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1806 Vienna, Austria - 1892 Toronto, Ontario. Known for: Portrait, landscape, history and genre painting.
George Theodore Berthon ARCA, OSA (1806 - 1892). "As Toronto's foremost exponent of the portrait tradition during the Victorian era, Berthon produced a body of work that serves as an important... Read full biography
George Theodore Berthon ARCA, OSA (1806 - 1892). "As Toronto's foremost exponent of the portrait tradition during the Victorian era, Berthon produced a body of work that serves as an important historical record and as a prime example of the grand-manner style in Canadian portraiture." - Carol... Read full biography
George Theodore Berthon ARCA, OSA (1806 - 1892). "As Toronto's foremost exponent of the portrait tradition during the Victorian era, Berthon produced a body of work that serves as an important historical record and as a prime example of the grand-manner style in Canadian portraiture." - Carol Lowrey (1). An important Canadian painter and draftsman, George Theodore Berthon was born in Vienna, Austria to French parents and died in Toronto, Ontario where he had lived since the early 1840s. Shortly... Read full biography
George Theodore Berthon ARCA, OSA (1806 - 1892). "As Toronto's foremost exponent of the portrait tradition during the Victorian era, Berthon produced a body of work that serves as an important historical record and as a prime example of the grand-manner style in Canadian portraiture." - Carol Lowrey (1). An important Canadian painter and draftsman, George Theodore Berthon was born in Vienna, Austria to French parents and died in Toronto, Ontario where he had lived since the early 1840s. Shortly after his birth his family returned to their home in Paris where Berthon grew up. In 1827 he moved to London, England. Sometime after 1836 and before 1845 he immigrated to Toronto, Canada where he lived the rest of his life. Berthon's work is... Read full biography
George Theodore Berthon ARCA, OSA (1806 - 1892). "As Toronto's foremost exponent of the portrait tradition during the Victorian era, Berthon produced a body of work that serves as an important historical record and as a prime example of the grand-manner style in Canadian portraiture." - Carol Lowrey (1). An important Canadian painter and draftsman, George Theodore Berthon was born in Vienna, Austria to French parents and died in Toronto, Ontario where he had lived since the early 1840s. Shortly after his birth his family returned to their home in Paris where Berthon grew up. In 1827 he moved to London, England. Sometime after 1836 and before 1845 he immigrated to Toronto, Canada where he lived the rest of his life. Berthon's work is discussed in most Canadian art history books and his portraits hang in many distinguished Canadian public and private collections. (2)(3) &n... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
Art Media
Art Style
- •Neo Classical, Neo Classicism
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •France Before 1900
Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Rene Theodore Berthon
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •Portrait Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •French
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Toronto Society of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Quebec Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England