Alex Colville
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Alex Colville was a renowned Canadian realist painter known for his meticulously composed, quietly unsettling depictions of everyday life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ realist painter ⓘ |
| almaMater | Mount Allison University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | David Alexander Colville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-07-16 ⓘ |
| employer | Mount Allison University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | painting ⓘ |
| fullName | David Alexander Colville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | figurative art ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexander
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David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
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Art Gallery of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Canadian realist painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Magic realism
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Realism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
precise geometric composition
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psychological tension in everyday scenes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
meticulously composed paintings
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quietly unsettling depictions of everyday life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Horse and Train
NERFINISHED
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Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ To Prince Edward Island ⓘ Woman in Bathtub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | war artist ⓘ |
| residence |
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
NERFINISHED
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Rhoda Wright Colville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | hard‑edged realism ⓘ |
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Mount Allison University