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1906 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - 1948 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Waterscape and snowscene mountain view painting.
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University,... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to Montreal he painted in the Laurentians where he had spent many summers of his youth at the Riordon family cottage north of Mont Tremblant at Lac Lache. During the thirties he became known for his paintings of the Laurentians. He held his first official solo... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to Montreal he painted in the Laurentians where he had spent many summers of his youth at the Riordon family cottage north of Mont Tremblant at Lac Lache. During the thirties he became known for his paintings of the Laurentians. He held his first official solo show at the Continental Galleries in October of 1935. He also became known for his s... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Subject
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Waterscapes: Canals, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Laurentian Mountains
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Montreal School of Fine Arts, (now UQAM), Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons