Charles Walter Simpson - Artist Info

About Charles Walter Simpson

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    Charles Walter Simpson RCA (1878 - 1942)

    A well-known Canadian painter, prolific illustrator, draftsman, muralist, printmaker and war artist, Charles Walter Simpson was born in Montreal, Quebec and, aside from travel, lived his whole life there and died there. In the early decades of the twentieth century he was grouped among the most prominent of contemporary Canadian artists, his work is discussed and illustrated in most Canadian art history books, and examples of it are in most major Canadian museums. (1)

    His mediums included oil, gouache*, watercolor, tempera*, pencil, ink, graphite*, and etching*. His subjects included landscapes, portraits, genre*, allegory*, historic events, historic people (e.g. explorers, politicians,...

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