Directory
Independent makers across Atlantic Canada — ceramics, film, cloth, glass, wood, ink, and whatever else the neighbourhood is making.
Eugène Boudin
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Eugène Boudin is traditionally presented in literature as a self-taught artist, independent of the Parisian art world whose works, painted out of doors in a sketchy, light-hued style, foreshadowed impressionism.1 Recent scholarship has tempered this interpretation of the…
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842) Active 1782–1842. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) Active 1577–1640. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881) Active 1805–1881. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Berlinghiero was first recorded in a Lucchese document of 1228 and mentioned as already dead by 1243. Crowe and Cavlcaselle's mistranslation of the document of 1228 (known only from a 1600s transcription) gave rise to the apparently mistaken assumption that Berlinghiero came…
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Camille Pissarro's parents ran a general merchandise business on St. Thomas. After attending boarding school in Paris, Pissarro returned to the West Indies to work for his father from 1847 until 1852. As an artist he was largely self-taught, receiving some instruction from…
Saint John, New Brunswick
The son of a painter, Charles François Daubigny received his initial training from his father, Edmond François Daubigny (1789-1843), a student of Bertin (q.v.). Daubigny's uncle, Pierre, and his uncle's wife were also painters. In order to finance a trip to Italy, Daubigny…
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690) Active 1610–1690. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Son of a Parisian banker, Edgar Degas enrolled in law school in 1853 following his father's wishes. But he had already shown an interest in art and had also registered to copy at the Louvre. In 1855 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts and became a student of Louis Lamothe…
Saint John, New Brunswick
Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828) Active 1746–1828. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Saint John, New Brunswick
Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655) Active 1600–1655. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808) Active 1733–1808. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) Active 1732–1806. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652) Active 1591–1652. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553) Active 1465–1553. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
A leader of the symbolist movement in France, Odilon Redon was born in Bordeaux in 1840 and grew up in the surrounding region. During his early years he studied drawing, architecture, and the violin. A friendship with Armand Clavaud, a local botanist and philosopher,…
Moncton, New Brunswick
René Lalique (French, 1860–1945) Active 1860–1945. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673) Active 1615–1673. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779) Active 1718–1779. Public-domain works from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collection, used as development stand-ins for the Organized Chaos Arts directory.
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Born into a wealthy family, Édouard Manet was encouraged in his artistic curiosity by his uncle and often visited the Louvre with his college friend Antonin Proust. Initially, however, Manet wanted to pursue a naval career. It was not until he failed the entrance exams for…
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