PAINTING

Description: FRAMED OIL PAINTING DISPLAYS TWO HORSEBACK RIDERS IN A SNOW STORM. ONE RIDER IS DISPLAYED ON A GREY HORSE, WHILE THE OTHER IS FEATURED ON A BLK HORSE. TO THE RIGHT OF THE RIDERS A GROUP OF CATTLE ARE FEATURED LYING IN THE SNOW, (POSSIBLY DEAD). A MOUNTAIN IS DISPLAYED BEHIND THE RIDERS. THE WORK IS SIGNED BUT NOT DATED. THE FRAME IS BLK WITH TWO SILVER BORDERS. LABEL ON THE BACK OF WORK READS “GLENBOW”, “FOUNDATION CALGARY, CANADA”. LABEL ALSO STATED THE ARTIST, TITLE, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “HE.56.31.4”. THE BACK OF THE WORK HAS BRWN TAPE THAT IS TORN IN TWO SPOTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WORK WITH A PIECE TORN IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE FRAME IS STAINED WITH BLK INK.

History: GLENBOW MUSEUM DONATED THE ART COLLECTION AS PART OF A DEACCESSION PROJECT IN 2006. EDWARD FREDRIC "TEDDY" HAGELL WAS BORN JUNE 20, 1895 IN COALDALE, ALBERTA. HE BECAME A WELL KNOW LOCAL (LETHBRIDGE) ARTIST. DURING HIS CAREER AS AN ARTIST, HAGELL PAINTED AND DREW ABOUT 1500 WORKS. FOR DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE GLENBOW'S ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS COLLECTION, PLEASE SEE LIBRARY BINDER. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS DONATIONS PERTAINING TO EDWARD FREDERICK HAGELL. SEE RECORD P19960053001 FOR AN EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST; SEE PERMANENT FILES P19960053001, P20040009001, P20060027001, P20070008001, AND P20070012001 FOR NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, DETAILS ON PAST GALT DIRECTOR/CURATOR WILMA WOOD'S BOOK ON THE ARTIST, AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.