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Artwork by Fritz Brandtner Wanted For Purchase or Consignment |
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For over 30 years Mayberry Fine Art has quietly brokered sales for countless Canadian and International works of art from private collections. We provide complete services to confidentially assist you with the sale of complete collections or single works of art. We are currently accepting consignments and looking to purchase artwork by Fritz Brandtner. What to expect when selling or consigning your artwork with Mayberry Fine Art
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He immigrated to Canada in 1928 and settled in Winnipeg. It was very difficult for an artist to make a living during this period, so he was forced to do odd jobs before landing a position at Brigden's as a commercial artist and designer. There he met and became friends with Lemoine Fitzgerald. It was Brandtner who introduced Fitzgerald to Modernism and the work of the German Expressionists. Brandtner found that he had a great deal of trouble having his style of work recognized by members of the Winnipeg art scene. Fitzgerald suggested that he would be more successful in a cosmopolitan centre, like Montreal. Before leaving Winnipeg for Montreal, the Winnipeg School of Art held a farewell exhibition of 150 of Brandtner's works. Brandtner arrived in Montreal in 1934, with an introduction from Fitzgerald to the Montreal art critic, Robert Ayre. Ayre, in turn, introduced him around to other Montreal artists. At an exhibition of his works in 1936, Brandtner met Dr. Norman Bethune. Through Bethune, Brandtner became involved in the Children's Art Centre and the art program for crippled children at the Children's Memorial Hospital.Brandtner juggled his art education endeavors, with his own studio time. He painted in oils and watercolour, but also carved linoleum, which he then painted. He worked in a limited palette of blacks, reds and blues. Carving images into linoleum worked for him because, in his words, "linoleum calls up ideas that lead us away from pure representation and towards the abstract.." According to Louis Muhlstock, "The key to Brandtner's success...is the underlying structure of their semi-abstract design." Brandtner was a champion of modern art in Canada and his work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Musée de Québec, Q. City. Ref: A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Vol.1, by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks, Ottawa, Revised and expanded, 1997 Click here to complete the valuation form. Click here to see a complete list of artists we are interested in. |
Example Works
Still Life Fritz Brandtner 9.5 x 12 (in) pen & ink
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