Emily Geraldine Coonan (AKA: Emily Coonan) was a painter. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she lived her whole life and died. Her mediums were primarily oil on canvas and oil on wood... Read full biography
Emily Geraldine Coonan (AKA: Emily Coonan) was a painter. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she lived her whole life and died. Her mediums were primarily oil on canvas and oil on wood panel. Works in other mediums would be very rare as there are none listed in the collections of... Read full biography
Emily Geraldine Coonan (AKA: Emily Coonan) was a painter. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she lived her whole life and died. Her mediums were primarily oil on canvas and oil on wood panel. Works in other mediums would be very rare as there are none listed in the collections of Canadian museums by the Canadian Heritage Information Network*, and the author could fine none recorded sold at auction (using several sources) for at least fifteen years. Her subjects were figures,... Read full biography
Emily Geraldine Coonan (AKA: Emily Coonan) was a painter. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she lived her whole life and died. Her mediums were primarily oil on canvas and oil on wood panel. Works in other mediums would be very rare as there are none listed in the collections of Canadian museums by the Canadian Heritage Information Network*, and the author could fine none recorded sold at auction (using several sources) for at least fifteen years. Her subjects were figures, portraits, interiors, still life and landscapes. Her styles have been described as Post-Impressionism*, Modernism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air*. The AskART image example Evelina is a masterpiece and an excellent illustration of her finest early work. Her... Read full biography
Emily Geraldine Coonan (AKA: Emily Coonan) was a painter. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she lived her whole life and died. Her mediums were primarily oil on canvas and oil on wood panel. Works in other mediums would be very rare as there are none listed in the collections of Canadian museums by the Canadian Heritage Information Network*, and the author could fine none recorded sold at auction (using several sources) for at least fifteen years. Her subjects were figures, portraits, interiors, still life and landscapes. Her styles have been described as Post-Impressionism*, Modernism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air*. The AskART image example Evelina is a masterpiece and an excellent illustration of her finest early work. Her formal art education includes twice weekly classes, starting in 1898, at the Conseil des Arts et Man... Read full biography
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About Emily Geraldine Coonan: Books
Books & Publications (17)
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Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists
2008
Prakash, A.K.
409 pages (color)
Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings
2007
Newlands, Anne
366 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters
2005
Walters, Evelyn
192 pages (color)
The Birth of the Modern: Post Impressionism in Canada, c. 1900-1920 (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Murray, Joan
160 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
2000
Antaki, Karen
72 pages (color)
Painting Friends: The Beaver Hall Women Painters
1999
Meadowcroft, Barbara
240 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Emily Coonan 1885-1971
1987
Antaki, Karen
95 pages (color)
Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
1985
Petteys, Chris with Hazel Gustow, Ferris Olin and Verna Ritchie
851 pages
Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue) (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Hill, Charles C
223 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960
Hubbard, R.H.
463 pages
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index