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1832 Shanty Bay, Ontario, Canada - 1899 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Landscape, still life and figure painting, graphics, illustration, teaching.
Lucius Richard O'Brien was a very a prominent Canadian painter, graphic artist, illustrator and educator. He was a founder and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*; a founder of the... Read full biography
Lucius Richard O'Brien was a very a prominent Canadian painter, graphic artist, illustrator and educator. He was a founder and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*; a founder of the Ontario School of Art; and one of the first artists to travel the breadth of Canada. His paintings depict... Read full biography
Lucius Richard O'Brien was a very a prominent Canadian painter, graphic artist, illustrator and educator. He was a founder and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*; a founder of the Ontario School of Art; and one of the first artists to travel the breadth of Canada. His paintings depict the country's scenery from Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick to Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and, they are among the first pieces collected by the National Gallery of Canada,130 years ago.... Read full biography
Lucius Richard O'Brien was a very a prominent Canadian painter, graphic artist, illustrator and educator. He was a founder and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*; a founder of the Ontario School of Art; and one of the first artists to travel the breadth of Canada. His paintings depict the country's scenery from Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick to Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and, they are among the first pieces collected by the National Gallery of Canada,130 years ago. Born in Shanty Bay, Ontario (on Lake Simcoe, 15 miles south of Orilla, and 50 miles north of Toronto), he died in Toronto where he had lived since about 1870. Most of his works are watercolors; however, he did paint in oils in the late 1870s and early... Read full biography
Lucius Richard O'Brien was a very a prominent Canadian painter, graphic artist, illustrator and educator. He was a founder and President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*; a founder of the Ontario School of Art; and one of the first artists to travel the breadth of Canada. His paintings depict the country's scenery from Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick to Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and, they are among the first pieces collected by the National Gallery of Canada,130 years ago. Born in Shanty Bay, Ontario (on Lake Simcoe, 15 miles south of Orilla, and 50 miles north of Toronto), he died in Toronto where he had lived since about 1870. Most of his works are watercolors; however, he did paint in oils in the late 1870s and early 1880s; and, early in his career (1840s and 1850s), he did satirical drawings which were made into wood engravings for illustra... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Romanticism, Idealism, Nostalgia
- •Satire, Parody
- •Still Life
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Totem Poles, Haida First Nations Culture
- •Waterscapes: Canals, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Palette Club of Toronto
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art School
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Railroad Promotion Commissioned Artist
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Watercolor Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England