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John Russell

1858 - 1930

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John Peter Russell (16 June 1858 – 30 April 1930) was an Australian impressionist painter. Born and raised in Sydney, Russell moved to Europe in his late teenage years to attend art school. There, he befriended fellow pupil Vincent van Gogh and, in 1886, painted the first oil portrait of the artist, now held at the Van Gogh Museum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Russell has received more than 65,097 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Russell is the 1,757th most popular painter (down from 1,571st in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Australia (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Painter.

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  • 47.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, John Russell ranks 1,757 out of 2,023. Before him are Otto Modersohn, Ditlev Blunck, Eduard Wiiralt, Arpenik Nalbandyan, Cecilia Beaux, and Pyotr Konchalovsky. After him are Mary Moser, Washington Allston, Alfred Manessier, Roger Dean, Walter Leistikow, and Jeanna Bauck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, John Russell ranks 116. Before him are Take Ionescu, Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, Rosa Mayreder, Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, and Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst. After him are Sara Adler, Joseph Thomson, Beatrice Webb, Furqat, Dimitar Petkov, and Mary Adela Blagg. Among people deceased in 1930, John Russell ranks 105. Before him are Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Florian Cajori, Leonard Meredith, Nikolay Kasatkin, Alfred John Keene, and Thomas Walker Arnold. After him are Mary Whiton Calkins, Helene Lange, Joseph Alzin, Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Gabriel Miró, and Jens Christian Christensen.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Russell ranks 204 out of 1,143. Before him are Shirley Strickland (1925), John Seale (1942), Gerald Patterson (1895), Scott Morrison (1968), Arthur Benjamin (1893), and Greg Egan (1961). After him are Lleyton Hewitt (1981), Phoebe Tonkin (1989), Quentin Bryce (1942), Emilie de Ravin (1981), Mia Wasikowska (1989), and Deborra-Lee Furness (1955).

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Among PAINTERS In Australia

Among painters born in Australia, John Russell ranks 3. Before him are Albert Namatjira (1902), and Sidney Nolan (1917). After him are Arthur Streeton (1867), and Frederick McCubbin (1855).

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