Not to be confused with the American landscape painter, John Wesley Beatty (1848-1924)
J. W. BeattyRCA (in full, John William Beatty) (1869–1941) was a Canadian painter[1] who was a forerunner in the movement which became the Group of Seven in 1920.
Beatty was born on May 30, 1869, and went to school in Toronto, Ontario.[2] He was a member of the volunteers who served in the North-West Rebellion in 1885, then worked in the Toronto Fire Department (1869–1900).[3] In his leisure time, he studied art with George Agnew Reid and other teachers.[3] In 1900, he studied at the Académie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant.[4] He travelled throughout Europe from 1906 to 1909, painted at the Académie Julian and Académie Colarossi, and travelled to London where he attended the London Chelsea Polytechnic.[3] He made trips to Holland, Belgium and other places to sketch and worked up the sketches when he returned home into many dark, rich, moody paintings of Dutch peasant life and other subjects.[5] From 1912 to 1941, he worked at the Ontario College of Art.[2] Over time, his work changed to more vibrant tones.
Paintings of Algonquin Park were becoming a theme of Canadian painters in the early years of the Twentieth century. In 1909, the year he returned to Canada, he went to the park in order to paint Canadian landscape themes. He painted The Evening Cloud of the Northland in 1910, a view of a forest fire burning in distant hills.[6] Beatty felt that this work represented Canada much better than his previous work called A Dutch Peasant, so he asked the National Gallery if they would exchange the two because, as he explained, "I am a Canadian. I would much rather be represented by a Canadian picture."[7]The Evening Cloud of the Northland is considered a masterpiece and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
MacDonald, Colin S. (1967). A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volume I: A-F (first ed.). Ottawa: Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd.
Reid, Dennis R. (1988). A Concise History of Canadian Painting. Toronto: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780195406641; ISBN978-0-19-540663-4; OCLC 18378555
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Not to be confused with the American landscape painter John Wesley Beatty 1848 1924 J W Beatty RCA in full John William Beatty 1869 1941 was a Canadian painter 1 who was a forerunner in the movement which became the Group of Seven in 1920 J W BeattyBornJohn William Beatty 1869 05 30 May 30 1869Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedOctober 4 1941 1941 10 04 aged 72 Toronto OntarioEducationCentral Ontario School of Art and Design Toronto 1894 Academie Julian Paris 1900 London Chelsea Polytechnic London England 1906 Known forpainter teacher at Ontario College of Art 1912 1941 SpouseCaroline CornockElectedRoyal Canadian Academy of Arts Associate member 1903 Full member 1913 Ontario Society of Artists 1901 Arts and Letters Club President 1912 1913 Contents 1 Early Painting Life 2 Influences 3 Public Collections 4 Honours 5 See also 6 Notes 7 BibliographyEarly Painting Life edit nbsp Ablain St Nazaire by Beatty in the collection of the Canadian War Museum Beatty was born on May 30 1869 and went to school in Toronto Ontario 2 He was a member of the volunteers who served in the North West Rebellion in 1885 then worked in the Toronto Fire Department 1869 1900 3 In his leisure time he studied art with George Agnew Reid and other teachers 3 In 1900 he studied at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant 4 He travelled throughout Europe from 1906 to 1909 painted at the Academie Julian and Academie Colarossi and travelled to London where he attended the London Chelsea Polytechnic 3 He made trips to Holland Belgium and other places to sketch and worked up the sketches when he returned home into many dark rich moody paintings of Dutch peasant life and other subjects 5 From 1912 to 1941 he worked at the Ontario College of Art 2 Over time his work changed to more vibrant tones Paintings of Algonquin Park were becoming a theme of Canadian painters in the early years of the Twentieth century In 1909 the year he returned to Canada he went to the park in order to paint Canadian landscape themes He painted The Evening Cloud of the Northland in 1910 a view of a forest fire burning in distant hills 6 Beatty felt that this work represented Canada much better than his previous work called A Dutch Peasant so he asked the National Gallery if they would exchange the two because as he explained I am a Canadian I would much rather be represented by a Canadian picture 7 The Evening Cloud of the Northland is considered a masterpiece and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada Influences editBeatty shared common interests and feelings with his friends Lawren Harris A Y Jackson Tom Thomson and Arthur Lismer several of whom later became members of the Group of Seven In 1917 he worked as an Official War Artist with Frederick Varley Maurice Cullen and Charles Walter Simpson for the Canadian Expeditionary Force 8 but became aghast at the destructive power of modern warfare 9 Public Collections editArt Gallery of Ontario Toronto 10 Art Museum at the University of Toronto 11 Government of Ontario Art Collection Toronto 12 National Gallery of Canada Ottawa 13 Honours editRoyal Canadian Academy of Arts 14 See also editCanadian official war artists War artist Military artNotes edit Benezit Dictionary of Artists Archived from the original on April 3 2019 Retrieved November 12 2016 a b Bradfield Helen 1970 Art Gallery of Ontario the Canadian Collection Toronto McGraw Hill ISBN 0070925046 Retrieved June 23 2020 a b c MacDonald 1967 p 30 Bradfield 1970 p 14 Reid Dennis R 1988 A Concise History of Canadian Painting p 139 AMICA Library Art Museum Image Consortium Library The Evening Cloud of the Northland 1910 Reid p 140 Art Gallery of Ontario Canvas of War Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum October 2001 January 2002 Lloydlangston A 2014 Canadian Art of the First World War Witness Ottawa Canadian War Museum p 85 Retrieved August 5 2020 Bradfield 1970 p 14 17 MacDonald 1967 p 31 Challener F S Government of Ontario art collection database ao minisisinc com Government of Ontario Archived from the original on May 3 2006 Retrieved June 22 2020 John William Beatty National Gallery of Canada Retrieved June 22 2020 Members since 1880 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Archived from the original on May 26 2011 Retrieved September 11 2013 Bibliography editFarr Dorothy 1981 J W Beatty 1869 1941 Agnes Etherington Art Gallery ISBN 0889110182 MacDonald Colin S 1967 A Dictionary of Canadian Artists volume I A F first ed Ottawa Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd Reid Dennis R 1988 A Concise History of Canadian Painting Toronto Oxford University Press ISBN 9780195406641 ISBN 978 0 19 540663 4 OCLC 18378555 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J W Beatty amp oldid 1188154369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
