Alan Caswell Collier
(1911 - 1990) OSA, RCA
Current Sale
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
The Road to St.Sauveur, Que
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and dated 1949 on the frame
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Price Realized: $3,658.00
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Misty October Morn
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
This sale is now closed.
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Banff, April
watercolour
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
10 x 14 ins ( 25.4 x 35.6 cms ) ( sight )
Price Realized: $1,180.00
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Alan Collier Biography
(1911 - 1990) OSA, RCA
Born in Toronto, Alan Collier studied under J.E.H. MacDonald, and Franklin Carmichael at the Ontario College of Art (1929-33). Following graduation, he travelled across the country on a relief gang, and worked as a miner to earn enough money to study at the Art Students’ League in New York City. During his studies, he returned to mining from time to time to enable him to continue with his education.
He joined the Canadian Army in 1943. He returned to Toronto after the war to continue his advertising art career, but concentrated more and more on painting. In 1951 his background in mining became the inspiration for a series of paintings depicting the underground work environment, an interest that spanned several years. He also made annual road trips with his family to paint Canadian landscape. He received a commission from Standard Oil in 1963 to paint landscapes along the Trans-Canada Highway.
Collier was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists in 1952. He taught advertising art at the Ontario College of Art from 1955 to 1967 at which time he devoted himself to painting on a full-time basis. His main medium was oil, but he also painted in watercolour and acrylics. In addition to landscape, Collier is known for his portraiture. His compositions are masterful in their simplicity. He died in Toronto at the age of 79.
