CHARLES VAN SANDWYK
(b. 1966)
Emigrated from South Africa (1977) to Vancouver, Canada. Joyce Williams began selling his original etchings when he was 16 years old. The National Library of Canada has maintained an archive of his work since 1986. His Book WEE FOLK, won the Juror's Choice Award at the Seattle Book Fair. He illustrated, at their invitation, Andrew Lang's BLUE FAIRY BOOK for the Folio Society in London in 2002, followed by Kenneth Grahame's WIND IN THE WILLOWS in 2005. Charles' own books (25) are designed, written and illustrated by himself, and he oversees every step of their publication for his own company, The Fairy Press.
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Note: Some of the prints appear unmatted; all are sold double matted in acid free, 100% rag mats in neutral colours.

New from the pen & brush of Charles Van Sandwyk: Mr Rabbit's Symphony of Nature
1st Edition 2008

Mr Rabbit's Symphony of Nature


Book with bookmark
1st Edition 2008

24 pages
8 1/2" x 6 3/4"

Hand-sewn on acid free paper
12 tipped-in colour illustrations

$CDN 55


Center pages of Mr Rabbit's Symphony of Nature

   


Title page of Mr Rabbit's Symphony of Nature


page detail from Mr Rabbit's Symphony of Nature

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Affairs of the Heart
Deluxe Edition

Book
Ltd. Ed. 93/200
48 pages

With a signed and numbered original sepia etching.
Additional 8 pages of preparatory drawings

Title is a Giclee print

14 tipped in plates

$CDN 400

Affairs of the Heart
Deluxe Edition

Detail of signed and numbered original sepia etching

 

 

   

Affairs of the Heart
Deluxe Edition

detail of prepartory sketch

Affairs of the Heart
Deluxe Edition

detail of finished plate

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Sparrow with Honeysuckle Berries

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size: 2" x 1 1/2"

SOLD

Mouse with Wine & Cheese


2/35
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size: 2" x 1 1/2"

SOLD

   

Blue Boat

AP
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk
1 3/4" x 4 1/4"

CDN $295

Warbler with Huckleberry

AP
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size: 2 1/4" x 1 7/8"

CDN $175

   
 

The Wildwood

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching


Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Size: 5 5/8" x 14 "

CDN $1500

 

   

The Open Road

Artist's Proof
Sepia etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Size: 4 3/8" x 14"

CDN $850

 

   

The Open Road

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Size: 4 3/8" x 14"

CDN $1400

 

   

The Simple Line

Book–detail of spine
6 sepia etchings with biographical essay. 2007.
Edition of 50.
Bound by Claudia Cohen. Printed with a Washington handpress on Somerset paper.
Handset in Centaur and Duensing Titling types

Size: 12 7/8 " x 9 5/8"

CDN $550

 

   
The Simple Line

Book–detail of plate Excellent Ink
   

Literary Lion

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Framed with acid free materials by the artist

Image size: 3 6/8" " x 2 5/8"

SOLD

 

Rabbit in the Reeds

31/50
Hand coloured etching
Framed by the artist

Brush signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Sheet: 9 1/4' x 8 1/4"
Image: 5 1/2" x 5 3/4"

CDN $850

 

   

Power Owl

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching
lightening bolts in gold leaf

Framed by C.V.S.
Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Frame size: 10 1/4 " x 8 1/4"

Image: 3 5/16 " x 2 8/16"

$CDN 425

 

Mr. Rabbit

Artist's Proof
Sepia etching on hand made Italian paper

The areas gilded, using a medieval shell gold, are as follows:
23K rose gold for the eyes
22K green gold for the necklace
Palladium for the flowers

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Image size: 6" x 4 1/4"

CDN $ 445

 

 

   

Mr. Rabbit

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Size: 6" x 4 1/4"

CDN $545

 

Wong Tree

Artist's Proof
Sepia etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Image size: 4" x 3 1/4"

$CDN 250

 

   

Full Moon Eyes

AP
Hand-coloured etching with gilding

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size: 2 1/2" x 2 3/4"

$CDN 175

 

Ship of Wisdom

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk with a pencil

Image size: 8 5/16 " x 10 12/16"

A la poupee etching and aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil

Various numbers from the edition of 145.

CDN $600

   

Lion wIth Pennywhistle

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size: 3 3/8" x 2"

$CDN 235

 

Archer Mouse

Artist's Proof
Sepia etching

Signed: C Van Sandwyk

Image size:
3 7/8" x 2 1/4"

$CDN 145

 

   

Excellent Ink

Artist's Proof
Sepia etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Image size: 3 1/8" x 2 1/4"

$CDN 150



 

Monocle Owl

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Image size: 2 3/4" x 3 1/2"

$CDN 345

 

   

Three Moons

Artist's Proof
Hand-coloured etching

Signed: Charles Van Sandwyk

Each image:
2 1/4" x 2

$CDN 275

 

   
   

Animal Wisdom

Hand-sewn book on acid free paper
10" x 6 1/2"
28 pages
CDN $45
third printing

Affairs of the Heart

Book, 28 pages
14 tipped in illustrations

8 1/2" x 10 1/8"

CDN $65

   

Wind In The Willows

Book, bound in cloth, blocked in black and gold with design by Charles Van Sandwyk, with printed paper label inset
printed endpapers and slipcase

Signed by Charles Van Sandwyk

85 illustrations, 35 in colour
264 pages
10" x 7"

CDN $100

Wind In The Willows

Book -detail

   

Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds

Hand-sewn book on acid free paper,
14 pages, 18 tipped in colour plates, various other illustrations
8 1/2" x 10 1/4"

CDN $79

Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds

Hand-sewn book on acid free paper,
14 pages, 18 tipped in colour plates, various other illustrations
8 1/2" x 10 1/4"

CDN $79

   

Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds

detail

Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds

detail

   

The Rabbit's Christmas Wish

Book 9" x 6.5"

9 tipped in plates and various drawings Elaborate borders and calligraphy
Gold leaf covers
8 pages plus end papers
Illustrated cover

Published by Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2004, Edition of 2000

CDN: $45

The Rabbit's Christmas Wish

Book detail


   
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