{"title":"Miller Gore Brittain","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiller Brittain (1912-1968) is widely regarded as one of Canada's greatest artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHe was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1912. His first instruction in art began at the age of eleven with Miss E.R. Holt. In 1926 he entered the Saint John Vocational School as an art student. From 1930 to 1932 he studied under Harry Wickey at the Art Students League in New York and for a decade after gained recognition as 'the Canadian Bruegel', by depicting scenes of the inhabitants of his hometown during the depression in a social realist style. In 1942 he joined the R.C.A.F. and flew thirty-seven missions as an air bomber before accepting an appointment as official war artist three years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe war itself, however, did not inspire him. His art during the war concentrated on depictions of his fellow soldiers rather than on the scenes of battle. However, it was during this period that he became enamoured of the work of two artists who were to have a lasting impression on his art: William Blake and Henry Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn 1946, he was discharged from the air force and returned to Saint John. Perhaps as a reaction to his wartime experiences, he began a series of biblically inspired works in a very expressive style. His daughter, Jennifer, has said \"he invested (the) religious archetypal figures with the humanity and individuality of the people he loved …. and the people he loved with their share of the divine.\" After his wife's death in 1958, he became increasingly reclusive and eccentric and began producing extremely powerful depictions of archetypal attenuated figures in surreal settings, often transgressing the boundaries which separate man from nature. It is this last period of his oeuvre which is considered his mature style, for he achieves a fusion between form and content, capturing a spiritual reconciliation between the individual and his environment. He died of a stroke at the age of fifty-six and was awarded posthumously that same year (1968) the Canada Centennial medal for his contribution to Canadian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe National Film Board produced an award-winning film of his life in 1981. Brittain's work is held in private collections and a number of art galleries in Canada including the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian War Museum and retrospectives of his work have appeared in various Canadian galleries including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the National Gallery of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eClick below to watch a documentary on the artist's life by the National Film Board of Canada by Kent Martin. Additionally, you may view a discussion with Tom Smart, who authored the book \u003cem\u003eMiller Brittain - When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/92092845?h=937040b9b3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EmMrpZ_UX40\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"landscape-1938-01","title":"Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pastel is signed and dated \"MGB '38\" in the lower right hand corner. It is framed in acid-free material and is not mounted to the backing, which has happened to some of Brittain's work. The framed dimensions are 19.5 x 28.5 in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miller Brittain","offers":[{"title":"10 x 13.5 in.","offer_id":41650622857303,"sku":"Jan-38","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/1643.jpg?v=1744286162"},{"product_id":"blacks-harbour-18943","title":"Blacks Harbour","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pastel was created by Miller Gore Brittain in 1940. It has been recently reframed with archival material and a new frame. The framed dimensions are 21.25 x 24.75 in. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is unsigned, but it has the stamp of Celia Toomik, the executor of the Estate, on the verso. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miller Brittain","offers":[{"title":"14 x 17 in.","offer_id":41770141614167,"sku":"18943","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/18943.jpg?v=1750103772"},{"product_id":"female-head-1957-02","title":"Female Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis drawing was created by Miller Gore Brittain in 1957. It is signed (initialed) and dated in the lower right hand corner. It also has an Estate label signed by Celia Toomik on the verso.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIt has recently been professionally reframed with archival material. It is displayed with Museum anti-reflection glass. The framed dimensions are 34 x 24.5 in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miller Brittain","offers":[{"title":"23 x 14.5 in.","offer_id":42002103369815,"sku":"Feb-57","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/19259.jpg?v=1759261424"},{"product_id":"male-head-20522","title":"Male Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work on thin paper was created by Miller Gore Brittain (1912-1968) in 1954. The lower left of the artwork has the artist's signature (MGB initials) and the year (54). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eThe artwork features a powerful illuminated portrait created with expressive hatching, dramatic tonal contrasts and warm reddish-brown earth tones, set against a neutral background.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been framed with new AR70 glass (70% UV protection with anti-reflection properties) so that you can clearly see the artwork. The moulding is Larson Juhl Colosseum II Titanium 1.5 inches wide and depth of 2 inches. 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