JOSEPH JULIUS HUMME. OSA. [1825-1889]
   
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[Man fishing near encampment].
8 x 11 inches. watercolour on paper. signed & dated [18] 84 on recto. b.[Men fishing]. 8 x 11 inches. watercolour on paper.

Born in Prussia, worked as an artist and scene painter in Toronto (c1884-89). Painted landscapes with historical subjects in oil and watercolour. Also painted portraits. Elected to the OSA in 1889. Exhibited at the OSA [1878-79], RCA [1880-85], and CNE. Painted in the Baysville, Lake of Bays, Muskoka area. Died in Point Ideal, Lake of Bays, Ontario.
Bibliography: Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Artists in Canada A Union List of Artists; McMann, RCA Exhibitions & Members, 1880-1979. p. 189; Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, p. 166; CHIN (Canadian Heritage Information Network).