Sailboats in Bay (unfinished)

Painting

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The Union Club of British Columbia

Sailboats in Bay (unfinished), n.d. Watercolour on paper by Margot Galbraith, attrib. ( -2017?)

Sailboats in Bay (unfinished), n.d. Watercolour on paper by Margot Galbraith, attrib. ( -2017?)

Name/Title

Sailboats in Bay (unfinished)

Entry/Object ID

2016.02.09

Description

Painting This unfinished seascape depicts sailboats in a bay surrounded by treed and rocky land/islands. The sailboats are incomplete images giving the work a ghostly quality. The location is unknown.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Subject Place

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Made/Created

Artist Information

Attribution

Margot Galbraith ( -2017?)

Role

Artist

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

20th Century, 21st Century

Notes

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Margot Galbraith was a local artist and watercolour instructor who was active in the Victoria, B.C. area during the 1960s-1970s known for her scenic and atmospheric watercolours. In 1975, she taught watercolour classes at the Emily Carr Arts Centre in Victoria with Philip Wade and other artist colleagues (Internet Archive "The Daily Colonist" (1975-01-19). And in 1976, her work was featured in a regional preview exhibition alongside other local artists such as Frieda Lees and William Mundy at the Ruffles Art Gallery in nearby Sidney, B.C. (Internet Archive “The Daily Colonist” (1976-09-30). Reportedly, much of her activity was associated with community art centers, the Victoria Arts Society and regional galleries. Her full life story is yet to be determined. Further research is needed.

Acquisition

Notes

Detail unknown

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

By Margot Galbraith: 2016.02.07 Landscape Inlet Beach 2016.02.08 Sailing Boats w Onlooker 2016.02.09 Sailboats in Bay (unfinished) 2018.01.02 Sailboats in the Bay 2018.01.03 Beach Scene with Mountains 2018.08.35 Landscape (unfinished)