Anne Smith Hook - Lilac in February

Lilac in February

Anne Smith Hook's original linocut, "Lilac in February" is printed and published in Toronto by the artist around 1955. Although this linocut bears no date it is signed, "Anne Smith Hook, C. P. E." (Canadian Painter-Etchers). Anne Smith Hook became a full member of the Canadian Painter-Etchers in 1952. "Lilac in February" is a fine, original example of her botanical art.

Lilac in February

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Anne Smith Hook (Ireland, 1900 - Toronto, 1978)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Info	-
01.-		Flamingo Flower by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1950	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil and also bears her 'A. H.' monogramme within the linocut to the lower left corner.
02.-		Floral Dance by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1960	Signed and titled and numbered, 5/30 by Anne Smith Hook in pencil along the lower margin.	Sold
03.-		Lilac in February by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1955	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil along the lower margin and bearing her monogramme within the image.
04.-		Milkweed Pods by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1950	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil and also bears her 'A H' monogramme within the image.
05.-		Rhododendron by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1950 - 1960	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil along the lower margin.
06.-		Snapdragon by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1950	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil and also signed 'Hook' within the image.
07.-		The Greater Light To Rule The Day by Anne Smith Hook	Original Etching	c. 1960	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil.	Sold
08.-		Wild Orchids by Anne Smith Hook	Original Linocut	c. 1950	Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil and and bearing her 'A H' monogramme within the image to the lower left.

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Title:	Lilac in February
Artist:	Smith Hook, Anne (Ireland, 1900 - Toronto, 1978)
Date:	c. 1955
Medium:	Original Linocut
Publisher:	Anne Smith Hook, Toronto
Note:	Anne Smith Hook permanently moved to Canada from Caven County, Ireland, in 1922. Largely self-taught, she also studied under Caven Atkins in the 1940’s and at the Ontario College of Art, under Carl Schaefer. She became a full member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, in 1944, and of the Canadian Painter-Etchers, in 1952. Anne Smith also served as vice-president of the Canadian Painter-Etchers from 1967 to 1969. She later assisted in establishing Visual Arts Ontario and the Prints and Drawings Council of Canada (1976).
	Anne Smith Hook rarely numbered her original prints in specific editions. Practically all her prints, however, were printed by the artist herself in editions of thirty, or less. Such is the case with this original linocut entitled, "Lilac in February". Today the fine art of Anne Smith Hook is included in such public collections as The Windsor Art Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Edmonton Art Gallery, University of Maine and Melbourne Museum, Australia.
	As a creative artist, Anne Smith Hook was a tireless experimenter. She worked with equal success in block printing, serigraphy, woodcutting, etching and watercolour. During the 1950’s decade her reputation was based largely upon her botanical and floral depictions which stressed strong design elements. By 1960, however, her art had turned increasingly towards a personal form of lyrical abstraction. In both techniques she excelled and as such Anne Smith Hook has become recognized as an important post-war Canadian artist. The key elements of Anne Smith Hook's botanical art are based upon rebirth and regeneration. In Lilac in February, for example, life is preparing to start again. Here, the artist was was experimenting with natural forms. she uses the effects of color and tone to recreate the elements of one of the harshest, yet still beautiful season, winter.
Size:	7 3/4 X 5 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon Japanese mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as printed by the artist around 1955. Signed and titled by Anne Smith Hook in pencil along the lower margin and bearing her monogramme within the image. Apart from marginal creasing along the right margin (away from the actual linocut), this is a beautifully printed impression with full, unfaded colours and in very good condition throughout. Lilac in February represents a prime, original example of the Canadian art of Anne Smith Hook.
Subject:	Anne Smith Hook, Lilac in February, original colour linocut, Canadian art, Caven Atkins, Carl Schaefer, University of Toronto.
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