Historical, Post-War & Contemporary
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Norbertine Von Bresslern Roth linocut ed 14 of 60
Sybil Andrews colour linocut ed 12 of 60 Sybil Andrews was born in Bury St Edmunds England in 1898 She immigrated to Vancouver Island Canada in 1947 where she continued until 92 years of age to teach and make art In the late 1920 s Andrews studied with the English artist Claude Flight 1881 1955 at the Governor School in London Flight championed the linoleum block print as a simple and underrated a
Sybil Andrews linocut ed 14 of 60 Sybil Andrews was born in Bury St Edmunds England in 1898 She immigrated to Vancouver Island Canada in 1947 where she continued until 92 years of age to teach and make art In the late 1920 s Andrews studied with the English artist Claude Flight 1881 1955 at the Governor School in London Flight championed the linoleum block print as a simple and underrated art form
Franklin Arbuckle R C A oil on board Born 1909 studied at Ontario College of Art Toronto Elected to R C A 1937 member 1945 Twice winner of Jessie Dow Prize He had painted the Canadian Scenes from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and from Lake Erie to the Arctic Circle
Frank Armington oil on board Frank Armington studied art in Toronto under J W L Forster and in Paris first at the Academie Julian under Benjamin Constant and Chaumiere under Lucien Simon Frank Armington first went to Paris in 1899 but returned to Canada with his wife Caroline 1875 1939 to teach art in Winnipeg from 1901 through 1905 During this period Robert Fulton Logan was among his students Ret
Reveau Bassett oil on canvas
J W Beatty R C A oil on board 1869 1941 Born in Toronto Ontario Beatty quit school early to work as a house painter and engraver He became a fireman in Toronto and married Caroline Cormack who was inspirational in his development as an artist He studied under J W L Forster George A Reid F M Bell Smith and William Cruikshank in his spare time from the fire hall He also studied at the Academie Julia
J W Beatty R C A oil on board 1869 1941 Born in Toronto Ontario Beatty quit school early to work as a house painter and engraver He became a fireman in Toronto and married Caroline Cormack who was inspirational in his development as an artist He studied under J W L Forster George A Reid F M Bell Smith and William Cruikshank in his spare time from the fire hall He also studied at the Academie Julia
Frederic Marlett Bell Smith R C A watercolour FM Bell Smith 1846 1923 Frederic Marlett Bell Smith was born in London the son of John Bell Smith He attended South Kensington Art Schools in London and The Academie Colarossi in Paris he studied under both his father and Alexander Harrison He came to Montreal in 1866 and worked as a photographer He was a founding member of the Society of Canadian Arti
Frederic Marlett Bell Smith R C A watercolour FM Bell Smith 1846 1923 Frederic Marlett Bell Smith was born in London the son of John Bell Smith He attended South Kensington Art Schools in London and The Academie Colarossi in Paris he studied under both his father and Alexander Harrison He came to Montreal in 1866 and worked as a photographer He was a founding member of the Society of Canadian Arti
Leon Bellefleur R C A oil on canvas Described by Paul Duval as a bridge between the prevailing influences of Paul Emile Borduas and Alfred Pellan Montreal born L on Bellefleur is remembered for his richly textured abstractions and a historically precocious sense of fantasy After receiving his teaching diploma in 1929 Bellefleur enrolled in evening classes at the Ecole des Beauxs arts de Montreal u
Leon Bellefleur R C A oil on canvas Described by Paul Duval as a bridge between the prevailing influences of Paul Emile Borduas and Alfred Pellan Montreal born L on Bellefleur is remembered for his richly textured abstractions and a historically precocious sense of fantasy After receiving his teaching diploma in 1929 Bellefleur enrolled in evening classes at the Ecole des Beauxs arts de Montreal u
Roger Boulet limited edition book ed 50 of 150
Frederick Henry Brigden R C A oil on canvas
Harry Britton R C A oil on canvas laid down on board lt p gt Harry Britton was born in Cambridge England and moved to Toronto with his parents in 1881 he began his art education in Toronto under the tutiledge of Farquar McGillivray Knowles from 1902 1908 He then returned to England to study at the Heatherley School of Art from 1909 1911 He taught at St Ives in Cornwall where he met his future wife
Annora Brown silkscreen ed 17 of 19
Jack Bush R C A watercolour on paper John Hamilton Bush quot Jack quot painter b at Toronto 20 Mar 1909 d there 24 Jan 1977 Jack Bush was raised in London and Montr al where he worked initially as a commercial artist in his father s Montr al firm Rapid Electro Type Company In 1928 he moved to the Toronto office of the Rapid Grip Company where his interest in fine art as well as commercial art was
A J Casson P R C A oil on board Alfred Joseph Casson painter b at Toronto 17 May 1898 d there 20 Feb 1992 After study at Hamilton 1913 15 and Toronto 1915 17 A J Casson got his first real job in 1919 at a Toronto commercial art firm as Franklin Carmichael s apprentice Carmichael had the greatest influence on Casson as an artist taking him sketching and camping and introducing him to members of the
Rod Charlesworth oil on board
Rod Charlesworth oil on board
Maurice Cullen R C A oil on canvas Maurice Galbraith Cullen painter b at St John s 6 June 1866 d at Chambly Qu 28 Mar 1934 Cullen moved to Montr al with his family in 1870 There he began his art training as a sculptor at the Conseil des arts et manufactures and with sculptor Louis Philippe H BERT Like other artists of his generation he went to Paris for additional training He arrived there in 1889
Ken Danby watercolour
Mary Bell Eastlake R C A watercolour double sided lt p gt Mary Alexandra Eastlake n e Bell studied in Montreal with Robert Harris in New York at the Art Students League with William Chase c 1885 and at the Acad mie Colarossi In 1886 she was commissioned to paint a number of works for American patrons in New York She traveled to France and England 1890 and to Paris in 1891 She became a member of th
Henry Evaluardjuk serpentine stone
Clarence Gagnon R C A oil on panel Clarence Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings and the illustrations for Louise H mon s novel Maria Chapdelaine Gagnon was also an award winning printmaker a passionate outdoorsman and an active promoter of Quebec handicrafts Clarence Gagnon was born in a small village in rural Quebec Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris fo
Clarence Gagnon R C A oil on board Clarence Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings and the illustrations for Louise H mon s novel Maria Chapdelaine Gagnon was also an award winning printmaker a passionate outdoorsman and an active promoter of Quebec handicrafts Clarence Gagnon was born in a small village in rural Quebec Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris fo
Robert Genn acrylic on board Robert Genn was born in Victoria B C Canada in 1936 His formal training included the University of Victoria the University of British Columbia and the Art Center School in Los Angeles California Recognized as one of Canada s most accomplished painters his work is well known internationally While his subjects a re universal he has painted in many countries he excels in
Robert Genn acrylic on canvas Robert Genn was born in Victoria B C Canada in 1936 His formal training included the University of Victoria the University of British Columbia and the Art Center School in Los Angeles California Recognized as one of Canada s most accomplished painters his work is well known internationally While his subjects a re universal he has painted in many countries he excels in
Roland Gissing oil on canvas Roland Gissing was born in Willersey in the county of Worcester England on 14 May 1895 The artistic side of his nature came from his father Algernon Gissing a well known novelist who was the brother of the quite famous writer George Gissing With the exception of a few years art instruction at George Watson s College in Edinburgh during the early 1900 s Gissing is almos
Roland Gissing oil on canvas Roland Gissing was born in Willersey in the county of Worcester England on 14 May 1895 The artistic side of his nature came from his father Algernon Gissing a well known novelist who was the brother of the quite famous writer George Gissing With the exception of a few years art instruction at George Watson s College in Edinburgh during the early 1900 s Gissing is almos
Henry George Glyde R C A oil on panel Throughout his long career as an artist and teacher in Calgary Banff and Edmonton English born and educated Henry G Glyde was a key player in the development of art in Alberta over a 30 year period starting in 1935 In his practice and teaching Glyde promoted the development of a distinctive view of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction wit
Henry George Glyde R C A oil on board Throughout his long career as an artist and teacher in Calgary Banff and Edmonton English born and educated Henry G Glyde was a key player in the development of art in Alberta over a 30 year period starting in 1935 In his practice and teaching Glyde promoted the development of a distinctive view of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction wit
Henry George Glyde R C A watercolour Throughout his long career as an artist and teacher in Calgary Banff and Edmonton English born and educated Henry G Glyde was a key player in the development of art in Alberta over a 30 year period starting in 1935 In his practice and teaching Glyde promoted the development of a distinctive view of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction with
Henry George Glyde R C A oil on canvas Throughout his long career as an artist and teacher in Calgary Banff and Edmonton English born and educated Henry G Glyde was a key player in the development of art in Alberta over a 30 year period starting in 1935 In his practice and teaching Glyde promoted the development of a distinctive view of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction wi
Colin Graham watercolour
O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas board
O N Rick Grandmaison oil on board
O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas
O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas
Robert Harris pastel and charcoal on paper
Ted Harrison serigraph ed 34 of 165
Ted Harrison serigraph ed 42 of 130
Prudence Heward oil on panel Born Efa Prudence Heward in Montreal Quebec Canada into a well to do family she was educated at private schools At a young age she showed an interest in art and encouraged by her family she attended the Art Association of Montreal school for training During World War I Heward lived in England where her brothers served in the Canadian Army while she served as a voluntee
Randolph S Hewton oil on board
A Y Jackson R C A oil on board Seldom was there found a subject all composed and waiting to be painted out of a confusion of motives the vital one had to be determined upon Sketching here demanded a quick decision in composition an ignoring or summarizing of much of the detail a searching out of significant form and a colour analysis that must never err on the side of timidity One must know the No
A Y Jackson R C A oil on panel Seldom was there found a subject all composed and waiting to be painted out of a confusion of motives the vital one had to be determined upon Sketching here demanded a quick decision in composition an ignoring or summarizing of much of the detail a searching out of significant form and a colour analysis that must never err on the side of timidity One must know the No
Alex Janvier R C A acrylic on canvas Alex Simeon Janvier painter b at Le Goff near Bonnyville Alta 28 Feb 1935 A Chipewyan he graduated from the Southern Alberta College of Art in 1964 and had his start painting a mural for the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo 67 Alex Janvier returned to Alberta in 1968 to teach adult classes at the Saddle Lake Indian School St Paul and Alberta Newstart Inc Fort
Franz Frank Johnston oil on panel quot In Johnston one can almost see the sound swelling into the vastness of infinity The small panel is no restriction to the eye and one stands among the stars of timeless space Dancing formless light subaqueous in feeling ephemeral as Aurora Borealis It holds one motionless in moving space quot 1 Frank Johnston was born in Toronto and like many other Group membe
Franz Frank Johnston oil on panel quot In Johnston one can almost see the sound swelling into the vastness of infinity The small panel is no restriction to the eye and one stands among the stars of timeless space Dancing formless light subaqueous in feeling ephemeral as Aurora Borealis It holds one motionless in moving space quot 1 Frank Johnston was born in Toronto and like many other Group membe
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on cardboard Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of L
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
John Kasyn oil on board OSA CSPWC 1926 2009 Born in Poland Kasyn came to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1938 and studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Central Technical School 1940 both in Toronto Working in oils acrylic and watercolour he paints Toronto streetscapes with particular emphasis on the backs and backyards of houses usually row houses or semidetached in various Toronto neightbourhoods He
Illingworth Kerr R C A oil on canvas board Illingworth Holey Kerr quot Buck quot painter illustrator writer b at Lumsden Sask 20 Aug 1905 d at Calgary 6 Jan 1989 Kerr attended Central Technical School Toronto and Ontario College of Art He also studied at Westminster School of Art London in 1936 and returning to Canada taught at Vancouver School of Art 1945 47 In 1947 he became director of the art
Dorothy Knowles oil on canvas
G Blair Laing limited edition book and ink drawing
Jean Paul Lemieux R C A oil pastel on paper Jean Paul Lemieux painter b at Qu bec C Qu 18 Nov 1904 d at Montr al Qu 7 Nov 1990 Lemieux s artistic universe is often classified as one of northern landscapes flat barren and infinite but this preoccupation was only one characteristic of his work He attended the cole des beaux arts in Montr al from 1926 34 interrupted by a trip to Paris After teaching
Jean Paul Lemieux R C A oil on canvas Jean Paul Lemieux painter b at Qu bec C Qu 18 Nov 1904 d at Montr al Qu 7 Nov 1990 Lemieux s artistic universe is often classified as one of northern landscapes flat barren and infinite but this preoccupation was only one characteristic of his work He attended the cole des beaux arts in Montr al from 1926 34 interrupted by a trip to Paris After teaching at the
Arthur Lismer R C A oil on board Arthur Lismer painter educator b at Sheffield Eng 27 June 1885 d at Montr al 23 Mar 1969 Lismer studied at Sheffield School of Art 1899 1906 and the Acad mie royale des beaux arts Antwerp 1906 07 He moved to Canada in 1911 seeking work as a commercial illustrator At the Grip Engraving Co in Toronto he met J E H MacDonald Tom Thomson and F H Johnston and shortly the
Arthur Lismer R C A oil on board
John Lyman oil on canvas
Charles MacDonald Manley oil on board
Henri L opold Masson R C A watercolour Masson Henri L opold painter b at Spy Belgium 10 Jan 1907 d at Ottawa 9 Feb 1996 Largely self taught Masson combined his narrative abilities with a fluid Group of Seven style He lived in Ottawa from 1921 and began exhibiting nationally in 1938 and internationally in 1946 His themes reflect his belief in the unity of nature and art Cityscapes and landscapes re
Henri L opold Masson R C A watercolour Masson Henri L opold painter b at Spy Belgium 10 Jan 1907 d at Ottawa 9 Feb 1996 Largely self taught Masson combined his narrative abilities with a fluid Group of Seven style He lived in Ottawa from 1921 and began exhibiting nationally in 1938 and internationally in 1946 His themes reflect his belief in the unity of nature and art Cityscapes and landscapes re
Henri L opold Masson R C A lithograph ed 23 of 100 Masson Henri L opold painter b at Spy Belgium 10 Jan 1907 d at Ottawa 9 Feb 1996 Largely self taught Masson combined his narrative abilities with a fluid Group of Seven style He lived in Ottawa from 1921 and began exhibiting nationally in 1938 and internationally in 1946 His themes reflect his belief in the unity of nature and art Cityscapes and l
Doris McCarthy R C A watercolour lt p gt Born in Calgary Doris Jean McCarthy is well known for her extensive watercolour painting practice She first studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1926 1930 and later undertook post graduate studies at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London England A dedicated art educator she became a founding instructor with Arthur Lismer s Children s classes
Arthur Meadows oil on canvas
Jim Millard watercolour
David Milne oil on canvas
Leo Mol R C A bronze ed 2 of 15
Norval Morrisseau R C A acrylic on board lt p gt Norval Morrisseau artist b at Sand Point Reserve near Beardmore Ont 14 Mar 1932 d at Toronto 4 Dec 2007 Norval Morrisseau was a self taught artist of Ojibwa ancestry his Ojibwa name which appears in syllabics on his paintings means quot Copper Thunderbird quot and he originated the pictographic style or what is referred to as quot Woodland Indian ar
Rita Mount oil on board lt p gt A student of art from the age of 10 Rita Mount received extensive artistic training studying at the Cercle Internationale des Beaux Arts in Paris the Art Association of Montreal under William Brymner where she won a two year scholarship the Art Students League under Frank V Du Mond and taking courses in landscape painting with John Fabian Carlson in New York state F
Laura Muntz Lyall R C A oil on canvas 1860 1930 Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall came to Canada as a child and settled on a farm in Muskoka She began her formal art training at 23 studying privately with J W L Forster and she became a school teacher in Hamilton In 1887 she studied at South Kensington and later in Paris at the Acad mie Colarossi under J Leblanc and others She received honorable mention in
Jim Nicoll watercolour
Jim Nicoll watercolour
Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 37 of 60 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Ar
Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 25 of 90 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Ar
Marion Nicoll R C A watercolour on paper 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art
Lucius O Brien P R C A watercolour on paper Lucius O Brien 1832 1899 Lucius O Brien was born in Shanty Bay Ontario He attended the Upper Canada College in Toronto He received training in Architecture but was self taught as a painter O Brien was vice president of OSA from 1873 to 1880 and became the first president of the RCA in 1880 and remained at this position for ten years He traveled to the Ro
Mona Ohoveluk stencil on linen
Canadian Pacific colour lithograph From the early 1880s until the 1960s the CPR commissioned many artists to create brochures posters menus and advertisements These items were used to promote travel immigration and settlement war efforts freight traffic and other services provided by the company In early years CPR sponsored artists both well known and emerging talent by providing railway passes to
Paul Peel R C A oil on canvas Paul Peel figure painter b at London Canada 7 Nov 1860 d at Paris France 11 Oct 1892 He spent his formative student years learning the academic style at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia with the great American figure painter Thomas Eakins and at the Royal Academy Schools in London and at the cole des beaux arts in Paris His sentimental studies of
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed unknown RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japane
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japanese colour w
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japanese colour w
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A wood engraving ed 20 of 120 RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japane
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed 80 of 100 RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japa
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed 67 of 100 RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japa
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A watercolour RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japanese colour woodcu
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A watercolour RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japanese colour woodcu
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed 48 of 100 RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japa
Robert Pilot R C A oil on canvas lt div gt Robert Wakeham Pilot was born in St John s Newfoundland 1898 His widowed mother married the Canadian artist Maurice Cullen in 1910 and they went back to Cullen s home in Montreal Young Robert often assisted his stepfather doing chores in the studio and thus learned the craft from the bottom up He also attended night classes at the Monument National and la
Joe Plaskett pastel Joseph Plaskett was born in 1918 in New Westminster His works are in public art gallery collections from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island including the National Gallery of Canada the Beaverbrook Art Gallery the Winnipeg Art Gallery the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 for his excelle
Christopher Pratt R C A silkscreen in colours ed 29 of 30 Christopher Pratt was born in St John s Newfoundland in 1935 While a pre medicine student at Mount Allison University he became interested in the fine arts and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts It was at Mount Allison under the mentorship of fellow artist Alex Colville where his work began to exhibit the meticulous rendering and stark
Eric Riordon pastel 1906 1948 Born in St Catharines Ontario the son of Mr amp amp Mrs Carl Riordon his family moved to Montreal in 1908 He was educated at Ashbury College Ottawa and McGill University Montreal After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumi re and Acad mie Julian then travelled and painte
Rich Roenisch bronze ed 7 of 9
Joe Rosenthal oil on masonite
Carl Rungius oil on canvas Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius 1869 1959 well known wildlife and landscape painter was born near Berlin Germany He attended the Berlin Art School in 1889 and later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and School of Applied Arts in the same city He developed an enthusiasm for big game during an 1894 trip to the USA and in 1897 moved to Greenpoint Long Island NY He kept his st
Anne Savage oil on panel double sided 1896 1971 A founding member of the Beaver Hall Group Anne quot Annie quot Douglas Savage often painted the Quebec landscape Although influenced by the Group of Seven s A Y Jackson with whom she was close friends Savage s works reflect a land inhabited by a harmonious human presence rather than a deserted wilderness In her later years she began to venture towar
Carl Schaefer R C A watercolour on paper Carl Fellman Schaefer artist teacher b at Hanover Ont 30 Apr 1903 d at Toronto Ont 21 May 1995 A vigorous yet sensitive interpreter of rural southern Ontario scenery Schaefer is typical of regionalist Canadian artists who chose to concentrate on agrarian and social rather than wilderness themes during the 1930s His best work was inspired by the farm environ
Jack Leonard Shadbolt oil on canvas lt p gt Jack Leonard Shadbolt artist teacher author poet b at Shoeburyness Eng 4 Feb 1909 d at Burnaby BC 22 Nov 1998 Best known as a painter and draftsman he wrote 3 books and many articles and through his teaching profoundly influenced art and artists in BC and across Canada He moved to British Columbia in 1912 lt p gt lt p gt Jack Shadbolt studied at the Art
Margaret Shelton colour linocut lt p gt 1915 1984 lt p gt lt p gt Margaret Shelton was born August 15 1915 on a farm near Bruce east of Edmonton Alberta of English parents She grew up in Drumheller Valley in south central Alberta From an early age she began to draw and was encouraged by both parents and teachers Her talent was already apparent by age 14 1929 when she had produced some paintings an
Margaret Shelton color linocut lt p gt 1915 1984 lt p gt lt p gt Margaret Shelton was born August 15 1915 on a farm near Bruce east of Edmonton Alberta of English parents She grew up in Drumheller Valley in south central Alberta From an early age she began to draw and was encouraged by both parents and teachers Her talent was already apparent by age 14 1929 when she had produced some paintings and
Antoine St Gilles oil on canvas
Philip Surrey R C A oil on canvas lt p gt Philip Surrey a founding member of the Contemporary Arts Society was a figurative painter with an enduring interest in human subjects within urban nightscapes For most of his career Surrey used Montreal as his stage arranging lighting and figures most often pedestrians in compositions that revealed both the gregarious nature and the solitude of humanity A
J D Turner watercolour
Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour on paper 1836 1928 Frederick Verner was born in Ontario in 1836 Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art While in England he served for the British army Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portraits of the native people as well as
Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour on paper 1836 1928 Frederick Verner was born in Ontario in 1836 Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art While in England he served for the British army Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portraits of the native people as well as
Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour on paper mounted on board 1836 1928 Frederick Verner was born in Ontario in 1836 Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art While in England he served for the British army Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portraits of the native
Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour 1836 1928 Frederick Verner was born in Ontario in 1836 Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art While in England he served for the British army Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portraits of the native people as well as native s
Charles Jones Way watercolour lt p gt Charles Jones Way 1835 1919 lt p gt lt p gt Charles Jones Way was born in Dartmouth England and studied at South Kensington Art Schools He came to Canada in 1858 and settled in Montreal Way traveled extensively through Canada and Europe He became a member of the RCA the year of its inception 1880 CJ Way painted the Rocky Mountains for the Canadian Pacific Rail
William Weston oil on panel
Karl Wood oil on boad
Andrew Wyeth portfolio of printed reproductions