Tony Scherman

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Tony Scherman
Born	1950 (1950) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Field	Painting
Training	Royal College of Art

Tony Scherman (born 1950) is a Canadian painter, living in Toronto.^[1] He is known for his use of encaustic and portraiture to depict persons and events of historical or popular significance.^[2]

Life and Work

Scherman was born in Toronto, Canada and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1974. 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 worldwide. 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. He is one of the most successful contemporary practitioners of encaustic painting. He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.^[3]

Publications

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

Notes

↑ "Tony Scherman: Works on Paper". Kelowna Art Gallery. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
↑ "Tony Scherman: A Major Acquisition". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
↑ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

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.

External links

Official site
Bio and Images of Available Work at Winston Wachter

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Persondata
Name	Scherman, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian artist
Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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