Artist Pubs
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.

Biography photo for Eric Freifeld
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.

He was a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art (1   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12712 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 31 auction lots for Eric Freifeld (of which 18 auction records sold and 1 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Eric Freifeld as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Eric Freifeld in 0 of its research Essays. Eric Freifeld has 8 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Eric Freifeld available:    Marthe Rakine,  Edith Coombs,  Dennis Eugene Norman Burton,  Marjorie Pigott,  Fritz (Friedrich) Wilhelm Brandtner,  Yvonne McKague Housser,  John Herbert Caddy,  Frederick Henry Brigden,  Robert Ford Gagen,  Andre Charles Bieler,  Peter Haworth,  Homer Ransford Watson,  Charles Comfort,  Harry Britton,  Thomas Sherlock Hodgson,  George Arbuckle,  Herbert Sidney Palmer,  Dorothy Elsie Perehudoff Knowles,  Joseph Francis Plaskett,  William Arthur Winter,  Alan Caswell Collier,  Tom De Vany Forrestall,  Marc-Aurele Fortin,  Louis De Niverville



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Facts about Eric Freifeld

   Publications  Book References:  16
Magazine References:  0

The listed publications are derived from what askART has identified from our research for this artist and are intended as an additional tool for information. askART has derived Publications as an aid to members, but it is not necessarily a complete list.
16 Book References for Eric Freifeld
Year Author Title Pages Color
2003 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Biographical Index of Artists in Canada 250 No
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 MacDonald, Colin S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists A to F, 5th Edition 811 Yes
1990 Watson, Scott Jack Shadbolt 243 Yes
1988 Hill, Charles C. and Pierre B. Landry, Editors Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada Ottawa: A-F, Canadian Art, Volume One A--F (National Gallery of Canada) 415 No
1983 Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff Contemporary Canadian Art 300 Yes
1983 Firth, Edith G. Toronto in Art: 150 Years Through Artist's Eyes 200 Yes
1982 Shepherd, Michael Canadian Art in Britain: Contemporary Works from Collections in Britain 56 Yes
1980 Nasby, Judith M The University of Guelph Art Collection: A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture 410 Yes
1980 Sisler, Rebecca Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980 296 Yes
1979 Morris, Jerrold 20th Century Canadian Drawings 107 No
1978 Wolff, Hennie (Editor) The Index of Ontario Artists (Visual Arts Ontario and Ontario Association of Art Galleries) 337 No
1977 Duval, Paul Eric Freifeld (Yaneff Gallery, Toronto) 166 Yes
1974 Duval, Paul High Realism in Canada 175 Yes
1972 Morris, Jerrold The Nude in Canadian Painting 89 Yes
Top