Lucius Richard O'Brien
Lucius Richard O'Brien
1832 - 1899
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Lucius Richard O’Brien was an important nineteenth century Canadian painter who was an instrumental figure in establishing many of the major artistic and cultural intuitions in Canada. Born in Shanty Bay, Ontario, O’Brien first began to study art under John G. Howard at Upper Canada College in Toronto.

O’Brien spent most of his time painting in Ontario, Quebec and on Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, in both oil and watercolour. By 1873, O’Brien was very active in the Toronto art world - in 1874 he became the vice-president of the Ontario Society of Artists, and he retained this position until 1880 when he helped organize the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, serving as its first president. The Academy was instrumental in creating a national art gallery, which became the National Gallery of Canada. In the Gallery’s first exhibition one of O’Brien’s works, Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity was the star of the show, and it remains an important piece in National Gallery’s permanent collection. In 1880, he began to work on the publication Picturesque Canada, which he edited, and toured across Canada, commissioning artists to produced woodblock prints to illustrate the text. In 1886, O’Brien was one of the first artists to travel west on the newly completed Canadian Pacific Railway, and paint the Rockies and the Pacific Coast.

His landscapes are known for their realism and their fine sense of light, akin to American Luminists such as Albert Bierstadt, as well as European Romantics. Although influenced by international artistic movements, O’Brien’s work most definitely expressed a sense of Canadian nationalism.
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Cape Gaspé by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $9,775
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Cape Gaspé
20 1/2 x 13 1/2 in, 52.1 x 34.3 cm
aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 4 000 $ - 6 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 9 775 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2004, jeudi, 27 mai 2004
The Porch by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $8,750
Lucius Richard O'Brien
The Porch
21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in, 54 x 41.3 cm
gouache et aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Historical Art, jeudi, 25 janvier 2018
Boats on the Coast by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $8,125
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Boats on the Coast
15 x 30 in, 38.1 x 76.2 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 125 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Coast to Coast: Canadian Landscapes, jeudi, 27 juin 2019
Herring Boats, St. Ives Bay by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $6,875
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Herring Boats, St. Ives Bay
14 x 21 in, 35.6 x 53.3 cm
aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 6 875 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
July 2017 - 4th Session, jeudi, 27 juillet 2017
Canoe Trip by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $6,875
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Canoe Trip
7 3/8 x 11 7/8 in, 18.7 x 30.2 cm
aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 2 500 $ - 3 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 6 875 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Historical Art, jeudi, 25 janvier 2018
Off the Gloucester Coast by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $6,875
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Off the Gloucester Coast
14 1/2 x 29 1/2 in, 36.8 x 74.9 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 6 875 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Town & Country, jeudi, 27 février 2020
Collingwood Harbour by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $6,250
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Collingwood Harbour
4 3/4 x 10 in, 12.1 x 25.4 cm
encre et aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 2 000 $ - 3 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 6 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
July 2017 - 1st Session, jeudi, 27 juillet 2017
Wreckage by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $5,625
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Wreckage
11 1/8 x 18 1/2 in, 28.3 x 47 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 4 000 $ - 6 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 5 625 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Early Views of Canada, jeudi, 28 juillet 2022
Boats Drawn up on the River Bank by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $5,175
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Boats Drawn up on the River Bank
14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in, 36.8 x 57.1 cm
aquarelle sur papier
Estimation : 2 000 $ - 3 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 5 175 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian and Irish Art Fall 2003, vendredi, 28 novembre 2003
Oncoming Storm, Matchedash Bay by Lucius Richard O'Brien vendu pour $5,000
Lucius Richard O'Brien
Oncoming Storm, Matchedash Bay
10 1/2 x 18 1/4 in, 26.7 x 46.4 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 5 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
July 2017 - 1st Session, jeudi, 27 juillet 2017