{"title":"Cullen, Maurice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Galbraith Cullen (1866–1934)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Canadian landscape painter who helped introduce Impressionist approaches to Canadian art. He is particularly associated with snow-covered streets, frozen rivers and the changing light of winter in Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCullen was born in St John’s, Newfoundland, on 6 June 1866. His family moved to Montreal when he was a child. He initially trained as a sculptor under Louis-Philippe Hébert, but a visit to France in the late 1880s changed the direction of his career. While studying in Paris, he became interested in the paintings of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/claude-monet\"\u003eClaude Monet\u003c\/a\u003e and other French Impressionists, whose attention to light and atmosphere encouraged him to concentrate on landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his years in Europe, Cullen painted in France and travelled to other parts of the continent. His work was exhibited at the Paris Salon, and he was elected to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1895. He returned to Canada later that year, bringing with him a freer treatment of colour and brushwork than was then common in Canadian landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in Quebec, Cullen found inspiration in subjects many painters had avoided: snowy roads, riverbanks, ice-cutting scenes and city streets after dark. Rather than depicting winter as uniformly white, he explored the blues, violets, greys and warm reflected lights visible in snow and ice. His \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cullen-maurice-1866-1934-moret-winter-1895\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoret, Winter\u003c\/em\u003e (1895)\u003c\/a\u003e reflects his experience of painting in France, while \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cullen-maurice-1866-1934-cape-diamond-c-1910\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCape Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 1910)\u003c\/a\u003e captures a familiar Quebec subject. Both show his interest in landscape and atmospheric effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCullen taught at the Art Association of Montreal and was elected a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1907. During the First World War he served as an official Canadian war artist, recording scenes in Europe that differed markedly from his peaceful Canadian landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis approach influenced younger Canadian painters, including artists associated with the Group of Seven, whose development was also shaped by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/thomson-tom\"\u003eTom Thomson\u003c\/a\u003e. Cullen continued to paint in Quebec throughout his later years and died at Chambly on 28 March 1934. His landscapes brought the colour and immediacy of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/claude-monet\"\u003eImpressionism\u003c\/a\u003e to distinctly Canadian subjects. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bruce-william-blair\"\u003eWilliam Blair Bruce\u003c\/a\u003e was another early Canadian painter who encountered Impressionism in France, while the more restrained approach of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/milne-david\"\u003eDavid Milne\u003c\/a\u003e offers a contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cullen-maurice-1866-1934-cape-diamond-c-1910","title":"Cullen, Maurice (1866-1934) - Cape Diamond c.1910","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by the Canadian artist Maurice Cullen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 5736 pixels wide by 4792 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/cullen-maurice?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=maurice+cullen\u0026amp;_psid=43dca3fc3\u0026amp;_ss=e\" title=\"Maurice Cullen\"\u003eMaurice Cullen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64340480786762,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Cullen_Maurice_1866-1934_-CapeDiamond_main.jpg?v=1794411064"},{"product_id":"cullen-maurice-1866-1934-moret-winter-1895","title":"Cullen, Maurice (1866-1934) - Moret, Winter 1895","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by the Canadian artist Maurice Cullen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 5516 pixels wide by 3535 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/cullen-maurice?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=maurice+cullen\u0026amp;_psid=43dca3fc3\u0026amp;_ss=e\" title=\"Maurice Cullen\"\u003eMaurice Cullen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64340585972042,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Cullen_Maurice_1866-1934_-Moret_Winter1895_main.jpg?v=1794411388"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Cullen_Maurice_1866-1934.jpg?v=1794410563","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/cullen-maurice.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}