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Homer Ransford Watson

Homer Ransford Watson (1855 - 1936) was active/lived in Ontario / Canada.  Homer Watson is known for Landscape, figure, animals, allegory and portrait painting.

Homer Ransford Watson  OSA, RCA, CAC (1855 - 1936)

Homer Ransford Watson (AKA: Homer Watson) was an important Canadian painter and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*.  Most exhibitions that examine the history of Canadian art include his paintings, all comprehensive Canadian art history books discuss him, and most major Canadian museums have his works in their permanent collections.

Watson was born in Doon, Ontario (now part of Kitchener) lived there most of his life and died there. (1)

His best known medium was oil paint, although, there are many works in watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, chalk, drybrush, wood engraving*, etching* and lithograph*.  His most frequent subjects are landscapes of the countryside near Doon.  Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), a friend and patron, famously referred to Watson as the "Canadian Constable" because of his skill and penchant for painting landscapes.  Watson's other subjects included portraits,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13939 characters.]  Artist bio

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