vancouver, June 5 - 17, 2012
Catalogue is single-sided 8.5" x 11" paper, lists artist names
"Mixed media - West Vancouver captured in 12x12"
"A celebration of West Vancouver's Centennial and the 100th birthday of the Ferry Building." (Information from Sim-publishing, BC Artists)
Biography
Gordon Davis is a retired engineer. He paints for leisure and enjoyment.
Intake
Intake Date
December 31, 2024
Intake Year
2024