The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada)
(Exhibition catalog)
2005Leclerc, Denise; Pierre Dessureault; National Gallery of Canada
188 pages (color)
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1923 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1999 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Abstract paintings, prints, murals and teaching.
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic,... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces filled with mixtures of opaque and translucent paint. The effect is a surface of lush colour and texture that draw the viewer's attention into the work. Quote: "There are two ways to judge a painting . One is based on criteria and theories of art. The... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces filled with mixtures of opaque and translucent paint. The effect is a surface of lush colour and texture that draw the viewer's attention into the work. Quote: "There are two ways to judge a painting . One is based on criteria and theories of art. The second is based on the sensations we get before a picture. I paint the second way." - Jean McEwen (1956).... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (23)
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The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada)
2005The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar622 pagesConcordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
2000Antaki, Karen72 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesEgregore: A History of the Montreal Automatist Movement
1998Ellenwood, Ray357 pages (color)Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection
1992Paikowsky, Sandra and Lois Valliant59 pages (color)Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson1,557 pages (color)Cineplex Odeon The First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art
1989Burnett, David97 pages (color)Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing417 pagesWho's Who in American Art, Fifteenth Edition, 1982
1982R.R. Bowker Co. (Editors)1,204 pagesSelections from the Westburne Collection (Edmonton Art Gallery)
1982Wilkin, Karen48 pages (color)Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken119 pages (color)Thirteen Artists from Marlborough Godard, Toronto, Montreal
1974Editor, Marlborough Gallery, New York39 pages (color)A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974MacDonald, Colin, S.3,667 pagesPainters of Quebec-National Gallery of Canada
1973
(Exhibition catalog)Hubbard, R.H.212 pagesCanadian Art Today
1970Townsend, William114 pages (color)Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy254 pages (color)The Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition (Ontario Council for the Arts)
1967Robertson, Bryan60 pagesModern Painting in French Canada
1967Viau, Guy93 pagesGreat Canadian Painting: A Century of Art
1966Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld128 pages (color)Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada)
1965
(Exhibition catalog)Townsend, William47 pages (color)Fifteen Canadian Artists (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
1963Turner, Evan H.; William J. Withrow48 pages (color)The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)
1961James, Philip et al28 pages