Robert Frier RSA (1855–1912) was a Scottish artist. He specialised in landscapes. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1855. 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. 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. In 1880 he was living in a flat at 62 Queen Street, Edinburgh. 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". 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 1855 births 1918 deaths Artists from Edinburgh Scottish artists