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'''Robert Douglas Fry'''<ref name="Name"/> (1872 – 9 July 1911) was an [[English Australian]] painter and illustrator, known for his paintings of animals, and especially horses. |
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Fry was born at [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]], [[England]], and was educated at [[Ipswich Grammar School]]. Later he studied art at the [[Académie Julien]] in [[Paris]], and in [[London]] where he did some illustrative work.<ref name="DoAB1949"/> |
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Fry was born at [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]], [[England]], and was educated at [[Ipswich Grammar School]]. Later he studied art at Julien's, [[Paris]], and in [[London]]. He did some illustrative work in London and in 1899 came to Australia. He lived in [[Melbourne]] for some time, did some paintings of horses, and then went on to Sydney where he became a member of the Society of Artists. In 1908 his "Mountain King" was purchased for the national gallery of New South Wales. He did illustrative work for the ''Lone Hand'' and was a frequent exhibitor with the Society of Artists. His reputation was steadily growing when he died from [[pneumonia]] on 9 July 1911 at the early age of 39. Regarded as a quiet man, Fry did some of the best animal painting ever done in Australia to that time. He interested in the differing characteristics of horses and made many studies of them before finishing each work. He was an excellent draughtsman and as a painter endeavoured to paint the thing exactly as he saw it, with a high degree of finish. |
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In 1899 Robert Fry came to Australia. He lived in [[Melbourne]] for some time, did some paintings of horses, and then went on to Sydney where he became a member of the [[Society of Artists (Australia)|Society of Artists]]. In 1908 his "Mountain King" was purchased for the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]. He did illustrative work for ''[[The Lone Hand (magazine)|The Lone Hand]]'' and was a frequent exhibitor with the Society of Artists. His reputation was steadily growing when he died from [[pneumonia]] on 9 July 1911 in [[Mosman, New South Wales|Mosman]] at the early age of 39.<ref name="Stock1911"/> |
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Regarded as a quiet man, Fry did some of the best animal painting ever done in Australia to that time.<ref name="Stock1911"/> Interested in the differing characteristics of horses, he made many studies of them before finishing each work. He was an excellent draughtsman and as a painter endeavoured to paint the thing exactly as he saw it, with a high degree of finish.<ref name="DoAB1949"/> |
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<ref name="Name">Known variously as "Robert Fry", "Robert Douglas Fry", the artist signed his paintings as "R. Douglas Fry".</ref> |
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<ref name="Stock1911">{{cite news | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136803092 | title=DEATH OF DOUGLAS FRY. | work=[[The Sydney Stock and Station Journal|The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (1896 - 1924)]] | date=11 July 1911 | accessdate=13 May 2014 | location=NSW | page=4}}</ref> |
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<ref name="DoAB1949">{{cite book | url=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogF.html#fry1 | title=Dictionary of Australian Biography | publisher=Angus and Robertson | author=Serle, Percival (ed.) | authorlink=Percival Serle | year=1949}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:15, 13 May 2014
Robert Douglas Fry[1] (1872 – 9 July 1911) was an English Australian painter and illustrator, known for his paintings of animals, and especially horses.
Fry was born at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, and was educated at Ipswich Grammar School. Later he studied art at the Académie Julien in Paris, and in London where he did some illustrative work.[2]
In 1899 Robert Fry came to Australia. He lived in Melbourne for some time, did some paintings of horses, and then went on to Sydney where he became a member of the Society of Artists. In 1908 his "Mountain King" was purchased for the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He did illustrative work for The Lone Hand and was a frequent exhibitor with the Society of Artists. His reputation was steadily growing when he died from pneumonia on 9 July 1911 in Mosman at the early age of 39.[3]
Regarded as a quiet man, Fry did some of the best animal painting ever done in Australia to that time.[3] Interested in the differing characteristics of horses, he made many studies of them before finishing each work. He was an excellent draughtsman and as a painter endeavoured to paint the thing exactly as he saw it, with a high degree of finish.[2]
Notes and References
- ^ Known variously as "Robert Fry", "Robert Douglas Fry", the artist signed his paintings as "R. Douglas Fry".
- ^ a b Serle, Percival (ed.) (1949). Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus and Robertson.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "DEATH OF DOUGLAS FRY". The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (1896 - 1924). NSW. 11 July 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
External links
- R. Douglas Fry (1872-1911) at artnet, examples of his work and auction prices
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