James Wilson Morrice | |
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| Born | August 10, 1865 |
| Died | January 23, 1924 (aged 58) |
| Education | Académie Julian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Prow of a Gondola, Venice |
| Movement | Post Impressionism |
James Wilson Morrice RCA (August 10, 1865 – January 23, 1924) was one of the first Canadian landscape painters to be known internationally. In 1891, he moved to Paris, France, where he lived for most of his career. W. Somerset Maugham knew him and had one of his characters say,
...when you've seen his sketches...you can never see Paris in the same way again.[1]
In Canada, James Morrice Street in New Bordeaux, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Montreal is named in his memory.
- ^ W. Somerset Maugham, The Magician (orig. pub. 1908) (Penguin Books, 1967, p. 27).