Collection search - Self-portrait by Cecil Buller [graphic material]

Record information – Brief
1
Self-portrait by Cecil Buller [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1949.

Reference:

R11828-0-9-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3673452

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Self-portrait by Cecil Buller
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Date(s):

1949.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 print : wood engraving black ink ; 46.2 X 33.0 cm.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

The item consists of a self-portrait by Cecil Buller, 1949.

Provenance:

Show detail Hide detail

Buller, Cecil, 1888-1973

Biography/Administrative history:

Show detail Hide detail

Buller, Cecil, 1888-1973 : Cecil Buller (Cecil Tremayne Butler) was born in Montreal. She is the daughter of Dr. Frank Buller, noted Canadian opthamologist and McGill University Professor. She studied at the Art Association of Montreal under William Brymner (c.1907-10); the Art Students' League in NYC (c. 1910-12) and in Paris. It was there that she decided to concentrate on graphic arts. During World War I she corresponded with Major Talbot Mercier Papineau. During this time, she resided in London, England, and Paris. She moved to London in 1915 and studied wood engraving at the London County Council School. She returned to France for further study and in 1917 married John Murphy at Dijon. After the war, the couple settled in NYC. In the years that followed, Buller became a distinguished wood engraver. Her watercolours, also outstanding, were done mainly on illustration board; the NGC has one, Breton House (1915). Her seried of wood engraving, Song of Solomon - Cantique des Cantiques, was published in folio form by Editions du Raisin, Paris (1931).
She died in Montreal at the age of 87 (1973).

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

Custodial history:

The portrait was acquired from the son of the artist, Dr. Sean Murphy.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Signed in pencil, recto, l.r.: Cecil Buller
Numbered in pencil, recto, l.l.: 18/25

Container note(s):

Show detail Hide detail

C-151472 : Colour slide also available

Subject heading:

Show detail Hide detail

Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

Show detail Hide detail

2006-00371-2
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R11828]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [R11828] C-151472

[Consultation 90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R11828-1, C-151472
Copyright: Estate of Cecil Buller: Dr Sean Murphy (son)
Restrictions on use: None

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.

Report a problem on this page

Date modified:: 2024-07-24