Group of Seven: Lawren Harris

 Italian Store in the Ward (1922)

Lawren Harris was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven, a collective of artists known for their bold depictions of the Canadian landscape. His work evolved from detailed urban scenes to simplified, spiritual landscapes, often featuring majestic mountains, lakes, and icebergs. His later paintings embraced abstraction, reflecting his interest in Theosophy, a spiritual philosophy that influenced his artistic vision.

His most famous works include "North Shore, Lake Superior" (1926) and "Maligne Lake" (1924), which showcase his signature style—geometric forms, vibrant colors, and a sense of mystical grandeur.

Group of Seven: Franklin Carmichael (Canada 1890-1945)

 

Autumn Hillside (1920)
oil on canvas 91.4 x 76 cm

Franklin Carmichael was a Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven, a group of Canadian landscape painters. He was born in 1890 and passed away in 1945. Carmichael was a painter, printmaker, and illustrator, and is known for his landscapes, particularly those of northern Ontario. He was also an instructor at the Ontario College of Art, and played a role in developing the art education program there. Carmichael's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across Canada and internationally, and is held in a number of public and private collections.

Emily Carr (Canadian, 1871-1945)

The Indian Church, 1929

Oil on canvas, 108.6 cm × 68.9 cm

Swirl, 1937

Oil on canvas, 27 x 22.75 in.

Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer known for her paintings of the landscapes and indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada. She was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871 and began her art studies in San Francisco before studying in London, England. She returned to Canada in 1912, and began to focus on painting the landscape and the Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. She is considered one of Canada's most significant artists and her work was influential in the development of a distinct Canadian art style. She was a member of the "Group of Seven", an influential Canadian artists' group that focused on creating a national art identity. 

Emily Carr passed away on March 2, 1945. Her work is still widely appreciated and can be found in major museums and galleries across Canada.

James Edward Hervey MacDonald

Asters and Apples, 1917

Fall Evening, Thornhill, 1930

James Edward Hervey MacDonald RCA (1873–1932) was an English-Canadian artist, best known as a member of the Group of Seven who asserted a distinct national identity combined with a common heritage stemming from early modernism in Europe in the early twentieth century. He was the father of the illustrator, graphic artist and designer Thoreau MacDonald.

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Alexander Young Jackson

 Winter, Quebec, (1926)

St. Urbain, 1933

Alexander Young Jackson, CC CMG (October 3, 1882 – April 5, 1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven. 

Jackson made a significant contribution to the development of art in Canada, and was successful in bringing together the artists of Montreal and Toronto.He exhibited with the Group of Seven from 1920. In addition to his work with the Group of Seven, his long career included serving as a war artist during World War I (1917–19) and teaching at the Banff School of Fine Arts, from 1943 to 1949. In his later years he was artist-in-residence at the McMichael Gallery in Kleinberg, Ontario.

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Tom Thomson, a Canadian artist

Sketch for Morning Cloud (1913)

Northern Lights, 1915

Silver Birches, 1915-1916

Pine Trees at Sunset, 1915

Canada - Smoke Lake (1915)

Burnt Land at Sunset, 1915

After the Sleet Storm, 1915-1916

 Lightening, Canoe Lake, 1915

Spring Ice, Canoe Lake, 1915

In the northland, 1915, huile sur toile, 101,7 x 114,5 cm,
Musée des beaux arts de Montréal

Tamarack, 1915

Autumn’s Garland, 1916

The Jack Pine, 1916-17

After the Storm 1917

Northern Lights (1917)

Grey Sky

Thomas John "Tom" Thomson (August 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917) was an influential Canadian artist of the early 20th century. He directly influenced a group of Canadian painters that would come to be known as the Group of Seven, and though he died before they formally formed, he is sometimes incorrectly credited as being a member of the group itself. 

Thomson died under mysterious circumstances, which added to his mystique.

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