A prominent advertising executive, a leader in the Canadian fine art community, a graphic designer, a painter, and the 25th President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, Bruce Le Dain was born in... Read full biography
A prominent advertising executive, a leader in the Canadian fine art community, a graphic designer, a painter, and the 25th President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, Bruce Le Dain was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in Montreal. (1)(2). His painting medium was oils. His subjects were... Read full biography
A prominent advertising executive, a leader in the Canadian fine art community, a graphic designer, a painter, and the 25th President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, Bruce Le Dain was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in Montreal. (1)(2). His painting medium was oils. His subjects were primarily landscapes, rural scenes, shorelines, cityscapes and still lifes. The painting locations depicted included Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and England. His styles could be described... Read full biography
A prominent advertising executive, a leader in the Canadian fine art community, a graphic designer, a painter, and the 25th President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, Bruce Le Dain was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in Montreal. (1)(2). His painting medium was oils. His subjects were primarily landscapes, rural scenes, shorelines, cityscapes and still lifes. The painting locations depicted included Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and England. His styles could be described as Expressionism*, Fauvism*, Impressionism*, and Plein-Air Painting*. His askART auction record has dozens of illustrations of his oeuvre. His art education includes studies at Sir George Williams University, Montreal (1946 – 1947); St. Martin’s... Read full biography
A prominent advertising executive, a leader in the Canadian fine art community, a graphic designer, a painter, and the 25th President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, Bruce Le Dain was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in Montreal. (1)(2). His painting medium was oils. His subjects were primarily landscapes, rural scenes, shorelines, cityscapes and still lifes. The painting locations depicted included Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and England. His styles could be described as Expressionism*, Fauvism*, Impressionism*, and Plein-Air Painting*. His askART auction record has dozens of illustrations of his oeuvre. His art education includes studies at Sir George Williams University, Montreal (1946 – 1947); St. Martin’s School of Art, London (1953 – 1957); private classes with Valfred Thelin in Ogunquit, Maine (1981); and the Art Institute of Chicago* (1982) u... Read full biography
Bruce Le Dain - Artist Info
About Bruce Le Dain: Books
Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Horizon: Selected Artworks from the Town of Mount Royal Public Collection (Town of Mount Royal, Quebec
2017
Cyr, Charles et al
75 pages (color)
Dalhousie Art Gallery: The Collection
2003
Garvey, Susan Gibson
184 pages (color)
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Kaleidoscope: An Exhibition by Quebec Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
1998
Henry, Pierre
66 pages
Canadian Who's Who-1998
1998
Lumley, Elizabeth
1,374 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1997
McMann, Evelyn de R
451 pages (color)
Canadian Who's Who 1996 Volume XXXI
1996
Lumley, Elizabeth (editor)
1,338 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists Volume 6, Perrin-Rakine