Maurice Galbraith Cullen
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| Maurice Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Maurice Cullen |
| Born |
6 June 1866 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died |
28 March 1934 (aged 67) Chambly, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Field | 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, where he fell under the influence of the impressionists. 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.[2]
Exhibitions
Legacies of Impressionism in Canada: Three Exhibitions, January 31 to April 19, 2009 Vancouver Art Gallery
Selected works
 The Mill Stream (ca 1895), National Gallery of Canada. |
 The Old Ferry, Louise Basin, Quebec (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[3]
- He was declared a Canadian Person of National Historic Significance in 1944.[4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cybermuse, Maurice Cullen, bio notes
- ↑ Davis, Ann. (1992). The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920–1940, p. 30., p. 30, at Google Books
- ↑ "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. 10-ISBN 0802059163/13-ISBN 9780802059161; 10-ISBN 0802068618/13-ISBN 9780802068613; OCLC 26256269
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