Tony Scherman

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Tony Scherman (born 1950) is a leading Canadian painter. Born in Toronto, Canada and a 1974 graduate of the Royal College of Art, Scherman has had solo shows in galleries and regional museums throughout Canada and the United States. His expressive work often depicts historical figures and is held in public collections world-wide. He is particularly known for a monumental cycle of Napoleon portraits and French Revolution paintings collected in the 2002 art book, Chasing Napoleon: Forensic Portraits.

[edit] Publications

  • Scherman, Tony (2000). Chasing Napoleon. Moffat: Cameron & Hollis. ISBN 0-906506-15-8. 

[edit] References

  • Robert L. Picus, "Dreaming of Jocasta: Tony Scherman's `Seduction of Oedipus' is sophisticated, powerful", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12, 2003, Sec. Ent., Pg. 36.

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