George Horne Russell
George Horne Russell
1861 - 1933
RCA
George Horne Russell was born in Banff, Scotland in 1861. He studied at the Aberdeen Art School, and then moved to London, where he took classes at the South Kensington Art School. During his studies, he developed an ability for portraiture and was encouraged to concentrate on that genre of art in his development as an established artist. While in London, Russell undertook a few local commissions - however, a friend advised him to move to Canada, as he would be able to establish himself as a professional European portrait painter.

In 1889, at the age of 28, Russell moved to Montreal and rented a studio, and began to make his name as a portrait artist. Although he completed many portraits for well-known individuals, Russell was not fully content with just being a portrait painter. He had a love for nature – particularly the sea – and he began focusing more on landscape painting. In 1909, the Grand Trunk Railway made him an offer to paint the Rockies and the Skeena River district of British Columbia. This was the point when Russell truly established himself as a landscape / seascape painter, when he returned with a series of large canvases depicting the beauties of Western Canada.

In 1909 he was elected Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy, and in 1919 became a full Academician. In 1922, he became President of the RCA. He was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding portraitists; he knew and painted some of the most distinguished men of his day. Russell was said to have had a quiet and pleasing personality, and could put a nervous sitter at ease with a few words. He was also an talented marine painter. Russell’s works can be found in the collections of the Toronto Art Gallery (now the Art Gallery of Ontario), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada.
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Algonquin Park by George Horne Russell vendu pour $11,250
George Horne Russell
Algonquin Park
36 x 48 in, 91.4 x 121.9 cm
circa 1900
huile sur toile
Estimation : 10 000 $ - 15 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 11 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
The Great Outdoors, jeudi, 29 août 2019
Mount Robson by George Horne Russell vendu pour $10,000
George Horne Russell
Mount Robson
40 x 30 in, 101.6 x 76.2 cm
circa 1900
huile sur toile
Estimation : 10 000 $ - 15 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 10 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Coast to Coast: Canadian Landscapes, jeudi, 27 juin 2019
Heavy Seas, Grand Manan, NB by George Horne Russell vendu pour $7,020
George Horne Russell
Heavy Seas, Grand Manan, NB
30 x 40 in, 76.2 x 101.6 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 4 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 7 020 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
June 2013 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 27 juin 2013
Evening, Mount Pelee - Yellow Head Pass by George Horne Russell vendu pour $6,380
George Horne Russell
Evening, Mount Pelee - Yellow Head Pass
36 x 25 in, 91.4 x 63.5 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 8 000 $ - 10 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 6 380 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Autumn 98, jeudi, 05 novembre 1998
Schooner at St. Andrews by George Horne Russell vendu pour $4,375
George Horne Russell
Schooner at St. Andrews
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 1 000 $ - 2 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 4 375 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
January 2017 - 6th Session, jeudi, 26 janvier 2017
Seascape by George Horne Russell vendu pour $3,750
George Horne Russell
Seascape
25 3/8 x 33 7/8 in, 64.5 x 86 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 3 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art, jeudi, 24 février 2022
Harbour by George Horne Russell vendu pour $2,813
George Horne Russell
Harbour
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 1 500 $ - 2 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 813 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art, samedi, 27 mai 2023
Country Farm by George Horne Russell vendu pour $2,340
George Horne Russell
Country Farm
12 x 16 in, 30.5 x 40.6 cm
huile sur toile sur panneau
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 340 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
February 2010 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 25 février 2010
Portrait of a Young Woman by George Horne Russell vendu pour $2,000
George Horne Russell
Portrait of a Young Woman
31 1/2 x 26 1/2 in, 80 x 67.3 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Historical Canadian Art, jeudi, 30 novembre 2017
Incoming Tide, Nova Scotia by George Horne Russell vendu pour $1,750
George Horne Russell
Incoming Tide, Nova Scotia
18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in, 46.4 x 56.5 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 1 500 $ - 2 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Canadian Art, jeudi, 22 février 2018