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Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits and wartime depictions. Life and career. Evelyn Farquhar, wife of Captain Francis Douglas Farquhar. John Lavery was born in inner North Belfast, on 20 March 1856 and baptised at St Patrick's Church, Belfast.
Sir John Lavery gave 34 of his paintings to the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery (now the Ulster Museum) when it opened. This much-loved collection includes some of his finest portraits, as well as work painted during his time in Morocco, Switzerland and America.
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John Lavery - 20 obras de arte - pintura. Inicio / Artistas / Impresionismo / John Lavery. "He paints various Royalties". Caricature by Ritchie published in Vanity Fair in 1913.
Sir John Lavery fue un pintor irlandés, conocido por sus retratos. Nacido en Belfast, se mudó a Glasgow, donde estudió arte. Después completaría su formación en Londres y París. En esos años se relacionó con James Whistler, del que recibió una evidente influencia.
John Lavery fue un pintor de éxito, que se movió cómodamente entre los grandes de Europa, a los que trató y retrató, además de hacer la crónica de hechos históricos. Ese papel como artista y como miembro triunfante de la sociedad le hacía sentirse cercano a Diego Velázquez.
Hace 3 días · Lavery rose to prominence as a painter of society portraits and contemporary scenes during the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1888. His determination to paint led him from his native Ireland to Glasgow where he tinted photographs to finance his art classes.
