1933 - 1996
Eddy Cobiness Canadian Artist
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Canadian Artist Eddy Cobiness was born on 17th July, 1933 in Warroad (Minnesota, United States) and passed away on 1st Jan 1996 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada aged 62. He is most remembered for Member of the Indian Group of Seven. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
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Details
| First Name |
Eddy
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| Last Name |
Cobiness
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| Birthday |
17th July, 1933
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| Birthplace |
Warroad (Minnesota, United States)
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| Died |
1st January, 1996
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| Place of Death |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Artist
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| Claim to Fame |
Member of the Indian Group of Seven
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Eddy Cobiness, (July 17, 1933 – January 1, 1996) was a Canadian artist. He was an Ojibwe-Native Canadian and his art work is characterized by scenes from the life outdoors and nature. He began with realistic scenes and then evolved into more abstract work. He belonged to the "Woodland School of Art" and was a prominent member of the "Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation", better known as the "Indian Group of Seven". Cobiness has taught painting himself. He was a graphic designer who began drawing pictures of birds in sand, snow or on cardboard, in his childhood. In the 1950s, during his military service years, he discovered working in watercolour. He studied colour and composition. In the 1960s his ink and watercolour drawings were commercially successful, and he began his art career. For Cobiness, the life outdoors and nature always was subject of his works. He began with realistic scenes and then evolve into more abstract work, influenced by his art colleague at the time, painter Benjamin Chee Chee. He further developed his work unimpeded and worked with several styles, using many media. It would bring him international recognition. It is known that Queen Elizabeth II has work of Cobiness in her collection. Cobiness died in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 1, 1996 to the effect of complications from diabetic.
