Alex Colville

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:artMovement Modern Art
Contemporary Art
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
Governor General's Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1920-08-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-07-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wolfville,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Mount_Allison_University
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Montreal_Museum_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Canada
Art Gallery of Ontario
gptkbp:famousFor Attention to Detail
Symbolic Imagery
Depicting Ordinary Life
gptkbp:field Visual Arts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alex Colville
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary_Canadian_Artists
gptkbp:influencedBy Surrealism
Symbolism
gptkbp:inspiredBy Nature
Personal Experiences
Everyday_Life
gptkbp:knownFor Painting
gptkbp:legacy Artistic Techniques
Influence_on_Canadian_Art
Cultural_Icon_in_Canada
gptkbp:medium Printmaking
Watercolor
Oil paint
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork Horse and Train
The Couple
To_Prince_Edward_Island
gptkbp:occupation Painter
Printmaker
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Wolfville,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:spouse Rhoda Colville
gptkbp:style Realism