Bidspirit auction | J. W. Beatty (1869 -

J. W. Beatty (1869 - 1941) American - John William Beatty (1869 - 1941) Oil on panel, signed lower left, pice measures 8 x 10 and 11 x 13 inches w/frame. Painting in Northern Ontario from 1909 and recognized for his landscapes, J. W. Beatty was a painter who strove to develop a uniquely Canadian art. Beatty was born in Toronto. His parents were Irish immigrants, his father a skilled housepainter and wood grainer. Beatty attended school until the age of 13, after which he was apprenticed to an engraving firm. His varied working career included bugler for the 10th Grenadiers during the Northwest Campaign in 1885, house painter and firefighter, before becoming an artist and later an art teacher and official Canadian war artist during WWI. After preliminary instruction in Toronto, Beatty studied in London and in Paris at the Académie Julian. He also travelled in Holland, Belgium, Italy and Spain. Upon his return to Toronto, he taught art classes and painted in Quebec and Northern Ontario, producing works like The Evening Cloud of the Northland (1910). In 1914, he moved into the newly constructed Studio Building; the same year he and A. Y. Jackson were commissioned by the Canadian Northern Railway to paint in the Rocky Mountains. Beatty was elected to the Ontario Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and was president of the Arts and Letters Club in 1912. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.