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JOHN ALFSEN
RCA, OSA, CSGA, CGP
(1902-1971)

 John Alfsen was born in Michigan and came to Canada as a boy. 
He took evening classes in drawing at the University of Toronto and then studied under Fred Varley, JEH MacDonald, JW Beatty, Emanuel Hahn and CM Manly (1920-22). 
​ He attended the Academy of Fine Art in Antwerp and the Academie Grande Chaumiere in Paris. 
Alfsen furthered his studies at the Art Students League in New York.
​He taught at the Ontario College of Art for 45 years and became one of Canada’s finest portrait artists.
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John Alfsen 
Crossing the Bridge, oil on board, 16 x 20 ins
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