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1869 Whetstone, England - 1959 Toronto, Ontario. Known for: Nude figure, portrait, landscape, still life, historical events and Indian painting.
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)(4). His mediums included fresco*, oil paint, watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, chalk and mixed mediums. His subjects included portraits, landscapes, nudes,... Read full biography
Frederick Sproston Challener RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1869 - 1959). A prominent Canadian muralist, painter, educator, draftsman, illustrator and art historian, Frederick Sproston Challener was born in Whetstone, England and died in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since childhood. Challener was the youngest person elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His life and work are discussed in numerous Canadian art history books, and examples of his paintings and drawings are in the collections of several Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)(4). His mediums included fresco*, oil paint, watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal, ink, chalk and mixed mediums. His subjects included portraits, landscapes, nudes, figures, still life, interiors, allegory*, genre*, Indians, historic events and war. His styles included Art Nouveau*, Impressionism*, Neo-Class... Read full biography
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Keywords (60)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Art Nouveau (Stile Liberty, Jugendstil, Modernesta)
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Neo Classical, Neo Classicism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Rococo
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Italy
- •Middle East
Art Association
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
- •Graphic Arts Club, Toronto
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Palette Club of Toronto
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
- •Society of Mural Decorators, Toronto
- •Toronto Art Students League
Art Teacher
- •George Agnew Reid
Art School
- •Central Technical School, Toronto, Teacher
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
- •Toronto Art Students League, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •British Empire Industrial Arts Exposition, England
- •Canadian National Exhibition/Toronto Industrial Exhibition
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •Arts Club of Montreal-
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa