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1887 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1930 Havana, Cuba. Known for: Landscape, city and village, harbor, figure, and genre painting.
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and Switzerland. His styles are Impressionism and Plein Air. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal (c.1905) under William Brymner and at l'Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (c.1910) under Lucien Simon, Claudio Castelucho (AKA: Claudio Castelucho... Read full biography
John Young Johnstone was a painter and educator. He was born in Montreal where, other than for travel and school, he lived his entire life. He died while visiting Havana, Cuba. His primary mediums were oil on panel and oil on canvas (1). Works in pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour are rare. His subjects are landscapes, buildings, urban streets, rural villages, farm houses, harbours, figures and genre. The locations are in and around Montreal, and from his travels in France, Belgium and Switzerland. His styles are Impressionism and Plein Air. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal (c.1905) under William Brymner and at l'Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (c.1910) under Lucien Simon, Claudio Castelucho (AKA: Claudio Castelucho Diana), and Emile-Rene Menard (see all teachers in AskART). He ta... Read full biography
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Keywords (30)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Farm, Barn, Ranch Scene and/or Agricultural Genre
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Art Association
- •Beaver Hall Group, Quebec
- •Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Lucien Simon
- •William Brymner
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Association of Montreal, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •Beaver Hall Hill Group
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts