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Helmut Gransow
Helmut Gransow Landscape w/House & Barn "Springtime Reflections No. I"

1975

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SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Springtown Reflections No. I” depicts the moment of change in the weather moving from harsh winter to the first warming days of spring melting the snow. The title suggests a moment to pause in farm life before the coming spring planting and also suggests a time of mental reflection on life and work. The puddles of melting snow reflect the buildings in the scene. The muted colors and slightly off kilter structures cause the buildings to appear worn but sturdy, a soft idyllic scene of rural life. Helmut Gransow was born in Chemnitz, Germany and emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1949. He is a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator and educator making his home in Morin-Heights, Quebec since 1950. Morin-Heights is about 40 miles northwest of Montreal. Helmut’s most well-known medium is oil paint, however he has a distinguished body of work as a printmaker and early in his career he worked as a magazine illustrator. His numerous other mediums include acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, serigraph, lithograph, woodblock print, etching, ink wash, pencil, chalk, collage and monotypme. His subjects include landscapes, village scenes, rural views, mountains, shorelines, boats, lakes, caricatures, humor, figures, nudes, still life and portraits. Most of his paintings depict scenes in southern Quebec. He has worked in a number of different styles including Realism, Impressionism, Plein Air, Cubism and Fauvism – according to his critics. His formal art education includes the Crafts School, Chemnitz, Germany (1935 - 1938); the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin (c.1946 - 1947) under Max Kaus; Werkhaus-Werkschule Merz, Stuttgart (1947); and the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, Germany (1947 - 1949) under Wilhelm Schnarrenberger and Otto Laible. He's a member of the Society of Canadian Painters-Etchers and Engravers (1955), the Canadian Society of Graphic Arts (1961), and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1983). In addition to exhibiting with the above organizations, his works have been included in group exhibitions at Museum London, Ontario (1951, 1952); Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1952); Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (1956); Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba (Winnipeg Shows - 1958, 1959, and 1961), University of Toronto (Retrospective of Canadian Printmaking - 1958) and the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario (1959, 1960 and 1961). Gransow has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at prominent commercial galleries across Canada like Galerie Moos, Montreal; Galerie Bernard Desroches, Montreal; Wallack Gallery, Ottawa; Yaneff Gallery, Toronto; Kaspar Gallery, Toronto; Wallace Galleries, Calgary; and Galerie Michel Bigue, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. While a member of the San Miguel de Allende artist's colony in Mexico, his works were exhibited at Galleria Temple, San Miguel de Allende (1992); and at the Canadian Embassy, Mexico City (1993). He's also had solo exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 1953 and 1959. His works are found in numerous private and corporate collections, and in Canadian museum collections such as the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario), Joliette Art Museum (Quebec), La Pulperie (Chicoutimi, Quebec), and Museum London (Ontario). His awards include prizes at the Quebec Provincial Exhibition (1958 and 1977), the Art Gallery of Hamilton (1959), and the Winnipeg Show (1959). On verso is written: Helmut Gransow, Morin Heights P.Q., “Springtime Reflections No. I”, oil 30 x 40, 1975 Unframed the piece measures 30” h x 40” w.
  • Creator:
    Helmut Gransow (1921 - 2000, Canadian)
  • Creation Year:
    1975
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Detroit, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU128618363572
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