William Brymner (1857 - 1925) Scotland
Oil on Board
Measure 8 1/2"in H x 11 1/2"in W and 14 1/4"in H x 17 1/4"in W with frame

Known for: Landscape, portrait and figure painting, teaching
Biography: William Brymner was a painter, draftsman, muralist, illustrator and very influential Canadian art educator. He was born in Greenlock, Scotland. In 1857 his family emigrated to Melbourne, Quebec, 100 miles east of Montreal. They moved to Montreal in 1864, and then to Ottawa, Ontario in 1872. Montreal was, again, his home in 1886 and for the rest of his life. He died while visiting Wallasey, Cheshire, England. His mediums were oil, watercolour, charcoal, pastel, ink, graphite, and mixed mediums. His subjects were figures in landscape, landscapes, nudes, interiors, figures, genre and portraits. The locations of the landscapes include the St. Lawrence River valley, the Canadian Rockies, Nova Scotia, the Blackfoot Indian Reserve (Gleichen, Alberta), the Selkirk Mountains (British Columbia), Italy, England, France and Belgium. He is considered one of the Canadian pioneers of Impressionism. His works are noted for their draftsmanship, formal harmony, technical excellence, sensual colour, intimacy and atmospherics. Brymner first studied architecture and drafting in Montreal (1871) and in Ottawa (1874). In 1878, he went to Paris to help install a Canadian government display at the Universal Exposition (1). However, shortly after he arrived, he became more interested in painting and he decided to stay. He studied at the Academie Julian (1878 - 1880,1883 -1885 and 1889) under William Bouguereau, Tony Robert-Fleury, Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger (see all in AskART). While in Paris, he also studied with Charles Francois Pinot (1817-1879) and Charles Durand (AKA: Carolus-Duran) (1879) (see AskART), and took anatomy courses at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1879). He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists (ARCA 1986, RCA 1886) and its President (1909 - 1917); a member of the Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal (1890) and its President (1893); and a member of the Arts Club of Montreal (1912) and its President (1916 -1917). He was also a member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1886); a founding member of the Montreal Water Colour Society (1889); and a member of the Canadian Art Club, Toronto (1908 - 1915)

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