Henk Ykelenstam
North West Arm
North West Arm
Title: North West Arm, with Dingle, Halifax, N.S. (1970)
Artist: Henk Ykelenstam
Size: 11” x 13 1/2” (27.9 x 34.3 cm)
Description: Graphite sketch on paper. Titled bottom left. Signed and dated (‘70) bottom right. From the artist’s Nova Scotia sketchbook.
Henk Ykelenstam (1929-1992) was an accomplished artist and musician. His art can be described as super realism. It was exhibited in galleries in Halifax and Charlottetown, and also at the Toronto International Art Fair. As a musician, he was educated at the Utrecht Conservatory of Music. He was a member of the Black Watch Band, the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, the Charlottetown Festival Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Orchestra. He performed many times on C.B.C. Radio and Television. He also taught music lessons (flute). He died in Charlottetown.