Stanley Morel Cosgrove was a painter, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, and educator. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where, other than for education and travel, he lived his whole life and died.

His most famous mediums are oil on canvas, oil on wood and fresco*(1). He also did drawings in charcoal, Conte crayon*, ink and graphite. His prints are primarily serigraphs*. Works in other mediums are rare. His subjects were landscapes (primarily forests), figures (primarily women), portraits (primarily women), nudes (always women), and still life. His styles were Expressionism* and Fauvism*. His work with its distinct simple forms, limited palette, pastel colours, distorted shapes...