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James Wilson Morrice
(August 10, 1865 Montreal - January 23, 1924 Tunis) was a significant Canadian landscape painter. He studied at the Academie Julian in Paris, France, where he lived for most of his career.
Morrice was the son of a wealthy merchant, and studied law in Toronto from 1882 to 1889. In 1890 he left to study painting in England. The next year he arrived in Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julian from 1892-7. At Julians he befriended Charles Conder and Maurice Prendergast, and also met Robert Henri.
Morrice continued to live in Paris until the First World War, although he spent most of his winters in Canada. He made many connections in the intellectual circles of Paris, while also remaining in touch with the Canadian art world:
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Painting ID:: 11847
Quai des Grands-Augustins
Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts,1905
2' 1 1/2'' x 2' 7 1/2''(65 x 80 cm)
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Painting ID:: 11851
The Left Branch of the Seine before the Place Dauphine
1' 6'' x 1' 3''(46 x 38 cm)Bequest of Paul Cosson,1926
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Painting ID:: 84868
Blanche Baume
Blanche Baume, by James Wilson Morrice, 1911-1912. Oil on Canvas.
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Painting ID:: 88729
Blanche Baume
1911-1912. Oil on Canvas. In the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
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Painting ID:: 91994
Quai des Grands Augustins
Oil on Canvas, 65 x 80 cm. In the collection of the Musee D'Orsay.
Date 1904(1904)
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James Wilson Morrice
(August 10, 1865 Montreal - January 23, 1924 Tunis) was a significant Canadian landscape painter. He studied at the Academie Julian in Paris, France, where he lived for most of his career.
Morrice was the son of a wealthy merchant, and studied law in Toronto from 1882 to 1889. In 1890 he left to study painting in England. The next year he arrived in Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julian from 1892-7. At Julians he befriended Charles Conder and Maurice Prendergast, and also met Robert Henri.
Morrice continued to live in Paris until the First World War, although he spent most of his winters in Canada. He made many connections in the intellectual circles of Paris, while also remaining in touch with the Canadian art world:
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