Harry Britton

Harry Britton (1878-1958) RCA, OSA

Harry Britton, born in Cambridge, England, moved to Toronto in 1881, where he began his artistic training. Studying under F. McGillivray Knowles, he exhibited with the Ontario Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Influenced by impressionism during his studies in London and his time in St. Ives, Cornwall, Britton's work focused on landscapes and seascapes. In 1914, he married Henrietta Hancock, also a painter, and returned to Toronto, teaching and mentoring artists like A.J. Casson. Traveling throughout Europe inspired Britton's diverse exhibitions, featuring landscapes from England to France. Settling in Toronto in 1925, he depicted Canada's Atlantic Coast before his death in 1958, leaving a lasting legacy as a prominent marine artist and influential teacher.

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