Seven Crows
Hound in Field, 1958The Canadian painter Alex Colville was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1920. He studied painting at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Jersey in 1938-1942. During WWII he worked as a war artist, painting troops landing at Juno Beach on D-Day. Since 1963 the artist has lived and worked as a freelance painter in Nova Scotia.
Colville has exhibited extensively throughout the world.
In 1967 the artist was commissioned by the Canadian government to design various gold coins. Colville received numerous prizes and honorary awards from various universities and institutions in Canada and the United States.
Swimming Dog and Canoe, 1979
Bell Buoy and Cormorant, 1985, serigraph
Horse and Train
Cyclist and Crow, 1981
Child and Dog, 1952
Family and Rainstorm, 1955
Black Cat
Couple on Beach, 1957
Living Room, 1999-2000
Dog and Groom, 1991
Priest and Dog
Woman at Clothes-line, 1956
Woman in Bathtub, 1978
Woman, Man, and Boat, 1952
Heron, 1977
Embarkation
Four Figures on Wharf, 1952
June Moon, 1963
Woman Carrying Canoe, 19972
The Swimming Race, 1958
Le Chien d'or, 1987
To Prince Edward Island, 1965
May, 1979
Pacific, 1967
Refrigerator, 1977
Sleeper, 1975
Stove, 1988
Three Sheep, 1954
Woman with Skiff
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