Group of Seven framed limited edition prints.
Maurice Cullen 1866 - 1934

Maurice Galbraith Cullen, born at St. John's, Newfoundland. The family moved to Montreal in 1870. At first he studied sculpture with Philippe Hébert. Went to Paris in 1888 and studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts (1889 - 02). Exhibited in Paris in 1894 - 5; painted at Moret, Giverny, and Le Pouldu; and was associated with Morrice in Venice and Brittany. Returned to Montreal in 1895 and opened a studio there, painting during the summers at Beaupré. Travelled in Europe, 1900 - 2, then returned to Montreal. A.R.C.A. in 1899, R.C.A. in 1907. Exhibited with the Canadian Art Club, Toronto, 1908 - 15. Visited Newfoundland, 1910 - 11. Painted for the Canadian War Memorials in France, Belgium, and England, 1918. About 1920 he built a painting cabin at Lac Tremblant in the Laurentians. Died at Chambly, Quebec.

Cullen's work hangs in the National Gallery of Canada.

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