Stanley Ernest Brunst (1894 – 6 January 1962) was a Canadian painter,[1] best known for his early abstractions.[2]
Stanley Brunst | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stanley (Stanislau) Ernest Brunst 1894 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Died | 1962-01-06 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Painter |
Career
editBrunst was born in Birmingham, England and came to Canada with his family at around the age of 18. In Saskatoon in 1923 where he worked in construction and then as a dry-cleaner.[3][2] He studied at the University of Saskatchewan with Augustus Kenderdine in an evening class for four years in the 1930s but was mainly self-taught.[2] In 1936, he began to paint abstractly. He moved to Vancouver in 1941, held three solo shows at the Vancouver Art Gallery and was a founding member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (1941) and a member of the B.C. Society of Artists.[4] He died in Vancouver.[3] The Mendel Art Gallery organized his retrospective in 1982, titled Stanley E. Brunst, Radical Painter: An Exhibition.[2]
Selected public collections
editReferences
edit- ^ Network, Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage Information. "Artists in Canada". app.pch.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e "AskSask". www.sknac.ca. Ask Sask. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ "Artists". sim-publishing.com. Sim Publishing. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Bovey, Patricia E. (2023). Western Voices in Canadian Art. Winnipeg: U of Manitoba Press. p. 176. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Collection". collections.remaimodern.org. Remai Modern, Saskatoon. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
Further reading
edit- Murray, Joan (1999). Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century. Dundurn. p. 56. ISBN 9781554881208.
- Gallery, Norman Mackenzie Art; Gallery, Regina Public Library Art (1971). Saskatchewan: art and artists. Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery. p. 27.
- Heath, Terrence (1982). Stanley E. Brunst, Radical Painter.
- Nasgaard, Roald (2008). Abstract Painting in Canada. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 46. ISBN 9781553653943.
- Abc-clio (1985-01-01). North American Painters. Clio Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780903450966.