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Harold William Townsend

Harold William Townsend (1940 - 2017) was active/lived in British Columbia, Manitoba / Canada.  Harold Townsend is known for Mountain landscape, figure, wilderness scene painting, photography.

Harold William Townsend (1940 – 2017)

A western Canadian painter and photographer, Harold William Townsend (aka: Bill Townsend; aka: H. William Townsend) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and died in Parksville, British Columbia, near where he had lived since the early 1980s.

His primary medium was oil paint (occasionally accented with gold leaf). His subjects were wilderness landscapes, mountain views, shorelines, figures, and nudes. His style could be described as Fauvism*. The askART auction results have many excellent illustrations of his oeuvre. (1)

His art education includes studies at the Vancouver School of Art*, B.C. [now Emily Carr University of Art + Design] (1958 – 1959); art school in New York City (1959 – 1960); the University of Wisconsin (1961 – 1962); the Peter Aspell [see askART] School of Art, Vancouver (1980); and, a Federation of Canadian Artists seminar on Salt Spring Island B.C. (1980). (2)

His works have been shown in solo and group exhi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6091 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Harold William Townsend

   Harold William Townsend  Born:  1940 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died:   2017 - Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
Known for:  Mountain landscape, figure, wilderness scene painting, photography
Name variants:  Townsend, Bill Townsend, William (H William) Townsend

Harold William Townsend (1940 – 2017)

A western Canadian painter and photographer, Harold William Townsend (aka: Bill Townsend; aka: H. William Townsend) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and died in Parksville, British Columbia, near where he had lived since the early 1980s.

His primary medium was oil paint (occasionally accented with gold leaf). His subjects were wilderness landscapes, mountain views, shorelines, figures, and nudes. His style could be described as Fauvism*. The askART auction results have many excellent illustrations of his oeuvre. (1)

His art education includes studies at the Vancouver School of Art*, B.C. [now Emily Carr University of Art + Design] (1958 – 1959); art school in New York City (1959 – 196  ...  Displaying 750 of 6091 characters.

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