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Lucius Richard O'Brien (or L. R. O'Brien as he was known) RCA (15 August 1832 – 13 December 1899) was the most prominent Canadian artist of his generation, exhibiting with, and a member of, the newly established Ontario Society of Artists.
May 25, 2008 · Lucius Richard O'Brien, painter (born 15 August 1832 in Shanty Bay, Upper Canada; died 13 December 1899 in Toronto, ON). Lucius O’Brien was considered the country's most proficient landscape painter in both oil and watercolour. Education, Career and Life.
A landscape artist who worked in oils and watercolours, Lucius R. O'Brien was elected vice-president of the Ontario Society of Artists (1874-1880). In 1879 O’Brien traveled to Ottawa to petition the newly appointed Governor General to accept the role of patron to the OSA.
Lucius Richard O’Brien is the author of “Art education – a plea for the artizan,” Rose-Belford’s Canadian Monthly and National Rev. (Toronto), 2 (January–June 1879): 584–91.
May 1, 2023 · Lucius Richard O'Brien, painter (born 15 August 1832 in Shanty Bay, Upper Canada; died 13 December 1899 in Toronto, ON). Lucius O’Brien was considered the cou...
Lucius Richard O’Brien (1832–1899) was a Canadian painter best known for his landscape paintings in oil and watercolour. Born near Barrie in Upper Canada, he attended Upper Canada College in Toronto 1844–1846, where he studied art under artist and architect John G. Howard.
Lucius Richard O'Brien, 1832–99, Canadian landscape painter. He worked in an architect's office and later became an engineer. He is noted for his watercolor landscapes, especially of Rocky Mt. scenery. A founder of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, he was its first president (1880–90).
