From the Burrard Bridge by Helen Andersen, April, 1986. Gouache on paper
It’s been a while since I worked on organizing the Helen Andersen collection, so here’s one to start things rolling again. This one has a very Asian look to me … the stylized boats on the left, with their wakes fanning out, appear so parallel to the picture plane, they read like calligraphic characters.
The title refers to Burrard Street Bridge but that orange bit in the lower left corner is much more suggestive of the Lion’s Gate Bridge. I think. I love the generous use of open space in this unconventional composition.
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Yes, yes!!
Was the lion’s gate bridge orange in the 80’s? It’s aqua colour now…
It was at least partly orange, Donna. I found this quote from “Vancouver Vera” on a web forum:
Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge used to be green and International Orange, and they changed the colours when they repaired the bridge. Now it is green and silver, not anywhere near as nice. I miss the International Orange.
Here’s a link to an old photo. It shows the main supports as green, with the cables in orange.