Marc-Aurèle Fortin, ARCA (1888-1970)
"Port de Montréal", c. 1928
Watercolour
9" × 9¾"
Private collection
The port originated in the historic area now known as the Old Port of Montreal. Over the years, the Port of Montreal expanded eastward along the waterfront. The site is now a cultural gem and a major tourist attraction, having been enhanced with museums, restaurants, shops and water-related activities. More on the port of Montreal
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (March 14, 1888 – March
2, 1970) was a Québécois painter, born in 1888
in Ste-Rose, Quebec. He studied art in Montreal and worked at the Montreal
Post Office, and at an Edmonton bank. He studied art abroad. He was known for
painting watercolour landscapes of the St. Lawrence Valley. He travelled around
the St. Lawrence Valley by bicycle. Fortin believed that "Canadian artists
should take their inspiration from the countryside and progress towards a
national art... We should excel in landscapes, exactly as the French do".
He was
part of the first Atelier exhibition at Henry Morgan Galleries in April 1932
together with Atelier founder John Goodwin Lyman, André Biéler, and Edwin
Holgate. Fortin was exhibited by Galerie L'Art français from the 1940s.
His works are displayed at the Montreal Museum
of Fine Arts in Montreal. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of
Arts. He died in 1970. More
Marc-Aurèle Fortin
Richard Hayley Lever, American (1876-1958)
"The Old Lighthouse and Fleets of St. Ives"
Oil on canvas
50 x 60 inches
Private collection
St Ives (Cornish is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. St Ives was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639. St Ives has become renowned for its number of artists. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper.More on St Ives
Richard Hayley Lever, (b Adelaide, Australia 1876; d Mount Vernon, New Hampshire 1958) Australian-born American painter. In 1900 Hayley Lever traveled to England to study art, and shortly thereafter studied at the Academie Julian in Paris where Van Gogh was a major influence. Around 1912 Lever moved to America and began gaining wide recognition as an important artist. Lever is known for his marine scenes, and once in America he maintained a studio in Gloucester, Massachusetts to paint coastal life. From 1919 to 1931 Lever taught at the Art Students League New York City; and in 1933 was made full Academician at the National Academy in New York City. In 1935 Lever became the director of the Studio Arts Club in Mount Vernon, New York. During his lifetime he was
awarded numerous medals for his artistic achievements including gold and silver from the National Academy. More on Richard Hayley Lever
William James Glackens, (1870-1938)
"Bathers," 1914
Oil on board
16 1/2 x 22 5/8 inches
Private collection
William James Glackens (b Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1870; d New York, New York, 1938) began his career as an illustrator for the Philadelphia Press. He was encouraged to study at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by Robert Henri. Following a trip to Europe he settled in New York City in 1895. Glackens became a member of The Eight; the revolutionary group of realist artists led by Henri; and established a studio on Washington Square South, where he devoted himself to painting the parks and city squares of New York. His success as a professional artist began with the now-legendary exhibition entitled simply "The Eight," held at the Macbeth Gallery in New York. Around 1908 Glackens began developing a more Impressionistic style that included both assertive color as well as feathery brushstrokes reminiscent of the technique of Renoir. Glacken began depicting seaside resorts as early as 1908 in Cape Cod, but his most impressive works of this type were painted in Bellport, Long Island. He painted his most successful Impressionist works from 1911 until 1916 while spending his summers on the south shore of Bellport; there he developed a fully Impressionist technique, a painting style that he had become familiar with when traveling to Paris in 1912. In 1925 Glackens embarked on an eight-year sojourn to Paris with Robert Henri, Elmer Schofield and his family. Significantly, Glackens did not enroll in a Parisian art academy as so many fellow American painters did, and instead focused completely on his independent work. More on William James Glackens
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