Maurice Cullen (artist)
| Maurice Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maurice Cullen 6 June 1866 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died |
28 March 1934 (aged 67) Chambly, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Impressionist |
| Awards | Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1895 |
Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866–1934) was a Canadian landscape artist born June 6, 1866, in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1] who died March 28, 1934, at Chambly, Québec.[1] Cullen was known for his winter landscapes.
Life and work
In 1870 his family moved to Montreal, Quebec. He travelled to Paris at the age of 22 to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian[2] where he fell under the influence of the impressionists. In 1910 he married a widow whose son, his stepson, grew up to be the artist Robert Wakeham Pilot.[3]
Beginning in January 1918, Cullen served with Canadian forces in the First World War. He came to the attention of Lord Beaverbrook, who arranged for him to be commissioned as an "official war artist" along with Frederick Varley, J.W. Beatty and C. W. Simpson.[4]
Exhibitions
Galerie L'Art français exhibited his works.[5] Legacies of Impressionism in Canada: Three Exhibitions, January 31 to April 19, 2009 Vancouver Art Gallery
Selected works
 The Mill Stream (ca 1905), National Gallery of Canada. |
 Customs Port, Venice (1897), National Gallery of Canada |
 Rising Tide, Le Pouldu, Bretagne (1901), Musée des beaux-arts du Québec |
 Ice Breaking, L'Assomption, (ca 1914), National Gallery of Canada |
 Ile d'Orleans landscape, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec |
 No Man's Land (Douai plain, France) (1920), Canadian War Museum |
Honours
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[6]
- He was declared a Canadian Person of National Historic Significance in 1944.[7]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Cybermuse, Maurice Cullen, bio notes
- ↑ klinkhoff.ca
- ↑ "Robert Pilot". Heffel.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Davis, Ann. (1992). The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920–1940, p. 30., p. 30, at Google Books
- ↑ Vie des arts, printemps 1963, n°30, p.40, "Galerie L'Art français, 370 ouest, rue Laurier: Brymner" http://www.erudit.org/feuilletage/index.html?va1081917.va1205271@56
- ↑ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Maurice Galbraith Cullen National Historic Person". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
References
- Davis, Ann (1992). The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920–1940. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802059161; ISBN 9780802068613; OCLC 26256269
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