John Burr (British 1831-1893)
Going Home
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1861
Size: 32 h x 19 ¾ w (with frame: 40 ½ h x 28 w in)
Provenance: Estate of Joseph and Rosalie Segal, Vancouver Canada
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John Burr was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter of children, humerous genre scenes, portraits and landscapes. Born in Edinburgh in 1831, he painted portraits and landscapes for the upper classes in small Scottish communities before enrolling at the Trustees’ Academy in Edinburgh. He remained at the Academy until 1861 when he and his younger brother, artist Alexander moved to London to establish a studio. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862 and would exhibit a total of eighteen paintings there prior to his death in 1893. He exhibited regularly during his time in London, as well as in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester. Burr was elected in 1875 a member of the Society of British Artists and in 1883 a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He was president of the Society of British Artists from 1881 until 1886.