PAINTING

Description: FRAMED OIL DEPICTS A MAN ON HORSEBACK RIDING OVER A SNOW COVERED HILL. THE MAN IS FEATURED WATCHING A GROUP OF WILD HORSES RUNNING ACROSS THE HILLY LANDSCAPE. THE LANDSCAPE IS DISPLAYED COVERED IN SNOW. THE WORK IS SIGNED BUT NOT DATED. THE WOOD FRAME IS PAINTED WITH A GLD WASH, THERE IS A DECORATIVE LOW RELIEF DESIGN ON THE FRAME THAT IS WORN. A BKL LABEL IS FEATURED ON THE FRAME WITH GLD EMBOSSED LETTERS. THE LABEL READS “HARD ON HORSE FLESH”, “OIL ON BOARD”, “EDWARD HAGELL”, “CANADIAN 1895-1964”, COLLECT OF GLENBOW MUSEUM”. TWO LABELS ARE FOUND ON BACK. FIRST LABEL READS “GLENBOW”, “FOUNDATION CALGARY CANADA”, WITH THE TITLE, ARTIST, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “56.31.6”. THE SECOND LABEL READS “GLENBOW MUSEUM” WITH THE SAME INFORMATION HAS THE FIRST LABEL. THE TITLE AND ARTIST ARE MARKED INK BLK INK ALONG WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER. A YLLW LABEL ON THE BACK READS “FOUND DAMAGE BEFORE HANDLING” IN RD.”

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.