Walter Joseph Phillips (British/Canadian 1884-1963)
Winter Road 1946
colour woodcut, signed lower right "WJ Phillips"
Completed in November of 1946, this small woodcut was first called the Xmas tree by Phillips, although it was not used as a Christmas greeting until 1950, at which time 200 to 300 would have been printed.
W.J. Phillips is best known for his watercolours and as a pioneer and master of the Canadian woodblock print. He captured the unique topography, serenity and shifting moods of the Canadian landscape, combining unique expressions of Japanese printmaking and the British Arts and Crafts style into his own techniques.
Every year starting in approximately 1920, Walter J Phillips and his wife Gladys would send out an un-editioned colour woodcut as their Christmas card. The Lily, 1925, was printed as the Christmas greeting of 1925. Fuchsia, 1927, was the 1927 Christmas greeting and from notes approximately 100 were produced. Winter Road, 1946 was one of the final colour woodcuts created, which while produced in 1946 was sent out as the Christmas greeting in 1950. Phillips made no prints after 1952.
Size: 4 ½ h x 2 ¾ w in (with frame 12 ¼ h x 10 ½ w in)
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