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1926 Poland - 2008. Known for: Back yard row house view paintings.
John Kasyn CSPWC (1926 - 2008). John Kasyn was a very popular Canadian painter. He was born in Poland and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his family in 1938. In 1940, they moved to Toronto,... Read full biography
John Kasyn CSPWC (1926 - 2008). John Kasyn was a very popular Canadian painter. He was born in Poland and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his family in 1938. In 1940, they moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil and... Read full biography
John Kasyn CSPWC (1926 - 2008). John Kasyn was a very popular Canadian painter. He was born in Poland and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his family in 1938. In 1940, they moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil and watercolor. He also used a mixture of oil and Lucite 44. The subjects of his most famous paintings are backyard views of row houses in Toronto. (2). Quote: "People don't live at the front of their houses. The... Read full biography
John Kasyn CSPWC (1926 - 2008). John Kasyn was a very popular Canadian painter. He was born in Poland and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his family in 1938. In 1940, they moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil and watercolor. He also used a mixture of oil and Lucite 44. The subjects of his most famous paintings are backyard views of row houses in Toronto. (2). Quote: "People don't live at the front of their houses. The back lanes are more interesting than the front. That's where the clotheslines are, the lean-tos, the garbage cans and broken fences." - John Kasyn (3). His style was Realism*. AskART images have excellent illustrations of his work. His formal art... Read full biography
John Kasyn CSPWC (1926 - 2008). John Kasyn was a very popular Canadian painter. He was born in Poland and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his family in 1938. In 1940, they moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. (1). His mediums were oil and watercolor. He also used a mixture of oil and Lucite 44. The subjects of his most famous paintings are backyard views of row houses in Toronto. (2). Quote: "People don't live at the front of their houses. The back lanes are more interesting than the front. That's where the clotheslines are, the lean-tos, the garbage cans and broken fences." - John Kasyn (3). His style was Realism*. AskART images have excellent illustrations of his work. His formal art education began in Winnipeg with Saturday morning classes... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Ink
- •Lucite
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Art Association
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
Art Teacher
- •Frederick (F.S.) Challener
- •George Pepper
- •Jock (J.W.G.) MacDonald
- •Rowley Walter Murphy
Art School
- •Central Technical School, Toronto, Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists-