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1879 Toronto, Canada - 1915 Swanage, Dorset, England. Known for: Landscape, beaches, figures, and genre painting.
Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902... Read full biography
Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902 until her death (1), she divided her time between Montreal, England and France. She died in... Read full biography
Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902 until her death (1), she divided her time between Montreal, England and France. She died in Swanage, Dorset, England. Her mediums were oil and watercolour. Her subjects are landscapes, beachscapes, women, children and genre. Most of her works depict children or women at work or leisure in tranquil... Read full biography
Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902 until her death (1), she divided her time between Montreal, England and France. She died in Swanage, Dorset, England. Her mediums were oil and watercolour. Her subjects are landscapes, beachscapes, women, children and genre. Most of her works depict children or women at work or leisure in tranquil intimate rural settings. The geographic locations are Quebec, England and France. Her style was impressionist and plein air. As an impressionist the effects of light, in her case bright sunlight, on the subject is a major focus of the work. She... Read full biography
Helen Galloway McNicoll was a painter who was born in Toronto. While she was an infant, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec, which was to remain her Canadian home for the rest of her life. From 1902 until her death (1), she divided her time between Montreal, England and France. She died in Swanage, Dorset, England. Her mediums were oil and watercolour. Her subjects are landscapes, beachscapes, women, children and genre. Most of her works depict children or women at work or leisure in tranquil intimate rural settings. The geographic locations are Quebec, England and France. Her style was impressionist and plein air. As an impressionist the effects of light, in her case bright sunlight, on the subject is a major focus of the work. She studied at the Art Association of Montreal (1899-02) under William Brymner (... Read full biography
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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
Art Subject
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cornwall, England
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •William Brymner
Art School
- •School of the Art Association of Montreal, Student
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Jessie Dow Prize, Montreal Art Association
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Deaf Artist
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario