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Av alle originalverkene Robert Harris etterlot seg, er det mest kjente Portrait of O.R. Jacobi, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1892), som er en del av samlingen til National Gallery of Canada i Ottawa. Vår katalog inneholder 15 verk av Robert Harris; galleriet har bevart de 1 verkene som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sitt museum og sin historie.
Robert Harriss topp 10 malerier: galleriets utvalg
Museene som har Robert Harriss originalverk
Museet som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.
| Museum | By | Verker av Robert Harris | Malerier fra denne listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 1 | Portrait of O.R. Jacobi, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
Robert Harris år for år: originalverkene som definerer hvert år
1892 er året for hvert daterte verk av Robert Harris i dette utvalget: her er de, rangert etter berømmelse.
Verk per år
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Samlere spør om maleriene til Robert Harris
Hvilket verk er Robert Harris mest kjent for?Avslør svaret
Portrait of O.R. Jacobi, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1892)
Hvor gammel var Robert Harris da Portrait of O.R. Jacobi, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts ble laget?Avslør svaret
43 år gammel: Portrait of O.R. Jacobi, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts er fra 1892, og Robert Harris ble født i 1849.
Hvor mange malerier etterlot Robert Harris?Avslør svaret
Vår katalog inneholder 15 verk av Robert Harris.
I hvilke museer henger mesterverkene til Robert Harris?Avslør svaret
Hovedsakelig i National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Museumslisten ovenfor viser alle.
Robert Harris: liv og virke
A Life in Portraiture
Born in Caerhun, United Kingdom, Robert Harris moved to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 1856. His early interest in art was nurtured by his mother, leading him to sketch images from magazines to practice his drawing. Seeking formal instruction, he traveled to study in Boston at the Lowell Institute, London at the Slade School of Art and the Heatherly School of Fine Art, and finally in Paris at the Atelier Bonnat.
Harris established a significant reputation as a distinguished portrait painter in Canada. His notable works include:
Artistic Evolution and Legacy
Throughout his career, Harris transitioned from an academic style to a mode influenced by Impressionism. In the late 1900s, he began incorporating fluid brushwork and vibrant color into his formal academic portraiture. He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and served as its president in 1893.
Harris taught at the Ontario School of Art and the Art Association of Montreal. His legacy is preserved through the Robert Harris Collection and Archives, which includes his 1883 preparatory sketches for The Fathers of Confederation. This collection is housed at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He died in Montreal and was buried in Charlottetown.