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1869 Whetstone, England - 1959 Toronto, Ontario. Known for: Nude figure, portrait, landscape, still life, historical events and Indian painting.
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)(4). His mediums included fresco*, oil paint, watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, chalk and mixed mediums. His subjects included portraits, landscapes, nudes,... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)(4). His mediums included fresco*, oil paint, watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, chalk and mixed mediums. His subjects included portraits, landscapes, nudes, figures, still life, interiors, allegory*, genre*, Indians, historic events and war. His styles included Art Nouveau*, Impressionism*, Neo-Class... Read full biography
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Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959)
A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)(4)
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