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Tag: Group of Seven

  • Winter Weather

    January Thaw, Edge of Town, 1921 by Lawren S. Harris, National Gallery of Canada

    Harris was a member of the Canadian group of early twentieth century artists known as the Group of Seven. They had a Studio, which Harris primarily built and where many of the group created their artwork. Harris was from a wealthy family and wanted to build a space where the less fortunate members of the group could have studio space.

  • Plein Air

    Where the Eagles Soar (date unknown) by Franz Johnston, Art Gallery of Ontario.

    Also known as “Frank” Johnston, he was a member of The Group of Seven but loosely associated after he moved to the United States in 1910. His work concentrates on the wilderness around Northwest Ontario. Plein Air

  • Northern Neighbors

    The Birch Grove, 1915-16 by Tom Thomson.

    A unofficial member of the Group of Seven artists but only because he passed away before the group was established. He was an avid outdoors man whose work reflects his love of nature.

  • Side by Side

    The West Wind by Tom Thomson, 1916-17, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
    The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario is hosting a study of two iconic Canadian artworks  by artist Tom Thomson through January 4, 2015. Tom Thomson’s The Jack Pine and his The West Wind are examined side-by-side. I first came to know of Thomson after marrying my Canadian husband and visiting his relatives in Toronto when we went to the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) and I was introduced to the Group of Seven. They were a loosely tied group of landscape artists all choosing to focus on their surroundings as subject matter and thereby created the first major Canadian art movement.
    The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson, 1916-17, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario