CANADIAN ART: The Late 1800’s

Canadian artists working in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s painted landscapes in a fairly realistic style. They painted what they saw without expressing any feeling or emotions. This style of painting landscapes with a soft, quiet, tame, and inviting appearance originated in Europe. These landscapes were full of realistic details and natural colours, but they lacked personal expression. Homer Watson John A. Fraser

September Afternoon, Eastern At the Rogers Pass, Summit of the Townships 1873 Selkirk Range, B.C. 1886 CANADIAN ART: THE GROUP OF SEVEN The Group of Seven was founded in 1920 to develop a new style of Canadian painting with a distinct Canadian identity. These artists painted what they saw, but added imagination and feeling. They were especially interested in expressing the wild, untamed spirit of the Canadian wilderness in their paintings. The artists often travelled into the wilderness to make sketches in the open air. They wanted to capture the atmosphere, the effects of light, and the spirituality and ruggedness of the northern Canadian landscape. In order to accomplish this, their style was also rugged, expressive, and powerful. THE GROUP OF SEVEN PAINTING STYLE a)Colours: bold and vibrant or bold and dark/dull high contrast between lights and darks b) Shapes/Forms: simplified with few details almost 2 dimensional abstract c) Brushstrokes: thick paint application (impasto) often visible (not blended) Franklin Carmichael

Lake Wabagishik 1928 Mirror Lake 1929 Arthur Lismer

A September Gale, Georgian Bay 1921 Bright Land 1938 J.E.H. MacDonald

The Solemn Land 1921 Mist Fantasy 1922 F.H. Varley

Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay 1922 Autumn Hills 1948 A.Y. Jackson

Terre Sauvage 1913 Night, Pine Island 1921 A.J. Casson

October Morning 1934 Algoma 1929 Lawren Harris

Lake and Mountains 1928 Northern Lake 1923 Artists Associated with the Group of 7 The Group of Seven had artists that were not technically members but worked closely with them and shared a similar philosophy and over all style. Tom Thomson

The West Wind 1916 The Jack Pine 1916-17 Emily Carr

Odds and Ends, 1939 Indian Church, 1929