Homer Ransford Watson OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936). Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most exhibitions... Read full biography
Homer Ransford Watson OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936). Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most exhibitions that examine the history of Canadian art include his paintings, all comprehensive Canadian art... Read full biography
Homer Ransford Watson OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936). Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most exhibitions that examine the history of Canadian art include his paintings, all comprehensive Canadian art history books discuss him, and most major Canadian museums have his works in their permanent collections. Watson was born in Doon, Ontario (now part of Kitchener) lived there most of his life and died... Read full biography
Homer Ransford Watson OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936). Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most exhibitions that examine the history of Canadian art include his paintings, all comprehensive Canadian art history books discuss him, and most major Canadian museums have his works in their permanent collections. Watson was born in Doon, Ontario (now part of Kitchener) lived there most of his life and died there. (1). His best known medium was oil paint, although, there are many works in watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, chalk, drybrush, wood engraving*, etching* and lithograph*. His most frequent subjects are landscapes of the countryside near Doon. Oscar... Read full biography
Homer Ransford Watson OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936). Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most exhibitions that examine the history of Canadian art include his paintings, all comprehensive Canadian art history books discuss him, and most major Canadian museums have his works in their permanent collections. Watson was born in Doon, Ontario (now part of Kitchener) lived there most of his life and died there. (1). His best known medium was oil paint, although, there are many works in watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, chalk, drybrush, wood engraving*, etching* and lithograph*. His most frequent subjects are landscapes of the countryside near Doon. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), a friend and patron, famously referred to Watson as the "Canadian Constable" because o... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (29)
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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
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Victorian Pictures in the Collection of her Majesty The Queen
1992
Millar, Sir Oliver
812 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)
Masterpieces of Canadian Art: From the National Gallery of Canada
1990
Burnett, David; Dr. Shirley L. Thomson (Foreward)
230 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988
Reid, Dennis
418 pages (color)
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
Landmarks of Canadian Art
1978
Mellen, Peter
260 pages (color)
American Art in the Barbizon Mood (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Bermingham, Peter
191 pages (color)
High Realism in Canada
1974
Duval, Paul
175 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Canadian Landscape Painting 1670-1930 (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Hubbard, R H
198 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Praeger Encyclopedia of Art (4 volumes)
1971
Bell, David
2,139 pages (color)
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967
Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy
254 pages (color)
Canadian Painting 1850-1950 National Gallery Travelling Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1967
National Gallery of Canada
32 pages (color)
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art
1966
Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld
128 pages (color)
Art and Man---The Modern World (Book Three of 3 Volumes)
1964
Brieger, P.H.; George Vickers, F.E. Winter
234 pages (color)
The Development of Canadian Art (The National Gallery of Canada)
1964
Hubbard, R.H.
137 pages (color)
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
Canadian Art-Its Origin and Development (Paperback) 1967
1943
Colgate, William
278 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index