Documents
Metadata
CAPF #
2025ESa001
Title
Christmas Red, Anenome Flower. Chrysanthemum.
Edition
original
Creation Date
Known or Unknown?
Unknown
Creation Year
1930
Styles
Media/Mediums
Substrates
Description
If there had been coloured photography with macro and zoom features possible, Emily Sartain might not have been inspired to paint wild flowers as if discovering each minute and accurate detail. This painting minutely describes several different stages and angles of the flower heads. The leaves are defined and arranged in a composition that occupies the whole image space. Highly respected in Canada and internationally, Sartain won the Gold Medal at the Winchester Horticultural Society, and the Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society in England for this painting. See more at her website - https://emilysartain.ca/
Condition
Good condition. Painting part of this artwork is clear and unmarred but the painting surface, the substrate, is acid containing and has yellowed over time. The back of the painting is inscribed with detailed information. The substrate has been cut down to fit a frame but none of the painted image has been lost in doing so.
Artist
Artist Name
Emily Sartain
Birth Year
1903
Birth Date
May 15, 1903
Death Year
1990
Death Date
July 18, 1990
Place of Death
Victoria, B.C.
Biography
Geographical Location(s) of Art Practice
Victoria, BC, Canada
Artist’s Website and Social Media
Signature/Inscriptions
Signed "E.Sartain" in paint, on lower right front.
Inscribed: " "Christmas Red" Anenome-Flowered Chrysanthemums.
Gold Medal - Winchester Horticultural Society
Silver " Royal " " (Silver Medal Royal Horticultural Society)
An Emily Sartain original
Copyright Reserved by the Artist
Flowers grown at Tichborne House - Hauts -England
by Mr. E. Clay - gardener to Sir Anthony Tichborne" in green ink, on lower half, verso.
Also, "18201, as is 3/4 Green bamboo," in graphite, verso. (this is a framing instruction)
Image Dimensions (inches/centimetres)
Image Height (inches)
19.75
Image Width (inches)
13.25
Image Depth (inches)
0.06
Image Height (centimetres)
50
Image Width (centimetres)
34
Image Depth (centimetres)
0.3
Substrate Dimensions (inches/centimetres)
Substrate Height (inches)
21.5
Substrate Width (inches)
16.7
Substrate Depth (inches)
0.06
Substrate Height (centimetres)
55
Substrate Width (centimetres)
42.3
Substrate Depth (centimetres)
0.3
Matted?
No
Frame Dimensions (inches/centimetres)
Frame Height (inches)
22.5
Frame Width (inches)
17.5
Frame Depth (inches)
0.5
Frame Height (centimetres)
57
Frame Width (centimetres)
44.5
Frame Depth (centimetres)
1.3
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Exhibitions
Gold Medal - Winchester Horticultural Society
Silver Medal Royal Horticultural Society
