Art: General

A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art The Oxford Dictionary of Art Further reading

Painters Eleven

A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art | 1999 | | Copyright

Painters Eleven. A group of Canadian abstract painters based in Toronto and active from 1953 to 1960. The most important member was William Ronald. Apart from being abstract rather than figurative artists, the painters had little in common stylistically and for this reason the non-committal name of the group was deliberately chosen. They were united mainly by the desire to promote their work in an environment unfavourable to abstract art and in this achieved considerable success, especially after they were guest exhibitors with American Abstract Artists in New York in 1956: ‘The Canadians were generously received by the American critics and … back home the exhibition drew more attention than any of their previous activities. It really marked the acceptance among the informed public of the existence in Toronto of contemporary “modern” artists’ ( Dennis Reid, A Concise History of Canadian Painting, 1973). A group of their works is in the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-PaintersEleven.html

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-PaintersEleven.html

Learn more about citation styles

Painters Eleven

The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Copyright

Painters Eleven. A group of Toronto abstract painters active from 1953 to 1960. The most important member was William Ronald. Apart from being abstract rather than figurative artists, the painters had little in common and for this reason the non-committal name of the group was deliberately chosen. They were united mainly by the desire to promote their work in an environment unfavourable to abstract art and in this achieved considerable success, especially after they were guest exhibitors with American Abstract Artists in New York in 1956. A group of their works is in the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PaintersEleven.html

IAN CHILVERS. "Painters Eleven." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PaintersEleven.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	MURDER SUSPECT TO BE TRIED AS ADULT JUDGE HEARD TESTIMONY THAT PAINTER, THEN... Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 3/29/1996
	BRILLIANT BRUSH STROKES; Faux painter shows real talent in a new decorating... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/26/2000
	When I was very young. Magazine article from: Queen's Quarterly; 6/22/2004