Georges Chavignaud OSA, ALCT, CSPWC (1865 - 1944). A painter and educator, Georges (George) Chavignaud was born in Lanveoc (Brittany), France and died in Meadowvale (Greater Toronto), Ontario. He was... Read full biography
Georges Chavignaud OSA, ALCT, CSPWC (1865 - 1944). A painter and educator, Georges (George) Chavignaud was born in Lanveoc (Brittany), France and died in Meadowvale (Greater Toronto), Ontario. He was a Principal of the Victoria School of Art & Design, a member of the Ontario Society of Artists*, a... Read full biography
Georges Chavignaud OSA, ALCT, CSPWC (1865 - 1944). A painter and educator, Georges (George) Chavignaud was born in Lanveoc (Brittany), France and died in Meadowvale (Greater Toronto), Ontario. He was a Principal of the Victoria School of Art & Design, a member of the Ontario Society of Artists*, a frequent exhibitor with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and his works are in several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). Chavignaud's primary mediums were watercolors... Read full biography
Georges Chavignaud OSA, ALCT, CSPWC (1865 - 1944). A painter and educator, Georges (George) Chavignaud was born in Lanveoc (Brittany), France and died in Meadowvale (Greater Toronto), Ontario. He was a Principal of the Victoria School of Art & Design, a member of the Ontario Society of Artists*, a frequent exhibitor with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and his works are in several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). Chavignaud's primary mediums were watercolors and oils. His subjects included landscapes, portraits, figures, village scenes, marine scenes, windmills and genre. His painting locations included Belgium, Holland, France, Ontario, Quebec (Ile d'Orleans), Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. His... Read full biography
Georges Chavignaud OSA, ALCT, CSPWC (1865 - 1944). A painter and educator, Georges (George) Chavignaud was born in Lanveoc (Brittany), France and died in Meadowvale (Greater Toronto), Ontario. He was a Principal of the Victoria School of Art & Design, a member of the Ontario Society of Artists*, a frequent exhibitor with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and his works are in several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). Chavignaud's primary mediums were watercolors and oils. His subjects included landscapes, portraits, figures, village scenes, marine scenes, windmills and genre. His painting locations included Belgium, Holland, France, Ontario, Quebec (Ile d'Orleans), Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. His styles were Realism* and Barbizon School* influenced Impressionism*. AskART images have some good illustrations of his oeuvre. H... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (30)
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The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968-1978
2012
Kennedy, Garry Neill
455 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
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
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists A to F, 5th Edition
1997
MacDonald, Colin S.
811 pages (color)
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
Dictionnaire des Artistes de Langue francaise en Amerique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes, et orfevres
1992
Karel, David
962 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada Ottawa: A-F, Canadian Art, Volume One A--F (National Gallery of Canada)
1988
Hill, Charles C. and Pierre B. Landry, Editors
415 pages
Canadian Who's Who: Index 1898-1984 (University of Toronto Press)
1988
McMann, Evelyn
530 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
The Ontario Collection (Ontario Heritage Foundation)
1984
Bayer, Fern
388 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
100 Years of Canadian Drawings
1980
Morris, Jerrold
197 pages
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Early Painters and Engravers in Canada
1970
Harper, J. Russell
392 pages
A History of Peel County: To Mark Its Centenary as a Separate County, 1867-1967
1967
Charters, C.V. (Editor)
287 pages (color)
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960
Hubbard, R.H.
463 pages
Canadian Water Colour Painting
1954
Duval, Paul
102 pages (color)
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
George Reid, Canadian Artist
1946
Miner, Muriel Miller
230 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
Prominent Men of Canada, 1931-32
1932
Hamilton, Ross (Editor)
640 pages
Canadian Landscape Painters
1932
Robson, A. H.
227 pages (color)
The National Gallery of Canada Catalogue
1931
Editor, National Gallery of Canada
218 pages
The Fine Arts in Canada
1925
MacTavish, Newton
181 pages (color)
Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography of Living Characters
1912
Morgan, Henry James (Editor)
1,238 pages
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art (Exhibition catalog)