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1896 Danzig, (Gdansk) Poland - 1969 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Modernist painting, graphics, illustration, murals, teaching.
Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) Brandtner was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist, set designer, and educator who was born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He emigrated to Winnipeg,... Read full biography
Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) Brandtner was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist, set designer, and educator who was born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1928. In 1934 he moved to Montreal, Quebec where he lived and worked until he... Read full biography
Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) Brandtner was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist, set designer, and educator who was born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1928. In 1934 he moved to Montreal, Quebec where he lived and worked until he died. (1). His mediums were watercolour, gouache, oil, ink, charcoal, pastel, encaustic, pencil, linocut, carved and painted linoleum and mixed mediums. His subjects are social commentary, urban... Read full biography
Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) Brandtner was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist, set designer, and educator who was born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1928. In 1934 he moved to Montreal, Quebec where he lived and worked until he died. (1). His mediums were watercolour, gouache, oil, ink, charcoal, pastel, encaustic, pencil, linocut, carved and painted linoleum and mixed mediums. His subjects are social commentary, urban scenes, landscape ( Gaspé, St. Lawrence, Laurentians and Nova Scotia), seascape, city life, genre, still life, abstract and portraits. His styles are German Expressionism, Cubism, lyrical abstraction, geometric abstraction and Fauvism. He was influenced by... Read full biography
Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) Brandtner was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist, set designer, and educator who was born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1928. In 1934 he moved to Montreal, Quebec where he lived and worked until he died. (1). His mediums were watercolour, gouache, oil, ink, charcoal, pastel, encaustic, pencil, linocut, carved and painted linoleum and mixed mediums. His subjects are social commentary, urban scenes, landscape ( Gaspé, St. Lawrence, Laurentians and Nova Scotia), seascape, city life, genre, still life, abstract and portraits. His styles are German Expressionism, Cubism, lyrical abstraction, geometric abstraction and Fauvism. He was influenced by George Grosz, Kirchner and Kandinsky. Brandtner's work is recognized by a strong sense of design, often a... 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
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Encaustic
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Linoleum Cut Block, Linocut
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cubism, Cubist
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Lyrical Abstraction
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •City Scenes with Streets, Buildings, Figures and/or Genre
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Still Life
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Art
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
- •Contemporary Art Society, Montreal
- •Federation of Canadian Artists
- •Manitoba Society of Artists and Craftsmen
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Awards/Recognition
- •Jessie Dow Prize, Montreal Art Association
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters-
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Artists
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Color-
- •Federation of Canadian Artists-
- •Manitoba Society of Artists-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada