Name/Title
Below Golf Links, 8th Hole, Victoria Golf ClubEntry/Object ID
2016.01.01Description
Painting
This image depicts a portion of the coastline and the 8th Hole of the Victoria Golf Club located in Oak Bay, B.C. This hole, named "Land's End" is surrounded on three sides by the sea. Part of Greater Victoria, Oak Bay is a suburban coastal community located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, B.C. The landscape shows some of the golf course with figures in the distance and rocky shores stretching diagonally from the foreground.Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolour on paperSubject Place
Region
Pacific NorthwestContinent
North AmericaContext
The Victoria Golf Club (VGC), founded in 1893, is the oldest 18-hole golf course in Canada still in its original location, and the second oldest in North America. The course began as 14 holes but expanded to 18 in 1895. The VGC Club house, completed in 1928 is a registered Canadian Historic Place.
The ancient origins of the game of golf continue to be debated by historians. However, the modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction from archery. James IV lifted the ban in 1502 when he became a golfer himself. To many golfers, the Old Course at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, dating to before 1574, is considered to be the "home of golf" because the sport was first played on the links in the early 15th century. It is now considered a site of pilgrimage.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Annie Amelia Rose Bushby Bullen (1863-1956)Role
PainterDate made
Jul 16, 1924Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Born in New Westminster, B.C., Annie Amelia (Rose) Bullen (née Bushby) was a granddaughter of Sir James Douglas, Chief Factor of Victoria and later Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. Her father, Arthur T. Bushby was Registrar of Companies for British Columbia. Before her marriage to Arthur Fitzherbert Bullen in 1884, Bullen studied art as well as music in Germany and England. Her husband founded the British Columbia Marine Railways Company, that including shipbuilding. After he suffered a stroke, Mrs. Bullen began negotiations with Yarrow & Co., shipbuilders from Scotland, and in 1914 Yarrow took control of the company.
The Bullen family lived at the Esquimalt Road estate of “Oakdene”. Bullen was well known for her accomplished paintings in oil and watercolour, inspired by the landscapes of B.C. viewed during her numerous travels. She exhibited with the Island Arts and Crafts Society from 1917 to 1936, and was a member of the Victoria Sketch Club.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Signature, Date, LabelLocation
Signed and dated lower right: R. Bullen July 16, 1924Transcription
In file - Three labels from verso frame:
Handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on paper card:
VICTORIA ARTIST - ROSE BULLIN
SIGNED ON REVERSE WITH DESCRIPTION
"BELOW GOLF LINKS
8TH HOLE ? ? ? [Victoria Golf Club]
(GOLF LINKS)
PAINTED JULY 16, 1924
Handwritten in blue ballpoint pen on scrap of paper:
W/C SOLD AT
LUNDS AUCTION 24-4-79
VIEW OF VICTORIA HARBOUR
8 -3"/4 x 11-1/2" $180.
ARTIST - ROSE BULLEN
Framer's label (black printed ink on red-pink paper label, with no. lower right in pencil):
Prints - Frames - Originals
PICTURECRAFTS
745 Fort St. Victoria, B.C.
Phone
E-1552 No. 2135-8Dimensions
Dimension Description
Visible imageHeight
21 cmWidth
26.4 cmAcquisition
Acquisition Method
PurchaseDate
Oct 20, 2015Notes
Lunds Lot# unavailableRelationships
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![Bullen family home on the north side of Esquimalt Road [Victoria], west of Head Street known as "Oakdene", 1956. Photograph by Cecil George Clark 1899-1993: From City of Victoria Archives (Item M02546)](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/5457/17bd2560-e89f-11ee-90a5-433502fba505-vUVFDf3.lg@2x.jpg)