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b. 1879, Montréal, Quebec
d. 1954, Oakland, California
Landscape painter and museum administrator. Studied at Art Association of Montreal under William Brymner, 1900-03. Traveled to Paris, 1904. Attended Académie Julian, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and Académie Colarossi, 1904-08. Influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Painted landscapes in Chezy-sur-Marne (1906), Spain (1907), and Belgium. Returned to Montreal, 1908. Painted views of rural Quebec. Exhibited at Royal Canadian Academy, Art Association of Montreal, and Canadian Art Club. Exhibited eight-nine Impressionist paintings at Johnson's Art Galleries, Montreal, 1914. Lived and worked in Cuba, 1915-17. Settled in Oakland, California, 1917. Appointed curator, Oakland Art Gallery, 1918; served as director, 1920-49. Member of Society of Six, an Oakland-based group of painters.
(Source: Carol Lowrey, Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism, 1885-1920. Americas Society Art Galley, New York: 1995. p. 142.)
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Featured Works:
Loading Lumber (Lumber Boats)
circa 1090
Oil on canvas
73 x 91.8 cm
Art Gallery of Hamilton,
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Don Schroder, 1960
In the Orchard, Quebec
1909
Oil on canvas
73.5 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Gift of W.R. Watson, 1956
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