John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and Switzerland. His styles are Impressionism and Plein Air. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal (c.1905) under William Brymner and at l'Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (c.1910) under Lucien Simon, Claudio Castelucho (AKA: Claudio Castelucho... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and Switzerland. His styles are Impressionism and Plein Air. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal (c.1905) under William Brymner and at l'Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (c.1910) under Lucien Simon, Claudio Castelucho (AKA: Claudio Castelucho Diana), and Emile-Rene Menard (see all teachers in AskART). He ta... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
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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
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Painters of Quebec-National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Hubbard, R.H.
212 pages
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
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index