Thomas Mower Martin (1838 - 1934) Canada

Thomas Mower Martin (1838 - 1934) Canada
Thomas Mower Martin (1838 - 1934) Watercolor on paper, Signed Lower Right, Measures (11.5 x 8 inches) w/frame (18 x 14.5 inches) Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then moved to Toronto (York Mills area) in 1863, which is where he lived for the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil and watercolour. His primary subjects were North American landscapes, Indians, frontier life, genre, still life, animals, birds and figures. His styles were realism and representational. He attended the South Kensington School in London (the Royal College of Art since 1896); however, he is considered a mostly self taught artist. In Canada he was one of the founders and the director (1877 - 1879) of the Ontario School of Art. In 1887 he became a member of a group of artists called the Railway Painters and traveled through western Canada to paint landscapes on a commission from the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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