Porträtt av John Fraser

De 43 mest kända målningarna av John Fraser, ett galleriselektion

Uppdaterad november 2026 · rangordnad efter vår popularitetspoäng (sökningar, besök och beställningar för varje verk) · 43 verk av John Fraser i vår katalog

Kortfattat

Av alla originalverk som John Fraser lämnade efter sig är det mest kända Full Sail (1913), i samlingen hos Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. Tätt efter följer Surf at Orotava och Hulks off Portsmouth. Vår katalog innehåller 43 verk av John Fraser; galleriet har bevarat de 43 som världen beundrar mest, var och en presenterad med sitt datum, sitt museum och sin historia.

1858 – 1927 Flest verk: National Maritime Museum

John Frasers 10 främsta målningar: galleriets utvalda verk

Urvalet av John Fraser fortsätter, 11 till 43

Museerna som förvarar John Frasers originalverk

De 2 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.

Museum Stad Verk av John Fraser Målningar från denna lista
National Maritime Museum, LondonNational Maritime Museum London 42 Surf at Orotava, Hulks off Portsmouth, The Wolf Rock lighthouse
Dallas Museum of Art, DallasDallas Museum of Art Dallas 1 Full Sail

John Fraser år för år: originalen som definierar varje år

1913 är årtalet för varje daterat verk av John Fraser i detta urval: här är de, rangordnade efter kändisskap.

Verk per år

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Samlarfrågor om John Frasers målningar

Vilket verk är John Fraser mest känd för?Visa svaret

Full Sail (1913), Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. Surf at Orotava och Hulks off Portsmouth följer efter.

Hur gammal var John Fraser när Full Sail skapades?Visa svaret

55 år gammal: Full Sail är från 1913, och John Fraser föddes 1858.

Vilka är de tio mest kända målningarna av John Fraser?Visa svaret

Full Sail, Surf at Orotava, Hulks off Portsmouth, The Wolf Rock lighthouse, A mediaeval sailing barge, A Maltese dghaisa, A ship off Tenerife, Seascape, Seascape och Seascape. Rankingen ovan visar varje verks årtal och museum.

Hur många målningar lämnade John Fraser efter sig?Visa svaret

Vår katalog innehåller 43 verk av John Fraser.

I vilka museer hänger John Frasers mästerverk?Visa svaret

Främst i National Maritime Museum (London) och Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas). Museitabellen ovan listar alla.

Vilka verk av John Fraser finns utställda på National Maritime Museum?Visa svaret

Surf at Orotava, Hulks off Portsmouth och The Wolf Rock lighthouse: National Maritime Museum, London har 42 av verken på denna sida.

John Fraser: liv och verk

Early Life and Family Background

Born in 1858, John Fraser entered a world defined by the bustling commerce of London. He was raised in the Fleet Street area, a district deeply embedded in the city's professional and literary pulse. His upbringing was rooted in a stable, middle-class environment, shaped by the disciplined life of his father, John Fraser, who worked as an accountant. This foundation of order and precision likely provided a quiet backdrop to his formative years.

His mother, Margaret English Fraser, née Partis, completed the family unit during his early life. The household was one of established respectability, situated within the heart of the United Kingdom. While his father’s profession dealt in the meticulous management of figures, the environment of London provided the sensory complexity that would later inform his perspective. He grew up amidst the constant movement of a major metropolitan center, a setting that offered a stark contrast to the maritime themes that would eventually define his professional output.

Professional Career and Artistic Subjects

As a marine painter, Fraser dedicated much of his professional life to the study of the sea and its various coastal environments. His brush captured the maritime character of diverse locations, with subjects ranging from the shores of France and Spain to the rugged landscapes of Gibraltar and the Canary Islands. This focus on nautical scenes required a keen eye for the shifting movements of water and the specific light of these Mediterranean and Atlantic settings.

During his career, he maintained a studio at 7 The Mall, off Church Street, in the Hampstead area of London, between 1890 and 1892. His professional life was also marked by a significant collaboration with Commendatore Eduardo de Martino. The two worked together extensively, a partnership that saw them navigating the complexities of high-level commissions. While Fraser sought to follow in the footsteps of his collaborator, his own path eventually led him away from the easel and toward the commercial side of the arts.

In his later years, his occupation shifted from the studio to the management of a print shop located in Westminster. This transition marked a departure from the direct creation of marine oils, moving instead into the trade of printed imagery. His life's work remains tied to the maritime imagery he once rendered, a period of focused observation before his eventual move into the print trade.