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E. J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island

by Robert Amos

E. J. Hughes’s Vancouver Island in paintings and archival material

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E. J. Hughes’s Vancouver Island in paintings and archival material

Robert Amos brings together more than 60 works by E. J. Hughes in a book centered on the Vancouver Island places he painted, from Sidney and the Malahat to Cowichan Bay, Nanaimo, Comox, and Courtenay. The regional survey also traces a changing coastal world through images of steamships, log booms, and fishing boats. A biography provides context for Hughes’s life, while sketches, photographs from his estate, and handwritten notes offer additional material on his work and studio methods. The combination makes this both an overview of Hughes’s island subjects and a collection of documents related to his artistic practice.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Those interested in Canadian art and E. J. Hughes’s work
  • Readers with an interest in Vancouver Island’s places and coastal history
  • Art-book readers who value sketches, photographs, and archival material

Themes

Canadian artVancouver Island landscapesCoastal communities and changing erasAn artist’s life and working methods

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Book overview

Now available in paperback, this handsome retrospective on one of BC's most beloved artists unveils photographs, sketches, and ephemera from the artist's estate.


The reputation of E. J. Hughes in British Columbia is second only to that of Emily Carr. His paintings, collected by every major gallery in our country, fetch more than $1 million at auction. Yet Hughes lived a notoriously private life.


Hughes painted scenes from all over BC, but he especially loved Vancouver Island, and lived most of his 93 years at Shawnigan Lake and Duncan. This book features paintings from his beloved island home--from Sidney, past Goldstream and the Malahat to Cowichan Bay, Genoa Bay, and Maple Bay. With stops along the way, he painted scenes from Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Comox, and Courtenay. Hughes recorded the passing of an era, capturing the coastal steamships, log booms, fishing boats, and the landscapes he treasured.


This book includes a biography of the artist, highlights more than 60 of his finest works alongside sketches and photos revealing his studio methods, and shares his handwritten notes.

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