Robert Frier
Robert Frier RSA (1855–1912) was a Scottish artist. He specialised in landscapes.
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Life
He was born in Edinburgh in 1855.[1] His father also Robert was a draper with a shop on the Lawnmarket in the Old Town and living at Ratcliffe Terrace in the South Side.[2] As there is a Robert Frier exhibiting at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1853 this may indicate that his father also had artistic talent. His older brother Henry (Harry) Frier (1849-1921) was also an artist.[3]
In 1880 he was living in a flat at 62 Queen Street, Edinburgh.[4]
By 1890 he is living in a much larger house at 108 George Street and is listed as a "landscape artist and teacher of drawing and painting".[5]
By 1895 he has left Edinburgh, possibly to live with his brother Henry in London.
Known Works
- Stormy Highland Scene with Fishermen
- Scottish Landscape with Stick Gatherer
- Boat on a Canal with Trees
- Two Figures on a Bridge
- Scottish River Scene
- On the Lochside near Luss
- In the Leny Glen
References
- https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Robert-Frier/30286E576886D784
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1855
- https://www.creechstmichael.net/about/hall-of-fame/harry-frier/#:~:text=Harry%20Frier%20was%20born%20in,Royal%20Scottish%20Academy%20in%201853.
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1880
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1890