Maurice Cullen (artist)
| Maurice Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maurice Cullen 6 June 1866 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died |
28 March 1934 (aged 67) Chambly, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Impressionist |
| Awards | Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1895 |
Maurice Galbraith Cullen (6 June 1866–28 March 1934) was a Canadian landscape artist born June 6, 1866, in St. John's, Newfoundland. who died March 28, 1934, at Chambly, Québec. Cullen was known for his winter landscapes.
In 1870 his family moved to Montreal, Quebec. He travelled to Paris at the age of 22 to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian where he fell under the influence of the impressionists. In 1910 he married a widow whose son, his stepson, grew up to be the artist Robert Wakeham Pilot.
Beginning in January 1918, Cullen served with Canadian forces in the First World War. He came to the attention of Lord Beaverbrook, who arranged for him to be commissioned as an "official war artist" along with Frederick Varley, J.W. Beatty and C. W. Simpson.
Galerie L'Art français exhibited his works. Legacies of Impressionism in Canada: Three Exhibitions, January 31 to April 19, 2009 Vancouver Art Gallery
The Mill Stream (ca 1905), National Gallery of Canada.
Customs Port, Venice (1897), National Gallery of Canada
Rising Tide, Le Pouldu, Bretagne (1901), Musée des beaux-arts du Québec
Ice Breaking, L'Assomption, (ca 1914), National Gallery of Canada
Ile d'Orleans landscape, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec
No Man's Land (Douai plain, France) (1920), Canadian War Museum
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