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Practical Art History orConfessions of a Fine Art AppraiserChapter 23. The Case of the Potter’s PortraitsWhen renowned New Zealand painter Raymond McIntyre arrivedin London in 1909 at the age of 30, he had no real intentions ofreturning to his homeland. He had left New Zealand permanentlyand as an expatriate performed all the duties that his circumstancesrequired – he frequently wrote home to his father recounting hisexperiences and he tried to establish himself professionally.Muriel Avery arrived in London from Farnham, Surrey at age19 around 1930. Her artistic aspirations led her to find work at aLondon art gallery where she was required to burnish pieces ofpottery by Harold Stabler. Thus began her life-long attraction tothe tactile qualities of clay. During the war she applied to studyceramics at The Central School of Arts and Crafts, but was refusedin favour of those already in the trade. She was married in Londonin 1947 and emigrated with her husband to Vancouver in 1948.Upon her arrival she began to study pottery with Molly Carter inthe UBC Extension Department. In 1955 she helped found theAvery Huyghe (nee Muriel Avery), attributed toRaymond McIntyre, oil on plywood, 11 3 /4 X 8 5 /8”BY JIM FINLAYFINLAY FINE ARTWEALTH MANAGEMENTjim_finlay@telus.netAvery Huyghe (nee Muriel Avery), by RaymondMcIntyre, oil on oak panel, 16 X 13”BC Potters Guild (now the Potters Guild of Britih Columbia, which since 1985 has operated theGallery of BC Ceramics). During the 1960s Muriel, using the name Avery Huyghe 1 , received internationalrecognition for her works in clay. She died in Vancouver in 1981.A signed oil-on-board portrait of Muriel (Avery) by Raymond McIntyre attests to a prior meetingbetween these two expatriate artists. The painted image closely resembles a known photograph ofMuriel (Avery) taken around 1930, three years before McIntyre,then 51, died of a strangulated hernia. She may have modelled forMcIntyre (McIntyre is known to have taught privately to supplementhis income 2 ) in exchange for painting lessons, as it is doubtfulthat a young single woman supporting herself in Londonwould have had the financial resources to commission a portraitfrom such a well-known portrait painter. A second unsigned portraitof Muriel (Avery) from the same period and attributed toMcIntyre, supports the fact that she was a frequent subject andmost likely, a model. It is known that McIntyre painted manyportraits of women, probably on commission, which may haveprovided a steady although inadequate income.It is possible that the artist gave these portraits directly toMuriel (Avery), as it is documented that very little of his work survivedafter the late 1920s due to the actions of a fastidious housekeeperwho cleared out his studio soon after his death. Speculationas to the nature of their relationship may suggest a professionalassociation based on the fact that Muriel (Avery) worked as a secretaryand she may have acted in this capacity, perhaps on a part-time basis for McIntyre. McIntyre nevermarried and the existence of two portraits, both uncommissioned, of the same woman may suggest shewas a preferred subject.1 She never liked the name Muriel and when she married she took her family surname Avery as her first name and herhusband’s family name of Huyghe as her married surname. Thus, she was known as Avery Huyghe.2 Raymond McIntyre, A New Zealand Painter, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1984, p. 46Next issue: The Case of the Privacy of the Publicity Photograph56 PREVIEW ■ SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010
JAN CRAWFORD NEW WORKSHambleton Gallery Kelowna bC V1y-1Z4 250.860.2498 hambletongalleries.comSept 23-oCt 7, 2010 ˜ opening reception Sept 23, 5:30-8pm ˜ artist will be in attendance˜ www.jancrawford.comwindswept movement featuring radiantand melodic landscape abstracts byMarilyn S. Mylrea, shimmering treeswith luxurious textures by Robert JessMarshall, serene realism paintings byJane Bronsch and vibrant, large powerfulabstracts by Jonathan Lorne.Marion Scott Gallery308 Water St ✆604-685-1934www.marionscottgallery.comtues-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 11am-5pm. Sep 11-Oct 10 NingeokulukTeevee, "Patterns from Nature", drawingsof the natural world that explorethe relationship between abstractionand representation.Monny’s Art Gallery2675 W 4th Ave ✆604-733-2082monny@shaw.camon-sat 11am-6pm. Gallery of longtimecollector Monny’s permanent collectionof artwork as well as rotatingexhibitions of local artists: Andrea Gower,Kerensa Haynes, Ted Hesketh,Sonia Kobrahel and Stanimir Stoylov.Monte Clark Gallery2339 Granville St ✆604-730-5000www.monteclarkgallery.comtues-sat 10am-6pm. Thru Sep 18Derek Root, “Where the Day Begins”;Sep 23-Oct 30 Holger Kalberg andKristine Moran, new paintings.Morris and Helen BelkinArt GalleryUniversity of British Columbia1825 Main Mall ✆604-822-2759www.belkin.ubc.catues-fri 10am-5pm sat & sun 12-5pmclosed holidays. Sep 3-19 Heretoday, gone today: UBC Master ofFine Arts Graduate Exhibition 2010,work by the 2010 graduates of theDept. of Art History, Visual Art andTheory at UBC’s two-year Master ofFine Arts program; Oct 8-Dec 5 MarkBoulos, video installation of non-journalistic,diaristic portraits of peoplewho have turned to militancy.Museum of Anthropology6393 NW Marine Dr✆604-822-5087 604-822-5950www.moa.ubc.cadaily 10am-5pm tues 10am-9pm.Admission: adults $14 students &seniors 65+ $12 UBC staff, students &faculty free with ID, family $35, childrenunder 6 free. tues 5-9pm $7,groups included. Thru Sep 12 BorderZones: New Art Across Cultures; Sep18-19 WAM! MOA’s first-ever WorldArt Market; Oct 30-Jan 23 Man Ray,African Art and the Modernist Lens.Museum of Vancouver1100 Chestnut St ✆604-736-4431www.museumofvancouver.catues-sun 10am-5pm. Admission:adults $12, seniors & students $10,youth 5-17 $8, children 4 and underfree, family (2 adults & 2 youth) $35.Thru Sep 26 Fox, Fluevog & Friends:The story behind the shoes; Thru Jan2 Brian Harris, “Home Grown: Thelocal food revival in photographs”;Ongoing Vancouver History Galleriestells Vancouver’s stories from the early1900s to the late 1970s.Numen Gallery120-1058 Mainland St, Yaletown✆604-630-6927www.numengallery.comtues-sat 11am-6pm sun 12-5pm or byappt. Contemporary fine craft and artby Canadian artists,Yvonne Wakabayashiand Lesley Richmond, fibrebasedworks; Laurie Rolland and TanisSaxby, ceramics; Cali Balles andNaoko Takenouchi, glass art; FrancesSolar, metal sculpture and Marie Bortolotto,wood. Oct 2-Nov 7 Eva Hönig,“New Paintings”.Nyree Hazelton Arts2652 Arbutus St ✆604-742-1335www.nyreehazeltonarts.catues-fri 12pm-5pm sat 12-5pm sun byappt. Please check the website forupcoming shows.Omega Gallery4290 Dunbar St ✆604-732-6778www.omegagallery.catues-sat 9:30am-5:30pm sun 12-4pm. Sep 10-23 2nd Annual CapilanoUniversity Grad Students Show, locallandscape and cityscape paintings;Sep 25-Oct 14 Joyce Woods, largescale landscapes, oil on canvas; Oct15-Nov 5 Ross Holms, “What TreePresents?”, acrylic on canvas.ON MAIN Gallery1965 Main St ✆604-872-7713onmain@gmail.comviewed through storefront windows oropen by appt. Sep 9-Dec 5 PaulWong, “Gulf”, response to the BP Gulfof Mexico oil disaster, installationwww.preview-art.com PREVIEW 57
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