William ‘Bill’ Edward de Garthe (Finnish/Canadian, 1907-1983) RCA, NSSA, OSA, FIAL
(Birger Edward Degerstedt)
‘Misty Afternoon, Peggy’s Cove, 1955’
oil on artistboard
(actual) 7” high x 9” wide
(framed) 10 1/4” high x 12 7/8″ wide
Artist/Maker Biography: de GARTHE, William Edward (1907-1983) Born in Finland of Swedish parents. Arrived in Canada 1926. STUDIED: in Montreal. Painting in oil at Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B. Painting and Sculpture at the Art Students League in New York, U.S.A. Outdoor painting and sketching at Gloucester and Rockport, Mass., U.S.A. Painting in Life Class at ‘Academia del belle Arti’, Rome, Italy. Oil Painting at ‘Academie de la Grand Chaumiere’ and at the ‘Academie Julian’ Paris, France. Sculpture under L. Posey, Sarasota, Florida. MEMBER: Fellow International Institute of Arts and Letters, Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia Society of Artists, Montreal Independent Art Association, The Art League of Manatee, Florida, Longboat Key Art Centre, Florida, Barbados Museum and Historical Society, BWI, Halifax Board of Trade, Past President of the Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts, American Artists Professional League, Tampa, Florida, Who’s Who in American Art. SHOWS: Montreal, Toronto, Rothesay, Florida, USA; West Indies, etc. Exhibited in Europe, West Indies, Canada; USA Exhibition with the Royal Society of Marine Painters, London, England; Paintings hanging in private collections. Received a number of Awards. Travelled extensively. Author of ‘This is Peggy’s Cove.’ Owner of the ‘Ocean Gallery, Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.
