Painting Title: 'Native Columbine'

Artist: Dr. DM Flather, FCA

Painting Size: 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Framed Painting Size: 9" x 11 1/2" x 3/4"

Painting Materials: Watercolour on paper

Painting Date: 1943

One of the rare watercolour paintings of DM Flather. This simple still life painting features a red flowering plant called native columbine. This framed original painting likely comes from Donald's "Plants Paintings Series" that Donald painted up to 1978.

Dr. DM Flather was both a talented scientist and accomplished botanist with a keen interest in the natural world including trees, plants and flowers.

Donald kept a very active greenhouse at his Kerrisdale, Vancouver home on East Boulevard and was one of the original World War II "Victory Garden" creators in the 1940's where he tended a second garden next to the railway tracks across the road from his home on the Boulevard. Donald even tunneled underneath the road to run a water line to keep not only his, but his neighbour's Victory Gardens watered.

Signed on the front. Shown is an original frame that Donald likely made at his Vancouver home.

Private Collection of Jane McQuat Farrer
Pender Harbour, BC

Private Collection

This painting will be part of the Exhibitions but is not available for sale.

Reference Material:
Shown below is the latest published Price List of Donald Flather's original oil paintings from his December 2004 Solo Show of The Art Emporium Art Gallery and held at the Petley Jones Gallery in Vancouver, BC.