Artist

Helen McNicoll

Portrait of Helen McNicoll
Portrait of Helen McNicoll

Canadian, 1879–1915

Helen McNicoll was a Canadian Impressionism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Helen McNicoll was born in Toronto.

Helen Galloway McNicoll (14 December 1879 – 27 June 1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter. She was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in the early twentieth century and achieved considerable success during her decade-long career. McNicoll played an important role in popularizing Impressionism in Canada, at a time when it was still relatively unknown, with her lively representations of rural landscapes, intimate child subjects and modern female figures.

She was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1913 and was created an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1914.

Works by Helen McNicoll

Collections represented

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