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William Brymner

William Brymner (1857 - 1925) was active/lived in Quebec, Ontario / Canada, Australia, Scotland.  William Brymner is known for Landscape, portrait and figure painting, teaching.

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William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator.  He was born in Greenlock, Scotland.  In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal.  They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872.  Montreal was, again, his home in 1886 and for the rest of his life.  He died while visiting Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
 
His mediums were oil, watercolour, charcoal, pastel, ink, graphite, and mixed mediums.  His subjects were figures in landscape, landscapes, nudes, interiors, figures, genre and portraits.  The locations of the landscapes include the St. Lawrence River valley, the Canadian Rockies, Nova Scotia, the Blackfoot Indian Reserve (Gleichen, Alberta), the Selkirk Mountains (British Columbia), Italy, England, France and Belgium.

He is considered one of the Canadian pioneers of Impressionism*.  His w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8119 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about William Brymner

   Publications  Book References:  27
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for William Brymner
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague February 2011 Editor, American Art Review Yes
27 Book References for William Brymner
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Pearse, Harold (Editor) From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada 318 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Bruce, Tobi and Janice Anderson Lasting Impressions: Celebrated Works from the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario) 319 Yes
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Lowrey, Carol Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism
(Exhibition catalog)
152 Yes
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1990 Burnett, David; Dr. Shirley L. Thomson (Foreward) Masterpieces of Canadian Art: From the National Gallery of Canada 230 Yes
1990 Duval, Paul Canadian Impressionism 166 Yes
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1988 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition) 418 Yes
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1975 Hill, Charles C Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue)
(Exhibition catalog)
223 Yes
1974 MacDonald, Colin, S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes) 3667 No
1973 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973 319 Yes
1967 Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art 254 Yes
1967 National Gallery of Canada Canadian Painting 1850-1950 National Gallery Travelling Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
32 Yes
1966 Harper, J Russell Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition) 443 No
1966 Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art 128 Yes
1960 Hubbard, R.H. The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III 463 No
1948 National Gallery Of Canada Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada
(Exhibition catalog)
271 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1917 Holme, Charles Art of the British Empire Overseas 144 Yes
1901 Editors Who's Who in American Art-1901: American Art Annual 0 No
1899 Walsh, Henry Cecil; Illustrated by William Brymner Bonhomme: French Canadian Stories and Sketches 252 Yes
1883 Fraser, Joshua; Illustrated by William Brymner Shanty, Forest and River Life in the Backwoods of Canada 361 Yes
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