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035			_a(DE-B1597)9781487574420
035			_a(DE-B1597)536812
035			_a(OCoLC)1129207485
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aN8660.W37 _bA37 1974eb
072		7	_aART015110 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a706/.5 _220
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aWatson, William R. _eautore
245	1	0	_aRetrospective : _bRecollections of a Montreal Art Dealer / _cWilliam R. Watson.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[1974]
264		4	_c©1974
300			_a1 online resource (108 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aHeritage
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aWilliam R. Watson (1887-1973) began working for an art dealer in Montreal in 1905 just two days after he arrived from England, and in 1908 he opened his own business. From the outset, he was eager to sell the work of Canadian painters - no small ambition at the time, for Montreal art collectors were still in the thrall of the European masters. But by the time Mr Watson retired in 1958, a revolution in taste had occurred, and Canadian artists could not produce enough canvases to meet the demand for their work. As the first art dealer consistently to encourage Canada's painters, the Watson Art Galleries were a signal force in bringing about this change. These are Mr Watson's recollections of struggle and triumph, written late in life and edited by his daughters, Claire and Louise. They include good-humoured anecdotes and recollections of the art business, of collectors like William Van Horne and Harry Norton, and of the painters who became Watson's friends - among them James W. Morrice, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, Robert Pilot, M.A. Suzor Cote, A.Y. Jackson, and Arthur Lismer. One chapter is devoted to the author's persistent search for the scattered paintings of Cornelius Krieghoff, a quest responsible for the eventual acclaim Krieghoff received. The book is illustrated with photographs of the art centres and artists that Watson knew. Many of them he took himself. These attractive memoirs will appeal to those interested in Canadian art, and to those who enjoy a good story about figures in Canada's cultural past.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650		0	_aArt dealers _zQuébec (Province) _zMontréal _vBiography.
650		7	_aART / History / Contemporary (1945-). _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487574420
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487574420/original
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