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Date:ca. 1941-2003.Reference:R2509-0-1-EType of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:162967Date(s):ca. 1941-2003.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:43 sketchbooks : mixed media
172 prints : etching and silkscreen
201 drawings : mixed media
139 reproductions :
15 watercolours
ca. 25 printing plates.
3 paintings : oil
2 publications : limited edition artist portfoliosLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Series comprises artwork by Ghitta Caiserman-Roth created from the inception of her art career to the last years of her life. Notable are 43 sketchbooks, dating from 1941 to ca. 1999, some of which contain hundreds of drawings. These drawings were frequently a means of working out formal concerns which the artist brings to her paintings - the mixing of media, textural juxtaposition and tonal contrasts. Many of the drawings served as direct fodder for later paintings. Included are sketches of family members including her parents and, often, her daughter Käthe; figure studies from the model; images of intimate couples; landscapes; interior scenes with plants; abstract studies; images of the harlequin figure; faces covered by masks; scenes and props from the artist's studio; water and beach scenes; and images of sunflowers.
Also included are over eighty limited edition prints which range from small intimate images to large textured silkscreens. The fonds also contains an edition of a collaborative work by Caiserman-Roth and Friedhelm Lach entitled "Creativisme" (1980) and another joint limited edition work entitled "Pulsion / Pulse" (1983), co-created with Quebec poet Louise Gareau-DesBois.
The fonds also includes a number of drawings done by Caiserman-Roth when she was suffering from the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's Disease. They mirror themes and artistic conventions which preoccupied her throughout her career. These items have not been individually catalogued but are numbered R2509-40 to R2509-201.
A selection of printing plates, matching etchings in the collection, are included., A 2008 accrual added a large number of works by other artists, frequently friends and colleagues of students of Caiserman-Roth. Of note are works by Alexandre Bercovitch, Bruno and Molly Bobak, Rita Briansky, Reva Brooks, Robert Gwathmey, Stanely Hayter, Robert Langstadt, Ann McCall, Moe Reinblatt, David Shapiro and Tony Urquhart. The donation also included a limited edition portfolio of thirteen works, entitled Hommage à Albert Dumouchel, by such artists as Pierre Ayot, Vera Frenkel, Guy Montpetit, and Serge Tousignant.Additional information:General note:Only a selected number of items from the sketchbooks have been described at the item-level and provided with a negative or e-copy number.Container note(s):388 : Un-numbered printing plates
389 : Un-numbered printing plates
390 : Un-numbered printing plates
391 : Un-numbered printing plates
372 : Booklet with five parts.Source:Private -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (art)[Consultation Open]Volume [R2509] 370--391[Consultation Open]370 Item no. assigned by LAC 394[Consultation Open]371 Item no. assigned by LAC 295[Consultation Open]372 Item no. assigned by LAC 273--278[Consultation Open]373 Item no. assigned by LAC 355[Consultation Open]374 Item no. assigned by LAC 418[Consultation Open]375 Item no. assigned by LAC 356[Consultation Open]376 Item no. assigned by LAC 291--294; 317; 319; 322--325; 327--328; 335--338; 341--342; 352--353; 367; 288-289[Consultation Open]377 Item no. assigned by LAC 343; 345; 349--351; 369--370; 381; 404; 408--409; 412[Consultation Open]378 Item no. assigned by LAC 283; 285; 296--300; 316; 334; 339; 361; 364; 378; 387--389; 391; 397--398; 405; 407[Consultation Open]379 Item no. assigned by LAC 303--309; 315; 318; 329--331; 340; 344; 346--348; 358; 368; 372; 374; 379; 385; 400; 410; 417[Consultation Open]380 Item no. assigned by LAC 284; 287; 290; 310--314; 320--321; 326; 332--333; 359--360; 362; 365--366; 373; 382--383; 401; 406; 413; 416; 419--420[Consultation Open]381 Item no. assigned by LAC 354[Consultation Open]382 Item no. assigned by LAC 423[Consultation Open]383 Item no. assigned by LAC 392; 402--403; 415[Consultation Open]384 Item no. assigned by LAC 396; 399; 411; 414; 421--422[Consultation Open]385 Item no. assigned by LAC 384; 386; 390; 393; 395[Consultation Open]386 Item no. assigned by LAC 371; 375--377; 380[Consultation Open]387 Item no. assigned by LAC 286; 301--302; 357; 363[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Copyright: Estate of Ghitta Caiserman-Roth for her artwork. Works by other artists must be verified on an item-level basis.
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