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Eric Freifeld

Eric Freifeld (1919 - 1984) was active/lived in Alberta, Ontario / Canada, England.  Eric Freifeld is known for Street scenes, landscape, portrait, figure painting, drawing, teaching.

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Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario
Eric Freifeld ARCA, CSGA, CSPWC (1919 – 1984)

A prominent Canadian draftsman, painter and educator, Eric Freifeld was born in Saratov, U.S.S.R. He came to Edmonton, Canada with his family in 1924 and died in Toronto, where he had lived since 1946. He was a professor at the Ontario College of Art* from 1946 to 1980. His works are in several Canadian museum collections including the National Gallery of Canada.

His primary mediums were Conte Crayon*, pencil, graphite, charcoal and watercolors. His subjects included portraits, figures, anatomy, nudes, landscapes, interiors, houses, metaphor, symbolism, social commentary and city streets – primarily Edmonton, Toronto, New York and London, England. His styles included Realism*, Expressionism* and Fauvism*. The askART auction results have a good range of examples from his oeuvre. Works like “Back Door” and “Abandoned Automobiles” are in his most recognizable style.

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Eric Freifeld


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
  • Painting, Fine Art
Art MediaArt StyleArt SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • England, London Great Britain After 1900
  • France After 1900
  • Scotland
Art Association
  • Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
  • Canadian Society of Graphic Art
  • Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
  • Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
  • Robert Beverly Hale
  • Robin Craig Guthrie
  • Roland Vivian PItchforth
Art School
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
  • Art Students League of New York, Teacher
  • Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Centre, Student
  • Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London, Student
  • Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
  • Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
  • Canada Council Grant for the Arts
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Camouflage Artist
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Allied Artists of America
  • Canadian Society of Graphic Artists
  • Canadian Society of Painters in Water Color-
  • New English Art Club
  • Ontario Society of Artists-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Brooklyn Museum of Art
  • Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
  • National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
  • Vancouver Art Gallery

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