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1847 London, England - 1926 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Mountains, marine and coastal scene painting, teaching.
Robert Ford Gagen RCA, OSA, CSPWC (AKA: R.F. Gagen) was a prominent Canadian landscape and seascape painter. He was also an educator, a leader in the artist community, and a charter member of the... Read full biography
Robert Ford Gagen RCA, OSA, CSPWC (AKA: R.F. Gagen) was a prominent Canadian landscape and seascape painter. He was also an educator, a leader in the artist community, and a charter member of the Ontario Society of Artists* and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most Canadian art history books... Read full biography
Robert Ford Gagen RCA, OSA, CSPWC (AKA: R.F. Gagen) was a prominent Canadian landscape and seascape painter. He was also an educator, a leader in the artist community, and a charter member of the Ontario Society of Artists* and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most Canadian art history books discuss his influence and work; and examples of his paintings and hand colored photographs are in numerous museums. He was born in London, England and came to Canada with his parents in 1862. They... Read full biography
Robert Ford Gagen RCA, OSA, CSPWC (AKA: R.F. Gagen) was a prominent Canadian landscape and seascape painter. He was also an educator, a leader in the artist community, and a charter member of the Ontario Society of Artists* and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most Canadian art history books discuss his influence and work; and examples of his paintings and hand colored photographs are in numerous museums. He was born in London, England and came to Canada with his parents in 1862. They settled in Seaforth, Ontario (about 100 miles west of Toronto); he later moved to Toronto where he lived for the rest of his life and died. (1). His primary medium was watercolor; however there are works in oil and early in his career he painted hand... Read full biography
Robert Ford Gagen RCA, OSA, CSPWC (AKA: R.F. Gagen) was a prominent Canadian landscape and seascape painter. He was also an educator, a leader in the artist community, and a charter member of the Ontario Society of Artists* and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. Most Canadian art history books discuss his influence and work; and examples of his paintings and hand colored photographs are in numerous museums. He was born in London, England and came to Canada with his parents in 1862. They settled in Seaforth, Ontario (about 100 miles west of Toronto); he later moved to Toronto where he lived for the rest of his life and died. (1). His primary medium was watercolor; however there are works in oil and early in his career he painted hand colored photographs. He was best known for his images of the Rocky Mountains; the Maritime Provinces; Gloucester... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Hand-Tinted Photographs
- •Miniature Art
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Farm, Barn, Ranch Scene and/or Agricultural Genre
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Sailing and/or Steam Ships, Ocean Liners, Barges, Yachts
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bahama Islands, Bahamas
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Maritime Provinces
- •New England
Art Association
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •John A. Fraser
- •William Cresswell
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Marine Before 1900
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •British Empire Industrial Arts Exposition, England
- •Canadian National Exhibition/Toronto Industrial Exhibition
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto-
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Color-
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts