Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was a well known Canadian painter. His works were frequently exhibited throughout his career and examples of it are in several important Canadian museums. He was born in Quebec... Read full biography
Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was a well known Canadian painter. His works were frequently exhibited throughout his career and examples of it are in several important Canadian museums. He was born in Quebec City where, other than for education and travel, he lived for the first half of his life. He moved... Read full biography
Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was a well known Canadian painter. His works were frequently exhibited throughout his career and examples of it are in several important Canadian museums. He was born in Quebec City where, other than for education and travel, he lived for the first half of his life. He moved to Montreal in 1943 and lived there and in the suburb of Rosemere for most of the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor and pastel. His subjects were landscapes, farm life, city... Read full biography
Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was a well known Canadian painter. His works were frequently exhibited throughout his career and examples of it are in several important Canadian museums. He was born in Quebec City where, other than for education and travel, he lived for the first half of his life. He moved to Montreal in 1943 and lived there and in the suburb of Rosemere for most of the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor and pastel. His subjects were landscapes, farm life, city scenes, rivers, lakes, shorelines, snowscapes, mountains, nudes, still life, war and genre*. In addition to locations near his homes in Quebec, Pfeiffer's oeuvre includes paintings from his travels to the Appalachians, England, France, Ireland, the... Read full biography
Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was a well known Canadian painter. His works were frequently exhibited throughout his career and examples of it are in several important Canadian museums. He was born in Quebec City where, other than for education and travel, he lived for the first half of his life. He moved to Montreal in 1943 and lived there and in the suburb of Rosemere for most of the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor and pastel. His subjects were landscapes, farm life, city scenes, rivers, lakes, shorelines, snowscapes, mountains, nudes, still life, war and genre*. In addition to locations near his homes in Quebec, Pfeiffer's oeuvre includes paintings from his travels to the Appalachians, England, France, Ireland, the Maritime Provinces, and Newfoundland. His styles were Realism* and Surrealism* (2). AskART have excellent illustrations of his work.... Read full biography
Gordon Edward Pfeiffer - Artist Info
About Gordon Edward Pfeiffer: Books
Books & Publications (8)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 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)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Gordon E. Pfeiffer
1981
Aimers, Cotton
95 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979