Meyer Ryshpan Explained

Meyer Ryshpan
Birth Name:Meyer Ryshpan
Birth Date:14 September 1898
Birth Place:Przedbórz, Congress Poland
Death Place:Montreal, Canada
Marriage:24 December 1922 in Preston, Connecticut, U.S.A. -->
Occupation:Painter, etcher

Meyer Ryshpan (1898 - 1985) was a Canadian painter and etcher in Montreal.

Biography and career

Rhyspan was born in Przedbórz, Congress Poland, on 14 September 1898.[1] He emigrated to the United States in 1906 and worked on his father's farm for eight years until 1922. He moved to Canada in 1933 and became a painter of genre scenes in Montreal. He was also known for his etchings, some of which were done in colour.[2]

Between 1934 and 1947, Ryshpan exhibited twenty-one works at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts annual spring exhibitions.[3] In 1944 and 1946, he took part in exhibitions sponsored by the Young Men and Women's Hebrew Associations.[4] [5] In 1955, he was part of a group exhibition at the Eaton's store in Montreal.[6] Ryshpan had a 1958 retrospective at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, consisting of eighty oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, and etchings. Robert Ayre of the Montreal Star considered his drawings and watercolours to be superior to his oils, and that he was at his best depicting people.[7] Ryshpan died on 6 January 1985 in Montreal.[8]

Personal life

His wife Daisy Shlefstein was also a painter.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com . 31 May 2024.
  2. Book: MacDonald, Colin S.. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists. Canadian Paperbacks. Ottawa. 1979. 7. 2401. Internet Archive.
  3. Book: McMann, Evelyn de R.. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, formerly Art Association of Montreal : Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970. University of Toronto Press. 1988. 335. 978-0-8020-2650-7. Internet Archive.
  4. News: Art Exhibit at YWHA Opens Tomorrow. The Gazette. Montreal. 9 December 1944. 8 . 1 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601014335/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-art-exhibit-at-ywha-opens-to/148469422/. 1 June 2024. live. .
  5. News: Many Trends Seen In Exhibit of Art. The Gazette. Montreal. 5. 1 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601014112/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-many-trends-seen-in-exhibit/148469223/. 1 June 2024. live. .
  6. News: 21 peintres de Montréal exposent chez Eaton. La Presse. Montreal. 19 October 1955. 29. 1 June 2024. French. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  7. News: Ayre. Robert. Meyer Ryshpan's Retrospective. The Montreal Star. 1 February 1958. 28. 10 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510125637/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-meyer-ryshpans-retros/146978971/. 10 May 2024. live. .
  8. News: Ryshpan, Myer. The Gazette. Montreal. 8 January 1985. 20. obituary. 29 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529004503/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-obituary-for-myer-meyer-ry/148278976/. 29 May 2024. live. .

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