Florence Vale
Franck 1909-2003 original signed oil painting Market Place 1948
Superb
masterpiece
ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY
Florence
Vale was born in Essex, England and two years later her family emigrated to
Toronto, Canada. Her parents had encouraged music, fantasy, and dreams in the
young Florence’s life. Her father was a piano maker and her mother a music hall
musician. She met artist Albert Franck and married him in 1929. Franck was part
of the Gerrard Street bohemian circle of artists, writers, and critics. She was
introduced to the world of visual arts through her husband. The Franck home was
used as a centre for young artists such as Harold Town, Oscar Cahen, and Ray
Mead. Florence Vale started to paint in the late 1940’s and was self- taught over
the next 35 years. Her art was a world in which fantasy and reality are
interwoven to create a vibrant environment.
Solo
Exhibitions
1949
International Cinema, Toronto
1950
Woodsworth House, Toronto
1964 Jerrold
Morris International Gallery, Toronto
1967
Victoria College, University of Toronto
1967 Art
Gallery of Windsor, Ontario
1974 Mazelow
Gallery, Toronto
1977 Gadatsy
Gallery, Toronto
1978
Victoria College, University of Toronto
1979 Gadatsy
Gallery, Toronto
1980 Agnes
Etherington Art Center, Kingston, Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The
Gallery Stratford, Ontario, Rodman Hall Art Center, St. Catherines, Art Gallery
of Hamilton, Ontario, Confederation Center of the Arts, Charlottestown,
Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax.
Vale
participated in numerous group exhibitions across Canada. In 1964 she
participated in an exhibition at the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo, New
York.
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Fantastic original
signed oil painting entitled “Market Place”, dated 1948. Signed bottom right.
The original frame is in overall excellent condition and measures 358mm x 304mm.
The painting on board is in practically perfect original condition and measures
290mm x 242mm. Additionally signed verso with provenance, dated 1948.
OTHER
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purchase.
Florence
Vale Franck 1909-2003