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Paul Kane

Paul Kane was a nineteenth-century Canadian artist of Irish descent. He is known as a master of portrait, landscape and domestic genres. Paul Kane mainly painted paintings depicting the daily life of North American Indians, and his work is still the subject of study by professional ethnological scholars.

Paul Kane, a self-taught artist, studied painting while traveling in Europe. His fateful trip was to London, where, under the influence of the famous artist George Catlin, he decided to devote his career to describing the life of the North American Indians. Kane traveled extensively across Canada, producing hundreds of sketches and an illustrated book that became a bestseller and was translated into many European languages.

Paul Kane's work is considered an important part of Canada's cultural heritage. In February 2002, Kane's painting Scene in the Northwest was sold at Sotheby's in Toronto for more than $5 million, roughly 10 times the sale price of the artist's previous painting.

Date and place of birt:3 september 1810, Mallow, Ireland
Date and place of death:20 february 1871, Toronto, Canada
Nationality:Ireland, Italy, Canada, USA, England
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Ireland

James Latham (1696 - 1747)
James Latham
1696 - 1747
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856 - 1918)
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh
1856 - 1918
Christy Brown (1932 - 1981)
Christy Brown
1932 - 1981
Norman Garstin (1847 - 1926)
Norman Garstin
1847 - 1926
Henry Jones Tadeus (1859 - 1929)
Henry Jones Tadeus
1859 - 1929
Mainie Jellett (1897 - 1944)
Mainie Jellett
1897 - 1944
Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976)
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
William Michael Harnett (1848 - 1892)
William Michael Harnett
1848 - 1892
Richard Moinen (1856 - 1906)
Richard Moinen
1856 - 1906
John Hogan (1800 - 1858)
John Hogan
1800 - 1858
Nathaniel Grogan (1740 - 1807)
Nathaniel Grogan
1740 - 1807
James Barry (1741 - 1806)
James Barry
1741 - 1806
Charles Collins (1680 - 1744)
Charles Collins
1680 - 1744
Amanda Watt (1960)
Amanda Watt
1960
Francis Joseph O'Meara (1853 - 1888)
Francis Joseph O'Meara
1853 - 1888
William Wills (1828 - 1891)
William Wills
1828 - 1891

Creators Romanticism

Richard Ayton (1786 - 1823)
Richard Ayton
1786 - 1823
David Herbert Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
David Herbert Lawrence
1885 - 1930
Auguste Anastasi (1820 - 1889)
Auguste Anastasi
1820 - 1889
Modest Musorgskii (1839 - 1881)
Modest Musorgskii
1839 - 1881
Carlo Mancini (1829 - 1910)
Carlo Mancini
1829 - 1910
Bogos Tatikian (1820 - ?)
Bogos Tatikian
1820 - ?
Edward Armitage (1817 - 1896)
Edward Armitage
1817 - 1896
Pierre Duval Le Camus (1790 - 1854)
Pierre Duval Le Camus
1790 - 1854
Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1822 - 1880)
Giovanni Battista Lombardi
1822 - 1880
Christopher Wilmarth (1943 - 1987)
Christopher Wilmarth
1943 - 1987
Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1791 - 1834)
Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet
1791 - 1834
Wijnand Jan Josephus Nuijen (1813 - 1839)
Wijnand Jan Josephus Nuijen
1813 - 1839
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Edward Elgar
1857 - 1934
William Jennys (1774 - 1859)
William Jennys
1774 - 1859
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Felix Mendelssohn
1809 - 1847
Jean-Hilaire Belloc (1786 - 1866)
Jean-Hilaire Belloc
1786 - 1866
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