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Oscar Cahen BIOGRAPHY
1916 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1956 Oakville, Ontario. Known for: Abstract painting, illustration and murals.
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville,... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts,... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts, figures, landscape, social commentary and magazine illustration. His styles are abstract expressionism*, lyrical abstraction* and expressionism*. His works are identified by superior draughtsmanship, advanced technical skill with mixed mediums, colour... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts, figures, landscape, social commentary and magazine illustration. His styles are abstract expressionism*, lyrical abstraction* and expressionism*. His works are identified by superior draughtsmanship, advanced technical skill with mixed mediums, colour harmony and serious dramatic effect (even with the most abstract of works). He studied de... Read full biography
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Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home).
His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts, figures, landscape, social commentary and magazine illustration. His styles are abstract expressionism*, lyrical abstraction* and expressionism*. His works are identified by superior draughtsmanship, adva...But wait, there's more...
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