Pointillist brushwork and meticulous composition make Alex Colville’s figurative, allegorical paintings instantly recognizable. Read about his distinctive style here.
ALEX COLVILLE
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In northeast Washington, Colville National Forest is divided into two sections on either side of the Columbia River. In the west are the Kettle River Mountains, which are crossed by Sherman Pass Scenic Byway (Highway 20). To the east, the remote Selkirk Mountains contain the Salmo-Priest Wilderness that spills over into Kaniksu National Forest. Colville…
Colville Place, Fitzrovia
Alex Colville’s most controversial work, a middle-aged couple, nude, standing by their fridge, is a striking composition that plays on traditional Adam and Eve pairings.
Selected works by iconic Canadian artist Alex Colville
Painted in California, an image of a handgun on a sewing table and a man, back towards us, looking at the sea shows Alex Colville’s ongoing interest in existentialism.
In this uncompromising, nude self-portrait painted in his typical pointillist style, Alex Colville stands facing out, hands covering his genitals, a melancholic old man.
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View Chaplain (1991) By Colville Alex; acrylic polymer emulsion on board; 67.9 x 92.1cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.
Alex Colville designed six coins for Canada’s 1967 Centennial, including a mackerel dime and howling wolf 50-cent piece. Animals are a continual presence in his work.
View Racer (1954) By Colville Alex; casein tempera on board; diameter 20 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.
A cat playing with a ruler blocks part of the artist’s face in this geometrically composed seriograph, a rare self-portrait where Alex Colville isn’t playing a character.
