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1861 Banff, Scotland - 1933 St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Known for: Society portraits, landscape and coastal view painting, drawing.
George Horne Russell RCA (1861 - 1933). George Horne Russell (AKA: G. Horne Russell) was a painter, draftsman and a President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. He was born in Banff, Scotland... Read full biography
George Horne Russell RCA (1861 - 1933). George Horne Russell (AKA: G. Horne Russell) was a painter, draftsman and a President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. He was born in Banff, Scotland and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1890. He lived there and at his summer home in St.... Read full biography
George Horne Russell RCA (1861 - 1933). George Horne Russell (AKA: G. Horne Russell) was a painter, draftsman and a President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. He was born in Banff, Scotland and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1890. He lived there and at his summer home in St. Andrews, New Brunswick for the rest of his life. After a brief illness he died at Chipman Memorial Hospital in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, a town about 15 miles north of St. Andrews. (1). His primary medium... Read full biography
George Horne Russell RCA (1861 - 1933). George Horne Russell (AKA: G. Horne Russell) was a painter, draftsman and a President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. He was born in Banff, Scotland and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1890. He lived there and at his summer home in St. Andrews, New Brunswick for the rest of his life. After a brief illness he died at Chipman Memorial Hospital in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, a town about 15 miles north of St. Andrews. (1). His primary medium was oil on canvas and his primary subject was commissioned society portraits. He is also famous for several monumental paintings of the Rocky Mountains commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway [now the Canadian... Read full biography
George Horne Russell RCA (1861 - 1933). George Horne Russell (AKA: G. Horne Russell) was a painter, draftsman and a President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. He was born in Banff, Scotland and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1890. He lived there and at his summer home in St. Andrews, New Brunswick for the rest of his life. After a brief illness he died at Chipman Memorial Hospital in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, a town about 15 miles north of St. Andrews. (1). His primary medium was oil on canvas and his primary subject was commissioned society portraits. He is also famous for several monumental paintings of the Rocky Mountains commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway [now the Canadian National Railway]. (2). His other mediums included watercolor, pen & ink, charcoal, pencil and mixed mediums.... Read full biography
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Keywords (45)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Alphonse Legros
Art School
- •Aberdeen School of Art-Student
- •South Kensington Art School, Royal College of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Railroad Promotion Commissioned Artist
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Brussels International Exposition, 1897
- •Canadian National Exhibition/Toronto Industrial Exhibition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa