About William John Wood

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    William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954)

    A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland, Ontario, where he had lived since 1913. He exhibited twice with the Group of Seven*, he was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters*, and hundreds of his works are in the collections of several major Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)

    His mediums included oil, watercolor, gouache*, graphite, ink, etching* and linocut*. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, interiors, figures, nudes, street scenes and genre. His styles were Impressionism, Plein Air*, Fauvism* and Realism*. The AskART images are g...

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