Background
FORSTER, John Wycliffe Lowes was born in Norval, Halton County. Son of Thomas Forster, Justice of the Peace, and Martha Wilkinson.
FORSTER, John Wycliffe Lowes was born in Norval, Halton County. Son of Thomas Forster, Justice of the Peace, and Martha Wilkinson.
Studied at Brampton Grammar School. Studied art in Paris at Ecole Julian under Boulanger and Lef^vre.
Afterwards Bouguereau and Fleury, and Carolus Duran. Has painted a number of subject-pictures, of which Gossips, The Old Story, nival Schools, In-as-much, Hiawatha’s Vision, Colonial Conference, Ottawa, Departure of Canada’s First Contingent, Kismet, Iman, and Eventide, are the principal. In Canada many public buildings contain historic portraits by him.
Has executed commissions for portraits in France, Great Britain, and United States of America Exhibitions: Centennial, Philadelphia.
Salon, Paris; Art Museum, Detroit. Columbian, Chicago; Manchester Corporation Art Gallery.
Pan-American, Buffalo. British Colonial, London.
Louisiana Purchase, Saint Louis.
Royal Canadian Academy. Ontario Society of Artists, et cetera Member of the Ontario Society of Artists.
Clubs: Canadian, Toronto, Empire.