Manly Edward MacDonald - Artist Info

About Manly Edward MacDonald

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    Manly Edward MacDonald RCA, OIP (1889 - 1971)

    Manly MacDonald was a well-known Canadian painter, printmaker and educator.

    He was born in Point Anne, Ontario, a town about 150 miles east of Toronto, Ontario, and died in Toronto, where he had lived since the early 1920s. (1)

    His primary medium was oil paint; however, he also worked in pastel, watercolor, etching*, drypoint*, aquatint* and mixed mediums. His subjects included portraits, figures, landscapes, winter scenes, cityscapes, village scenes, farm activity, lakes, rivers, boats and genre*. His styles were Realism* and Plein Air*. His favorite painting location was the countryside around the Bay of Quinte on the north shore...

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