Watercolour painting of figures at the beach, by John Delisle Parker.

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Object Description

Object Name

Painting

Object ID

2014.043.008

Artist

Parker, John Delisle

Title

Watercolour painting of figures at the beach, by John Delisle Parker.

Date

[193-?].

Description

1 painting : watercolour ; of a number of people on a beach. There is a woman sitting on the beach in the foreground of the painting. Above her are three figures standing on a large object that appears to be a boulder, throwing objects into the water. A man is walking away from the direction of the sitting woman. He is holding an object in his right hand. Beyond this man is a group of people sitting in a circle. The edge of the beach is on the right, it is lined with flora. A darker blue shoreline can be seen in the distance beyond the water. The bottom left corner of the painting is signed, "J. Delisle Parker," in black paint.

People/Subject

Parker, John Delisle

John Frederick Delisle Parker (May 16th 1884 - September 28th, 1962) was an American born Vancouver artist. As a young man he moved to Paris, attending Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Julian's Academy and the Grande Chaumiere. He studied with Laurens and Steinlen. He also studied in New York under Robert Henri. In the late 1920s he travelled through North Africa, painting many images of the Bedouins. In 1931 he displayed art at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris. He also created illustrations for the McGill news and a book of poetry.

He moved to Vancouver in 1934 and had a solo exhibit of his work that year. Over his career he would have many shows at the Vancouver Art Gallery. His work was well received by the press.

He was friends with Emily Carr, who respected his work. Lawren Harris called him "one of the outstanding artists in British Columbia". He won the Whitney Prize in 1915 for "Horses at Work", and wrote about art under the name "Palette" for the Vancouver Province Newspaper.

Over the course of his career he displayed oils, watercolours, and drawings. His early works are signed "John Parker", "John F Parker", but he also worked as "J. Delisle Parker".

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