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BOULTON, Muriel Cameron Welsh
- Born
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 1881
- Died
- Barton-on-Sea, England, 1957
- Biography synopsis
- A widely-travelled and highly skilled painter, Muriel Boulton worked in both watercolours and oils, and is especially renowned for her portraits. Her education took place in Europe, beginning at the Herkomer School in Bushey, England, under Hubert von Herkomer. In 1907, she moved to Paris, France, and continued her training under Christian Krohg and Emile Renaud at the Academie Colarossi. Boulton was known to be in Quebec City from c.1908-12, but she spent a great deal of time abroad, taking painting trips to France, Italy, and the U.K. While in Canada, she exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy and at the Spring Shows of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The artist returned to England in 1918 and resided at Barton-on-Sea until her death. Her portrait of a man playing chess, entitled "The Chess Problem," was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada in 1908.
- Media used
- Oil painting
- Painting
- Watercolour
- Education
- Académie Colarossi, Paris (under Christian Krohg and Emile Renard)
- Herkomer School, Bushey, England (under Hubert von Herkomer)
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, ON
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "Pictures for National Gallery." Canadian Courier 9 May 1908: 23
- Hill, C.C. and P.B. Landry, eds. National Gallery Catalogue, Canadian Art. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1988
- Hughes, Margaret E. A Guide to Canadian Painters. Toronto: King's Printer, 1940
- MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009.
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Formerly Art Association of Montreal: Spring Exhibitions, 1880-1970. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts/Académie royale des arts du Canada: Exhibitions and Members 1880-1979 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981
- National Gallery of Canada. Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Vol. 3: Canadian School. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1960
- Ontario Library Review. Who's Who in Canadian Art: From Ontario Library Review, November 1947-August 1962. Toronto: Government Printer, 1948
- Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) "Exhibition of Art. Some Brilliant Canvases Dazzle Eye in 24th Spring Exhibit in Art Gallery." Gazette (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) "R.C.A. Exhibition Scorched Many Pictures Destroyed." Toronto Telegram . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) "Many Pictures Burned. $8,000 Fire in the Canadian Academy's Exhibition." Globe (Toronto) . p.11. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) "Dominion Buys Paintings. Montrealers' Works Among Purchases Made by Government." Gazette (Montreal) . p.9. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) R. Holmes. "Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy." Saturday Night . p.11. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) "Pictures for National Gallery." Canadian Courier . 3: p.23. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Toronto, ) "Canadian Art Notes." American Art News . 6.30: p.2. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Exhibition of Art. High Water Mark Reached in This Year's Spring Showing in Art Galleries. Stricter Standard Set." Gazette (Montreal) . p.9. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Exposition d'art Canadien. Oeuvres remarquables de MM. Cullen, Rosaire, Boyd, Clapp, Beau, Brymner, St. Charles, Béliveau, Lamarche, Morrice, Paradis, Laliberté." La Presse (Montreal) . p.25. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Ottawa, ) "National Art Exhibition. Notable Paintings Shown at Archives Building." Ottawa Citizen . p.9. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Exhibition. Impressions at Private View of Spring Collection." Daily Witness (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Fine Collection of Pictures at Spring Exhibition in Art Gallery." Montreal Star . p.15. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Princess Patricia's Work Shown at Spring Exhibition of the Art Association." Daily Witness (Montreal) . p.11. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Opening, a Social Event. A Princess Exhibits." Gazette (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Pictures Shown at Spring Exhibition of the Art Gallery Reach a High Level." Montreal Star . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Léon Lorrain. "Le salon de printemps." Le Devoir (Montréal) . p.1. Full-text pdf
