William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967). William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death... Read full biography
William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967). William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death in 1967. His medium was primarily oil on panel and on canvas, however he has also worked in... Read full biography
William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967). William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death in 1967. His medium was primarily oil on panel and on canvas, however he has also worked in charcoal, pastel (often combined with charcoal), ink, pencil, chalk, watercolour and linocut. His subjects were almost exclusively the landscape of his home province, British Columbia, with a particular focus... Read full biography
William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967). William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death in 1967. His medium was primarily oil on panel and on canvas, however he has also worked in charcoal, pastel (often combined with charcoal), ink, pencil, chalk, watercolour and linocut. His subjects were almost exclusively the landscape of his home province, British Columbia, with a particular focus on specific named mountains (almost always titled with the exact location on the back) and close-up studies of forest vegetation and lone trees. Rivers and docks are in some of his paintings, but humans or animals almost never. His mature style is... Read full biography
William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967). William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death in 1967. His medium was primarily oil on panel and on canvas, however he has also worked in charcoal, pastel (often combined with charcoal), ink, pencil, chalk, watercolour and linocut. His subjects were almost exclusively the landscape of his home province, British Columbia, with a particular focus on specific named mountains (almost always titled with the exact location on the back) and close-up studies of forest vegetation and lone trees. Rivers and docks are in some of his paintings, but humans or animals almost never. His mature style is influenced by Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, art nouveau, art deco and Japanese pattern design. He graduated from the P... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (25)
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Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection (Vancouver Art Gallery)
2012
Thom, Ian M.
160 pages (color)
Convergence/Divergence: Landscape and Identity on the West Coast (Exhibition catalog)
2011
Riedel, Caroline
28 pages (color)
B.C. Binning (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Rogatnick, Abraham J.; Ian M. Thom, Adele Weder
180 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
A Modern Life - Art and Design in British Columbia, 1945-1960 (Vancouver Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Thom, Ian and Alan Elder, editors
176 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Art BC: Masterworks from British Columbia
2000
Thom, Ian
232 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)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Rombout, Luke
440 pages (color)
Coasts, the Sea and Canadian Art
1978
Varley, Christopher and Jeffrey Spaulding
96 pages
From Desolation to Splendour Changing Perceptions-The British Columbia Landscape
1977
Tippett, Maria/Douglas Cole
159 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Through Canadian Eyes: Trends and Influences in Canadian Art, 1815-1965 (Glenbow Museum)
1976
Williamson, Moncrieff
88 pages (color)
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
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972
Duval, Paul
192 pages (color)
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
British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology
1958
Watters, Reginald E. (editor)
576 pages (color)
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the 'Canadian Group of Painters'
1936
Lismer, Arthur
12 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index