Famous Canadian Artists You Need To Know [2020]
Famous Canadian artists painters who occupied a precious place in art history.
The classic paintings by this artist at 18 century made people surprised by their creative skills from picture to painting.
Canada was home and birthplace to some of the most famous painters in the world.
Canadian painters have spanned different styles and different time periods.
But many of the most famous Canadian artists played a role in the impressionism movement.
These artists were some of the most influential throughout art history.
Their styles and paintings continue to influence artists today. Below is a list of famous canadian artists.
Famous Canadian Artists 18th century
Melita Aitken
A Canadian female artist of 18 century Melita Aitken. She born on 31 march 1866 in Drumbo city of Canada.
Melita Aitken studied art from the Art Institute of Chicago with Mary Dignam in Toronto.
Melita married a soldier captain Robert James Aitken and he killed in World War 1.
Aitken died in Vancouver at the age of 79… More on Wikipedia
William Armstrong
William Armstrong was born on 28 July 1822 in Dublin city of Ireland.
In 1851 he immigrated to Canada and started working in railway as a railway engineer in Toronto.
William Armstrong won many prices for his watercolor artwork at provincial exhibitions.
He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts until 1887.
William taught drawing at Toronto Normal School and the University of Toronto.
After retirement, he started teaching art from his home until his death on 9 June 1914.
Thunder Cape, Lake Superior are Armstrong’s famous watercolor paintings hangs in the National archive of Canada… More on Wikipedia
William Edwin Atkinson
W.E. Atkinson a famous Canadian landscape artist born in 1862 in England.
Later he moved to Oshawa, Ontario with his family because of his father open an English Drug Store.
Before the artist, he studied chemistry and worked as a pharmacist.
He trained at the Central Ontario school of art and Pennsylvania academy of fine.
William Edwin Atkinson made Royal Canadian Academy of Arts associate members and also in 1970.
Edwin Atkinson invited to Toronto to be one of the founders of the Canadian Art Club
Frederic Marlette Bell-Smith
Marlette Bell-Smith was born on 26 September 1846, was a Canadian landscape painter who emigrated from England to Canada in the year 1866.
Frederic completed his art study in England then worked as a photographer and artist until 1871 in Montreal and later he moved to Toronto.
Bell-Smith was one of the famous Landscape Painters and known to his amazing work Selkirk Range, Rocky Mountains, and Lights of a city Street.
He also created many beautiful and stunning paintings of Edwardian and Victorian (British and Canada). Bell-Smith died at the age of 76 on June 23, 1923.
Louis Boekhout
Louis Boekhout a landscape artist born in the Netherlands on 1 March 1919 later migrated to Quebec Canada.
He started his training at the age of 19 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and later he completed his training in France.
Louis enjoys painting outdoor which includes watercolor and oil paintings.
Louis never used photographs and illustrations to paint but his inspiration is his surroundings.
Not only painting but he is also known for his talent for finding water and healer.
His artwork can found worldwide such as the Le portal art tour and even at the white house. Louis died on 09 January 2012 in Canada.
William Brymner
William Brymner was born on 14 December 1855 in Greenock, Scotland. Later his family moved to Ottawa, Canada. He studied Architect in Paris at Academia Julian.
William worked as an associate and later elected as vice president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA). He died at the age of 69 on 18 June 1925 at Wallasey, England.
source from https://www.portraitvilla.com/famous-canadian-artists/