Hilton Hassell 1910 - 1980 |
|
Add to your profile and receive first notice when new works come available.
The Prices paid for all sold works are confidential. For Priceing details please call us at (250) 537-2421.
Hilton MacDonald Hassell was born in Lachine, Quebec in 1910. He began painting at the age of 17 and studied at the Ontario College of Art under J. W. Beatty, J.E.H. Macdonald, and F.H. Johnston. He then travelled to England where he studied under Hayward Veal at the Heatherleys School. He was employed as a graphic artist by Brigdens Limited and also worked as an art editor for MacLean’s Magazine. In 1955, he turned to full time painting.
Hassell painted a variety of subjects including figures, portraits and landscapes. He exhibited 16 of his paintings at the Memorial University Art Gallery in St. John’s, Newfoundland, by invitation, in the spring of 1965. He held solo shows at the Eaton’s Fine Art Galleries, Toronto and Winnipeg in 1965. Hassell was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy.
If you would like additional photos/information or to purchase this item, sell work by this artist or have a question please fill out this form: