David Brown Milne
David Brown Milne
1882 - 1953
CGP CSGA CSPWC
As one of Canada’s most original artists, David Milne chose not to embrace the national mythology present in the works of such artists as the Group of Seven. Set apart from his Canadian contemporaries in this manner, Milne’s work instead exhibited a personal style that uniquely incorporated aspects of both Impressionism and Fauvism, garnering the acclaim of American art critic Clement Greenberg who labeled Milne as one of the three most important North American artists of his generation.

Milne was born in 1882 near the town of Paisley in Bruce County, Ontario. Although he had been an avid drawer since before entering kindergarten, Milne did not commence his artistic education until 1899 when he began studying by correspondence at the Arcade School in New York. In 1904 he went to New York to further pursue his art studies at the Art Students League, which again made him an exception in the early 20th century Canadian art scene as the majority of artists then traveled to Europe to study.

Once he had completed his studies in 1906, Milne began working as a commercial artist to support himself. During this time his work was exhibited at the American Watercolour Society and the Pennsylvania Academy, and five of his works were included in the Armories Exhibition of 1913. As one of only three Canadians to be represented at the exhibition, Milne’s paintings were shown alongside the works of such artists as Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Delacroix, Cezanne, Monet and Van Gogh.

Between the years of 1914 to 1928, Milne lived variously in New York City, the Adirondacks, and several Canadian cities including Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. During WWI he served as a Canadian war artist in Belgium and France, afterwards returning to North America where in 1924 an exhibition of his watercolours was held at the Art Association of Montreal. In 2005 the Art Gallery of Ontario organized a larger exhibition of his watercolours entitled “Painting Towards the Light” which was also held at the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Although he originally worked primarily in oil, Milne turned almost entirely to watercolour after 1937. Landscapes dominated much of his production throughout his career, and it is for these works done in his distinctive calligraphic style for which he is best known.
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Snow Patches, Boston Corners, NY by David Brown Milne vendu pour $1,437,500
David Brown Milne
Snow Patches, Boston Corners, NY
22 x 26 1/8 in, 55.9 x 66.3 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 400 000 $ - 600 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 437 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007, vendredi, 23 novembre 2007
Alder Branch by David Brown Milne vendu pour $541,250
David Brown Milne
Alder Branch
18 x 22 in, 45.7 x 55.9 cm
1933
huile sur toile
Estimation : 200 000 $ - 250 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 541 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, mercredi, 01 décembre 2021
City Rain by David Brown Milne vendu pour $421,250
David Brown Milne
City Rain
18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in, 46.4 x 38.7 cm
1911
huile sur toile
Estimation : 275 000 $ - 325 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 421 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Spring 2017 - 2nd Session, mercredi, 24 mai 2017
Woman and Bright Trees, West Saugerties, NY by David Brown Milne vendu pour $409,500
David Brown Milne
Woman and Bright Trees, West Saugerties, NY
22 3/8 x 20 3/8 in, 56.8 x 51.7 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 250 000 $ - 300 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 409 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Spring 2011 - 2nd Session, mardi, 17 mai 2011
White Cloud, Boston Corners by David Brown Milne vendu pour $402,500
David Brown Milne
White Cloud, Boston Corners
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
1918
huile sur toile
Estimation : 400 000 $ - 600 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 402 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2008, jeudi, 22 mai 2008
Afternoon Sky by David Brown Milne vendu pour $397,800
David Brown Milne
Afternoon Sky
24 1/4 x 36 1/4 in, 61.6 x 92.1 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 125 000 $ - 175 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 397 800 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2012 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 22 novembre 2012
Snow Patches, Boston Corners by David Brown Milne vendu pour $301,250
David Brown Milne
Snow Patches, Boston Corners
20 x 24 1/8 in, 50.8 x 61.3 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 250 000 $ - 350 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 301 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, mercredi, 20 novembre 2019
Bronx Park, 1913 by David Brown Milne vendu pour $280,800
David Brown Milne
Bronx Park, 1913
18 x 20 in, 45.7 x 50.8 cm
1913
huile sur toile
Estimation : 200 000 $ - 300 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 280 800 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2009 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 26 novembre 2009
Green Hillside, Boston Corners, NY by David Brown Milne vendu pour $280,800
David Brown Milne
Green Hillside, Boston Corners, NY
18 x 22 in, 45.7 x 55.9 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 70 000 $ - 90 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 280 800 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fall 2010 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 25 novembre 2010
Autumn Hills and Dark Pines by David Brown Milne vendu pour $264,500
David Brown Milne
Autumn Hills and Dark Pines
20 1/4 x 26 1/4 in, 51.4 x 66.7 cm
1930
huile sur toile
Estimation : 125 000 $ - 175 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 264 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006, vendredi, 24 novembre 2006