Henry Metzger (1876 - 1949) (1). A painter and muralist, Father Henry Metzger was born in Grendelbruch, France. He immigrated to Canada in 1909 and died in Kronau, Saskatchewan. (2). His primary... Read full biography
Henry Metzger (1876 - 1949) (1). A painter and muralist, Father Henry Metzger was born in Grendelbruch, France. He immigrated to Canada in 1909 and died in Kronau, Saskatchewan. (2). His primary medium was oil paint. His most well-known subjects were portraits of Indians and religious themed works... Read full biography
Henry Metzger (1876 - 1949) (1). A painter and muralist, Father Henry Metzger was born in Grendelbruch, France. He immigrated to Canada in 1909 and died in Kronau, Saskatchewan. (2). His primary medium was oil paint. His most well-known subjects were portraits of Indians and religious themed works for churches. He also painted landscape, mountain, shoreline and genre* scenes depicting locations in Saskatchewan, and possibly places where he lived or visited in Europe and the Middle East. His... Read full biography
Henry Metzger (1876 - 1949) (1). A painter and muralist, Father Henry Metzger was born in Grendelbruch, France. He immigrated to Canada in 1909 and died in Kronau, Saskatchewan. (2). His primary medium was oil paint. His most well-known subjects were portraits of Indians and religious themed works for churches. He also painted landscape, mountain, shoreline and genre* scenes depicting locations in Saskatchewan, and possibly places where he lived or visited in Europe and the Middle East. His style was Realism*. AskART images have some excellent illustrations of his Indian portraits, the St. Peter's Heritage Society website have several photos of his religious paintings in St. Peter's Church, Kronau, Saskatchewan. Before becoming a Roman... Read full biography
Henry Metzger (1876 - 1949) (1). A painter and muralist, Father Henry Metzger was born in Grendelbruch, France. He immigrated to Canada in 1909 and died in Kronau, Saskatchewan. (2). His primary medium was oil paint. His most well-known subjects were portraits of Indians and religious themed works for churches. He also painted landscape, mountain, shoreline and genre* scenes depicting locations in Saskatchewan, and possibly places where he lived or visited in Europe and the Middle East. His style was Realism*. AskART images have some excellent illustrations of his Indian portraits, the St. Peter's Heritage Society website have several photos of his religious paintings in St. Peter's Church, Kronau, Saskatchewan. Before becoming a Roman Catholic priest, he studied art in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts* and at the Academie Julian*; and in Munich, Germany under Martin... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
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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
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction