Oscar Cahen: Canada's Groundbreaking Illustrator Premier exhjbition of Cahen's Illustrative Work, 1931-1956
(Exhibition catalog)
2011Reed, Roger T, Jaleen Grove and James Hill
73 pages (color)
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1916 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1956 Oakville, Ontario. Known for: Abstract painting, illustration and murals.
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville,... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts,... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts, figures, landscape, social commentary and magazine illustration. His styles are abstract expressionism*, lyrical abstraction* and expressionism*. His works are identified by superior draughtsmanship, advanced technical skill with mixed mediums, colour... Read full biography
Oscar Cahen was a painter, illustrator and muralist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Prague (Czechoslovakia); London (England/ 1938); Montreal (Quebec, Canada/1940 - 1943); and Toronto (Ontario/1943), where he lived the rest of his life. He died in a car accident in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto and one mile from his home). His mediums were oil, watercolour, pastel, casein, ink, gouache, conte (chalk) and mixed mediums. His subjects are abstracts, figures, landscape, social commentary and magazine illustration. His styles are abstract expressionism*, lyrical abstraction* and expressionism*. His works are identified by superior draughtsmanship, advanced technical skill with mixed mediums, colour harmony and serious dramatic effect (even with the most abstract of works). He studied de... Read full biography
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Oscar Cahen: Canada's Groundbreaking Illustrator Premier exhjbition of Cahen's Illustrative Work, 1931-1956
2011Painters Eleven: The Wild Ones of Canadian Art
2010Nowell, Iris384 pages (color)The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pages1953
2003Holubizky, Ihor and Robert McKaskell94 pages (color)The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar622 pagesArt and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson1,557 pages (color)A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988Reid, Dennis418 pages (color)Documents in Canadian Art
1987Fetherling, Douglas (Editor)327 pagesVisions-Contemporary Art in Canada
1983Bringhurst, Robert (Editor)239 pages (color)Contemporary Canadian Art
1983Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff300 pages (color)Landmarks of Canadian Art
1978Mellen, Peter260 pages (color)The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A Peoples' Art
1974Lord, Barry253 pages (color)A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974MacDonald, Colin, S.3,667 pagesA Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973Reid, Dennis319 pages (color)Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972Duval, Paul192 pages (color)Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970Bradfield, Helen Pepall603 pagesPainting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966Harper, J Russell443 pagesGreat Canadian Painting: A Century of Art
1966Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld128 pages (color)The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960Hubbard, R.H.463 pages