Maurice Cullen (artist)
Maurice Galbraith Cullen | |
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| Born | Maurice Galbraith Cullen 6 June 1866 |
| Died | 28 March 1934 (aged 67) Chambly, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Montreal, Conseil des Arts et Manufactures (sculpture); Montreal, with sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert, 1880s; Paris, École des Beaux Arts, with Élie Delaunay, 1889–1892, turned from sculpture to painting; Paris, with Alfred Philippe Roll |
| Known for | Painter, teacher at Art Association of Montreal (1911) |
| Movement | Impressionism |
| Spouse | Barbara Merchant Pilot (married 1910) |
| Awards | Associate, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1895; Associate, Royal Canadian Academy, 1899; member, R.C.A., 1907 |
Maurice Cullen RCA (June 6, 1866 – March 28, 1934) is considered to be the father of Canadian Impressionism because he was the first artist to skillfully adapted French Impressionism to Canadian conditions. He is best known for his paintings of snow and his depictions of ice harvest scenes, featuring horse-drawn sleighs traveling across the frozen waters of Quebec during winter. The Laurentians were his greatest love and he painted there often. He excelled in painting crisp northern light.