Edwin Holgate, Departure of René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle for the expedition leading to the discovery of the Mississipi (1680-1682).

Edwin Holgate

Canadian · 1892–1977 · Painter, Printmaker

Edwin Headley Holgate, was a Canadian painter, muralist, and printmaker. Holgate played a major role in Montreal's art community, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where he… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Edwin Holgate, Totem Poles No. 3 #14/18, 1926, wood engraving on paperTotem Poles No. 3 #14/18Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$8,775≈ $6,513≈ £5,093≈ €6,004Sign up to see
  2. Edwin Holgate, Nude, Artist's Wife, charcoal on paperNude, Artist's WifeLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$5,265≈ $3,824≈ £3,105≈ €3,590Sign up to see
  3. Edwin Holgate, Reclining Nude, 1922, gouache and graphite on paperReclining NudeLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$1,638≈ $1,230≈ £938≈ €1,086Sign up to see

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Edwin Headley Holgate, was a Canadian painter, muralist, and printmaker. Holgate played a major role in Montreal's art community, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where he both studied and taught. He was known primarily as a portraitist and for his treatment of the female nude in an outdoor setting in a series of paintings and prints during the 1930s.

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Born 1892, InnisfilDied 1977, MontrealOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q1980805 ↗ULAN 500001273 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Edwin H. Holgate, Edwin Headley Holgate

Works in museum collections

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Edwin Holgate, Departure of René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle for the expedition leading to the discovery of the Mississipi (1680-1682).
Departure of René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle for the expedition leading to the discovery of the Mississipi (1680-1682).
Mount Royal Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mount Royal Park

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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