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William Percival Weston

William Percival Weston (1879 - 1967) was active/lived in British Columbia / Canada.  William Weston is known for Impressionist landscape painting.

William Percy Weston ARCA, CGP, BCSA, RBA, WGP (1879 - 1967)

William P. Weston was an impressionist landscape painter born in London England, who lived in Vancouver Canada from 1909 until his death in 1967.  His medium was primarily oil on panel and on canvas, however he has also worked in charcoal, pastel (often combined with charcoal), ink, pencil, chalk, watercolour and linocut.  His subjects were almost exclusively the landscape of his home province, British Columbia, with a particular focus on specific named mountains (almost always titled with the exact location on the back) and  close-up studies of forest vegetation and lone trees.  Rivers and docks are in some of his paintings, but humans or animals almost never. His mature style is influenced by Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, art nouveau, art deco and Japanese pattern design.

He graduated from the Putney School of Art (London) and worked as an illustrator.  In Vancouver he taught in the publi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3310 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  25
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25 Book References for William Percival Weston
Year Author Title Pages Color
2012 Thom, Ian M. Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection (Vancouver Art Gallery) 160 Yes
2011 Riedel, Caroline Convergence/Divergence: Landscape and Identity on the West Coast
(Exhibition catalog)
28 Yes
2007 Rogatnick, Abraham J.; Ian M. Thom, Adele Weder B.C. Binning
(Exhibition catalog)
180 Yes
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 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Thom, Ian and Alan Elder, editors A Modern Life - Art and Design in British Columbia, 1945-1960 (Vancouver Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
176 Yes
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
2000 Thom, Ian Art BC: Masterworks from British Columbia 232 Yes
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1983 Rombout, Luke Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983
(Exhibition catalog)
440 Yes
1978 Varley, Christopher and Jeffrey Spaulding Coasts, the Sea and Canadian Art 96 No
1977 Tippett, Maria/Douglas Cole From Desolation to Splendour Changing Perceptions-The British Columbia Landscape 159 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1976 Williamson, Moncrieff Through Canadian Eyes: Trends and Influences in Canadian Art, 1815-1965 (Glenbow Museum) 88 Yes
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
1972 Duval, Paul Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970 192 Yes
1966 Harper, J Russell Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition) 443 No
1960 Hubbard, R.H. The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III 463 No
1958 Watters, Reginald E. (editor) British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology 576 Yes
1948 National Gallery Of Canada Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada
(Exhibition catalog)
271 No
1936 Lismer, Arthur Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the 'Canadian Group of Painters' 12 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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