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1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 1964 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Mixed-media abstract painting, cartoons, murals, sculpture, commercial art.
John Richard (Jack) Reppen OSA (1933 - 1964). A prominent mid-century Canadian painter, draftsman, cartoonist, muralist, sculptor and commercial artist, Jack Reppen (aka: John Richard Reppen) was... Read full biography
John Richard (Jack) Reppen OSA (1933 - 1964). A prominent mid-century Canadian painter, draftsman, cartoonist, muralist, sculptor and commercial artist, Jack Reppen (aka: John Richard Reppen) was born in Toronto and died there. In spite of a short life (death of a natural cause) and a career as an... Read full biography
John Richard (Jack) Reppen OSA (1933 - 1964). A prominent mid-century Canadian painter, draftsman, cartoonist, muralist, sculptor and commercial artist, Jack Reppen (aka: John Richard Reppen) was born in Toronto and died there. In spite of a short life (death of a natural cause) and a career as an abstract painter that lasted only three or four years, Reppen's contribution to modern art in Canada is considered important by many. This is evidenced by the museums that collect his work, including... Read full biography
John Richard (Jack) Reppen OSA (1933 - 1964). A prominent mid-century Canadian painter, draftsman, cartoonist, muralist, sculptor and commercial artist, Jack Reppen (aka: John Richard Reppen) was born in Toronto and died there. In spite of a short life (death of a natural cause) and a career as an abstract painter that lasted only three or four years, Reppen's contribution to modern art in Canada is considered important by many. This is evidenced by the museums that collect his work, including the National Gallery of Canada and the Smithsonian (Hirshhorn), and by the books that record his life, including an entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia still recurring two decades after his death. (1). Excerpt: "There were only three productive years... Read full biography
John Richard (Jack) Reppen OSA (1933 - 1964). A prominent mid-century Canadian painter, draftsman, cartoonist, muralist, sculptor and commercial artist, Jack Reppen (aka: John Richard Reppen) was born in Toronto and died there. In spite of a short life (death of a natural cause) and a career as an abstract painter that lasted only three or four years, Reppen's contribution to modern art in Canada is considered important by many. This is evidenced by the museums that collect his work, including the National Gallery of Canada and the Smithsonian (Hirshhorn), and by the books that record his life, including an entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia still recurring two decades after his death. (1). Excerpt: "There were only three productive years in the life of Jack Reppen. Then he died." - Anthony Ferry (2). Reppen's mediums included oils, watercolors, gouache*, graphit... Read full biography
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Keywords (51)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Assemblage
- •Concrete, Cement
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Sandpainting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Caricatures
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists
Art Teacher
- •Eric Freifeld
- •George Pepper
- •Jack Nichols
Art School
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Baxter Purchase Award, Ontario Society of Artists
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Agnes Lefort Gallery, Galerie Godard Lefort, Montreal
- •Robertson Galleries, Ottawa
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters-
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada