William John Bertram Newcombe Art
William John Bertram Newcombe was born in Victoria, British Columbia and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. He lived in Toronto, Ontario (1936–55) and London, England (1955–69), where he died. His mediums included oil, watercolor, gouache, pen & ink, collage and mixed mediums. His subjects included faces, figures, landscapes, street scenes, country roads, coastal views and as an abstractionist – shape, color and texture. Newcombe’s styles included Abstract Expressionism, Colour Field Painting, Constructivism, Fauvism and Cubism. He’s considered self-taught, however, most sources note that he did take some private lessons in Vancouver with Group of Seven icon, Frederick Varley. Newcombe was a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art (c. 1950) and its president and a member of the California Watercolor Society (1947). In addition to the above organizations, he exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal [now Montreal Museum of Fine Arts] (1933), the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1938, 1947 and 1953), the Ontario Society of Artists (1941) and the American Watercolor Society (1947 and 1948). Newcombe’s works were also included in a Canadian Women’s Art Association exhibition, Vancouver Art Gallery (1946); “Canadians Abroad”, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (1958); “Irish Exhibition of Living Art”, Brown Thomas Gallery, Dublin (1958); “Canadian Abstract Art: A Centennial Exhibition”, Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, England (1967); and “The 1950s”, Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury, Ontario and touring (1988). He’s had solo exhibitions at Stadtisches Museum Wuppertal, Germany (1957); Manchester City Art Gallery, England (1961); Manor House Museum, Ilkley, England (1962); the Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan (1964); and the County Town Gallery, Lewes, England (1964). Newcombe has also been the subject of one-man shows at numerous prominent commercial galleries.
Mid-20th Century Abstract William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Mixed Media
1960s Abstract William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Mixed Media, Oil
20th Century Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Mixed Media, Oil
20th Century Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Mixed Media, Oil
1970s Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
2010s Abstract William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Gesso, Charcoal
2010s Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Gold Leaf
1990s Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
Early 2000s Abstract William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Impressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Oil, Cardboard
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Expressionist William John Bertram Newcombe Art
Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Acrylic
