Frank Johnston, First Canadian Built Avro Flying at Beamsville

Frank Johnston

Canadian · 1888–1949 · Painter

Francis Hans Johnston was a member of the Group of Seven. He most commonly worked as a landscape painter though in a more conservative mode than other members of the Group. He… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frank Johnston, Time Out on the Trail, oil on wood boardTime Out on the TrailLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$28,080≈ $20,183≈ £15,560≈ €18,542Sign up to see
  2. Frank Johnston, Smile of Spring, oil on wood boardSmile of SpringLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$24,570≈ $17,713≈ £13,305≈ €15,596Sign up to see
  3. Frank Johnston, The North Woods in March, 1930, oil on wood boardThe North Woods in MarchLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$23,400≈ $17,302≈ £15,088≈ €17,315Sign up to see

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Francis Hans Johnston was a member of the Group of Seven. He most commonly worked as a landscape painter though in a more conservative mode than other members of the Group. He also used tempera rather than oil paint in his Algoma landscapes, a fast-drying material that was more often associated with commercial art of his day.

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Born 1888, TorontoDied 1949, TorontoOccupation PainterWikidata Q9285666 ↗ULAN 500017699 ↗Museum works 8

Group of Seven

Also known as Francis Hans Johnston, Franz H. Johnston, Franz Johnston, Franz Stans Johnston

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Frank Johnston, First Canadian Built Avro Flying at Beamsville
First Canadian Built Avro Flying at Beamsville1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, School of Aerial Gunnery
School of Aerial Gunnery1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Sopwith Camel from Beamsville
Sopwith Camel from Beamsville1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Above the Lake, Targets Below
Above the Lake, Targets Below1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Looking South Over Camp Borden
Looking South Over Camp Borden1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Looking Back Through the Wings
Looking Back Through the Wings1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Artillery Observation-Pilot Observing Shell Burst
Artillery Observation-Pilot Observing Shell Burst1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
Frank Johnston, Looking East, School of Gunnery, Beamsville
Looking East, School of Gunnery, Beamsville1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum

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

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