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1892 Allandale, Ontario - 1977. Known for: Landscape, figure-nude, genre and mural painting.
A portrait and landscape painter and prominent Canadian artist, Edwin Holgate was born in Allandale, Ontario. The Holgate family moved to Jamaica when Edwin was three so that his father could work as... Read full biography
A portrait and landscape painter and prominent Canadian artist, Edwin Holgate was born in Allandale, Ontario. The Holgate family moved to Jamaica when Edwin was three so that his father could work as an engineer. Holgate returned to Toronto at the age of five where he lived with relatives and... Read full biography
A portrait and landscape painter and prominent Canadian artist, Edwin Holgate was born in Allandale, Ontario. The Holgate family moved to Jamaica when Edwin was three so that his father could work as an engineer. Holgate returned to Toronto at the age of five where he lived with relatives and started school. When his family returned to Canada they settled in Montreal where Holgate attended the Art Association of Montreal studying under William Brymner. Holgate went on to continue his studies in... Read full biography
A portrait and landscape painter and prominent Canadian artist, Edwin Holgate was born in Allandale, Ontario. The Holgate family moved to Jamaica when Edwin was three so that his father could work as an engineer. Holgate returned to Toronto at the age of five where he lived with relatives and started school. When his family returned to Canada they settled in Montreal where Holgate attended the Art Association of Montreal studying under William Brymner. Holgate went on to continue his studies in Paris, France returning to Canada to enlist in the army at the outbreak of World War I. He married after the war and returned to Paris where the couple remained until 1922. He taught wood engraving* at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts* in Paris and began... Read full biography
A portrait and landscape painter and prominent Canadian artist, Edwin Holgate was born in Allandale, Ontario. The Holgate family moved to Jamaica when Edwin was three so that his father could work as an engineer. Holgate returned to Toronto at the age of five where he lived with relatives and started school. When his family returned to Canada they settled in Montreal where Holgate attended the Art Association of Montreal studying under William Brymner. Holgate went on to continue his studies in Paris, France returning to Canada to enlist in the army at the outbreak of World War I. He married after the war and returned to Paris where the couple remained until 1922. He taught wood engraving* at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts* in Paris and began painting nudes in northern landscapes. After years as an accomplished figure painter, Holgate was invited to join... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Totem Poles, Haida First Nations Culture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
- •Jamaica
Art Association
- •Beaver Hall Group, Quebec
- •Group of Seven-Canadian
Art Teacher
- •William Brymner
Art School
- •School of the Art Association of Montreal, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Beaver Hall Hill Group
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Group of Seven Guest Exhibitors, Canada
- •Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery