William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100... Read full biography
William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal. They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872.... Read full biography
William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal. They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872. Montreal was, again, his home in 1886 and for the rest of his life. He died while visiting Wallasey, Cheshire, England. His mediums were oil, watercolour, charcoal, pastel, ink, graphite, and mixed mediums.... Read full biography
William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal. They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872. Montreal was, again, his home in 1886 and for the rest of his life. He died while visiting Wallasey, Cheshire, England. His mediums were oil, watercolour, charcoal, pastel, ink, graphite, and mixed mediums. His subjects were figures in landscape, landscapes, nudes, interiors, figures, genre and portraits. The locations of the landscapes include the St. Lawrence River valley, the Canadian Rockies, Nova Scotia, the Blackfoot Indian Reserve (Gleichen,... Read full biography
William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal. They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872. Montreal was, again, his home in 1886 and for the rest of his life. He died while visiting Wallasey, Cheshire, England. His mediums were oil, watercolour, charcoal, pastel, ink, graphite, and mixed mediums. His subjects were figures in landscape, landscapes, nudes, interiors, figures, genre and portraits. The locations of the landscapes include the St. Lawrence River valley, the Canadian Rockies, Nova Scotia, the Blackfoot Indian Reserve (Gleichen, Alberta), the Selkirk Mountains (British Columbia), Italy, England, France and Belgi... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (28)
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Picturing the Americas: Landscape Painting from Tierra Del Fuego to the Arctict
2015
Edited by Brownlee, Peter; Valeria Piccoll and Georjiana Uhlyark
320 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
Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works from the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario)
2005
Bruce, Tobi and Janice Anderson
319 pages (color)
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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Lowrey, Carol
152 pages (color)
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)
Canadian Impressionism
1990
Duval, Paul
166 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)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue) (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Hill, Charles C
223 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
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)
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
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
Art of the British Empire Overseas
1917
Holme, Charles
144 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1901: American Art Annual
1901
Editors
0 pages
Bonhomme: French Canadian Stories and Sketches
1899
Walsh, Henry Cecil; Illustrated by William Brymner
252 pages (color)
Shanty, Forest and River Life in the Backwoods of Canada