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1861 West Flamboro, Canada - 1929 Verdun, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Painting, landscape etching, sketches.
James MacDonald Barnsley (1861-1929) Canadian. Born in West Flamboro, Ontario in 1861. Died in Verdun, Quebec in 1929. Barnsley, a native of Ontario, studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in... Read full biography
James MacDonald Barnsley (1861-1929) Canadian. Born in West Flamboro, Ontario in 1861. Died in Verdun, Quebec in 1929. Barnsley, a native of Ontario, studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in Missouri between 1879 and 1882. His mother decided to move to St. Louis in 1875 after his father's... Read full biography
James MacDonald Barnsley (1861-1929) Canadian. Born in West Flamboro, Ontario in 1861. Died in Verdun, Quebec in 1929. Barnsley, a native of Ontario, studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in Missouri between 1879 and 1882. His mother decided to move to St. Louis in 1875 after his father's death and a fire that destroyed the family business. In 1882, he went to Paris, where he lived for five years. He was moderately successful there and won many prizes for his works. After returning to... Read full biography
James MacDonald Barnsley (1861-1929) Canadian. Born in West Flamboro, Ontario in 1861. Died in Verdun, Quebec in 1929. Barnsley, a native of Ontario, studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in Missouri between 1879 and 1882. His mother decided to move to St. Louis in 1875 after his father's death and a fire that destroyed the family business. In 1882, he went to Paris, where he lived for five years. He was moderately successful there and won many prizes for his works. After returning to Canada, he was hospitalized in 1892 because of schizophrenic breakdown, and he never painted again. Many of the works now in the National Gallery and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts were acquired during that period and included five oils, one... Read full biography
James MacDonald Barnsley (1861-1929) Canadian. Born in West Flamboro, Ontario in 1861. Died in Verdun, Quebec in 1929. Barnsley, a native of Ontario, studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in Missouri between 1879 and 1882. His mother decided to move to St. Louis in 1875 after his father's death and a fire that destroyed the family business. In 1882, he went to Paris, where he lived for five years. He was moderately successful there and won many prizes for his works. After returning to Canada, he was hospitalized in 1892 because of schizophrenic breakdown, and he never painted again. Many of the works now in the National Gallery and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts were acquired during that period and included five oils, one watercolour, two sketch books, a number of unbound drawings and one etching as well as a scrapbook of over 140 drawings,... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canada Before 1900
- •Mississippi River Valley
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •St. Louis School of Fine Art, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Nocturne Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago