Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for James Wilson Morrice ((1864/65 - 1924)), known for Landscape, figure, marine, animal. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1864/65 Montreal, Canada - 1924. Known for: Landscape, figure, marine, animal.
A Canadian by birth, James Morrice became a self-imposed exile to Paris, France where he pursued impressionism and post-impressionism and took a stand against the prevailing avant-garde movements of... Read full biography
A Canadian by birth, James Morrice became a self-imposed exile to Paris, France where he pursued impressionism and post-impressionism and took a stand against the prevailing avant-garde movements of Cubism and Fauvism. However, on frequent return trips to Canada, he tried to inject Canadian art... Read full biography
A Canadian by birth, James Morrice became a self-imposed exile to Paris, France where he pursued impressionism and post-impressionism and took a stand against the prevailing avant-garde movements of Cubism and Fauvism. However, on frequent return trips to Canada, he tried to inject Canadian art with elements of modernism but felt frustrated at these efforts. In retrospect, some art critics regard him as "the finest Canadian artist of his time" (p. 64). Morrice was born in Montreal as one of... Read full biography
A Canadian by birth, James Morrice became a self-imposed exile to Paris, France where he pursued impressionism and post-impressionism and took a stand against the prevailing avant-garde movements of Cubism and Fauvism. However, on frequent return trips to Canada, he tried to inject Canadian art with elements of modernism but felt frustrated at these efforts. In retrospect, some art critics regard him as "the finest Canadian artist of his time" (p. 64). Morrice was born in Montreal as one of eight children to a wealthy Scots Presbyterian family. Although he showed early art talent, he studied to become a lawyer and was admitted to the Ontario Bar, but never had to make a living because of family income. In 1890, he went to Paris where he... Read full biography
A Canadian by birth, James Morrice became a self-imposed exile to Paris, France where he pursued impressionism and post-impressionism and took a stand against the prevailing avant-garde movements of Cubism and Fauvism. However, on frequent return trips to Canada, he tried to inject Canadian art with elements of modernism but felt frustrated at these efforts. In retrospect, some art critics regard him as "the finest Canadian artist of his time" (p. 64). Morrice was born in Montreal as one of eight children to a wealthy Scots Presbyterian family. Although he showed early art talent, he studied to become a lawyer and was admitted to the Ontario Bar, but never had to make a living because of family income. In 1890, he went to Paris where he studied at the Academie Julian and with Henri Harpignies and quickly became a part of the artistic culture, forming a special friendship w... Read full biography
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About James Wilson Morrice: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsDelaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806Hermitage Museum
Fondation de L'Hermitage
Lausanne, SwitzerlandMcMichael Canadian Art Collection
10365 Islington Avenue
Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0
CanadaMuseum of Art, Fort Lauderdale
1 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1807National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, ON K1N 9N4
CanadaQuebec Museum of Fine Arts
Parc Des Champs-De-Bataille
Quebec City, QC G1R 5H3
CanadaRiverBrink Art Museum
116 Queenston Street
PO Box 266
Queenston, ON LOS 1L0