Joseph-Charles Franchere ARCA (1866 – 1921). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and educator, Joseph-Charles Franchere was born in Montreal, where he lived his... Read full biography
Joseph-Charles Franchere ARCA (1866 – 1921). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and educator, Joseph-Charles Franchere was born in Montreal, where he lived his whole life and died. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and exhibited with them... Read full biography
Joseph-Charles Franchere ARCA (1866 – 1921). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and educator, Joseph-Charles Franchere was born in Montreal, where he lived his whole life and died. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and exhibited with them for over 25 years. His works are in the permanent collections of many Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. His mediums included oils, watercolors, chalk, pastels, pencil, and... Read full biography
Joseph-Charles Franchere ARCA (1866 – 1921). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and educator, Joseph-Charles Franchere was born in Montreal, where he lived his whole life and died. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and exhibited with them for over 25 years. His works are in the permanent collections of many Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. His mediums included oils, watercolors, chalk, pastels, pencil, and fresco (church murals). His subjects included portraits, landscapes, still life, figures, nudes, interiors, genre, allegory, historic events, religious subjects, marine scenes, rural scenes, villages and snowscapes. His styles included Naturalism* and... Read full biography
Joseph-Charles Franchere ARCA (1866 – 1921). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and educator, Joseph-Charles Franchere was born in Montreal, where he lived his whole life and died. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and exhibited with them for over 25 years. His works are in the permanent collections of many Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. His mediums included oils, watercolors, chalk, pastels, pencil, and fresco (church murals). His subjects included portraits, landscapes, still life, figures, nudes, interiors, genre, allegory, historic events, religious subjects, marine scenes, rural scenes, villages and snowscapes. His styles included Naturalism* and Realism*. The askART auction results have several good illustrations of his work; for more see the website of the Quebec Museum of Fine Arts... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (35)
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Picturing the Land: Narrating Territories in Canadian Landscape Art, 1500-1950
2011
McKay, Marylin
384 pages (color)
From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada
2006
Pearse, Harold (Editor)
318 pages
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
Canadian Art and Architecture: An Annotated Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations
2003
Peters, Diane E.
651 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
E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 14 Volumes
1999
Benezit, E.
0 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia
1999
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,573 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists A to F, 5th Edition
1997
MacDonald, Colin S.
811 pages (color)
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Exhibitions and Members, 1860-1979
1997
McMann, Evelyn de R
451 pages
Dictionnaire des Artistes de Langue francaise en Amerique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes, et orfevres
1992
Karel, David
962 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)
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)
Painting in Canada: A History
1985
Harper, J. Russell
463 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography
1978
McKay, W.A. (Editor)
914 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (1977)
1977
Harper, J. Russell
463 pages (color)
Painters of Quebec: Maurice and Andree Corbeil Collection
1973
Hubband, R.H.
212 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
The Nude in Canadian Painting
1972
Morris, Jerrold
89 pages (color)
Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Creative and Performing Arts (Two Volumes)
1972
Rodney, Helen M.
616 pages
Early Painters and Engravers in Canada
1970
Harper, J. Russell
392 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 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
The Development of Painting in Canada 1665-1945 (Exhibition catalog)
1945
National Gallery of Canada et al
65 pages
A Guide to Canadian Painters (A Thesis)
1940
Hughes, Margaret E.
32 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index