Henri Beau (1863 - 1949). A painter, draftsman, muralist and illustrator, Henri Beau was born in Montreal, Quebec, but lived most of his life in Paris, France where he died. Although, during the... Read full biography
Henri Beau (1863 - 1949). A painter, draftsman, muralist and illustrator, Henri Beau was born in Montreal, Quebec, but lived most of his life in Paris, France where he died. Although, during the first half of his career he established a reputation as a brilliant Impressionist painter, at the age of... Read full biography
Henri Beau (1863 - 1949). A painter, draftsman, muralist and illustrator, Henri Beau was born in Montreal, Quebec, but lived most of his life in Paris, France where he died. Although, during the first half of his career he established a reputation as a brilliant Impressionist painter, at the age of 52 he marginalized that part of his oeuvre and took a full time job with the Canadian Public Archives. He spent the next 23 years making illustrations of 17th and 18th century European places,... Read full biography
Henri Beau (1863 - 1949). A painter, draftsman, muralist and illustrator, Henri Beau was born in Montreal, Quebec, but lived most of his life in Paris, France where he died. Although, during the first half of his career he established a reputation as a brilliant Impressionist painter, at the age of 52 he marginalized that part of his oeuvre and took a full time job with the Canadian Public Archives. He spent the next 23 years making illustrations of 17th and 18th century European places, people, things and events that had an historic link with Canada. (1). His mediums included oils, watercolors, gouache*, fresco*, pencil, pen & ink*, charcoal and mixed mediums. His subjects could be divided into two categories: Those he painted in a semi... Read full biography
Henri Beau (1863 - 1949). A painter, draftsman, muralist and illustrator, Henri Beau was born in Montreal, Quebec, but lived most of his life in Paris, France where he died. Although, during the first half of his career he established a reputation as a brilliant Impressionist painter, at the age of 52 he marginalized that part of his oeuvre and took a full time job with the Canadian Public Archives. He spent the next 23 years making illustrations of 17th and 18th century European places, people, things and events that had an historic link with Canada. (1). His mediums included oils, watercolors, gouache*, fresco*, pencil, pen & ink*, charcoal and mixed mediums. His subjects could be divided into two categories: Those he painted in a semi Realist* style, for the Canadian archives, which included period costumes, hairstyles, military uniforms, royalty, sol... Read full biography
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About Henri Beau: Books
Books & Publications (14)
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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
A National Soul: Canadian Mural Painting, 1860s-1930s
2002
McKay, Marylin
320 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Lowrey, Carol
152 pages (color)
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)
The Church of Notre Dame in Montreal: An Architectural History
1991
Toker, Franklin
0 pages (color)
World Impressonism: The International Movement 1860-1920
1990
Broude, Norma (ed)
424 pages (color)
Canadian Impressionism
1990
Duval, Paul
166 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Henri Beau, 1863-1949 (Quebec Museum of Fine Arts) (Exhibition catalog)
1987
L'Allier, Pierre
0 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Early Painters and Engravers in Canada
1970
Harper, J. Russell
392 pages
Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography of Living Characters