Scorned as Timber, Beloved of the Sky is a painting by Canadian painter Emily Carr.[1]
Sketch - similarity to finished page.[2]
Description
editScorned depicts a scene from forested land after a logging operation. Visible in the lower portion are bare ground and stumps from cut trees. The focus of the painting is an isolated coniferous tree, left behind by the logging crew. Two more similar trees are visible in the background. The tree is highlighted with a heavy painterly and gestural brush stokes depicting clouds and atmosphere.
History
editThe painting is one of a series of landscapes depicting human destruction of the land that Carr painted in the 1930's, including Stumps and Sky (1934) and Above the Gravel Pit (1937). It was likely inspired by logged areas in southern Vancouver Island, which Carr travelled extensively.[3] First shown in the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of an exhibition of 28 pieces in October of 1938.[4] For sale for $225, the painting failed to sell. As part of her will, Carr, who died in 1945, created the Emily Carr Trust. Scorned was included in the collection of the Trust, which allowed the sale and loan of Carr paintings, providing the profits went to art education in British Columbia.
References
edit- ^ Goodman, Lizbeth; Regan, Stephen (July 1, 1998). "'Scorned as timber, beloved of the sky': Emily Carr's double approach to first nations Canadian landscapes and images in her painting and writing". Journal of Gender Studies. 7 (2): 157–179. doi:10.1080/09589236.1998.9960710. ISSN 0958-9236. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ "The Landscape (1933-1939)". Emily Carr. Vancouver Art Gallery. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Carpenter, Ken (January 2008). "North Country Progressive". Art in America. 1: 116–119.
- ^ "Exhibition by Emily Carr". Vancouver Art Gallery. October 1938.