Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Edward John Russell.
Edward John Russell BIOGRAPHY
1832 Isle of Wight, England - 1906 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Landscape, portrait and marine-ship painting, political cartoons.
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil,... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre*, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism*. (2). According... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre*, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism*. (2). According to the Canadian Heritage Information Network* there are Edward John Russell works in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Hamilto... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Edward John Russell ((1832 - 1906)), known for Landscape, portrait and marine-ship painting, political cartoons. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Edward John Russell - Artist Info
About Edward John Russell
Biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1)
His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre*, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism*. (2)
...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 13,852 of 14,517 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.