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THE GROUP OF SEVEN
In the early decades of the twentieth century, circumstances brought together several artists who were committed to exploring, through art, the unique character of the Canadian landscape. Collectively they agreed: Canada’s rugged wilderness regions needed to be recorded in a distinctive painting style. This style would break from European tradition and reflect an increasingly nationalistic sentiment.
Today, these men are among Canada’s most famous artists. For many, their works have come to symbolize what is the distinctly Canadian identity.
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A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974), Hills, Killarney, Ontario (Nellie Lake), c. 1933, oil on canvas, 77.3 x 81.7 cm, Gift of Mr. S. Walter Stewart, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1968.8.28
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J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932), Moose Lake, Algoma, 1920, oil on paperboard, 21.5 x 26.6 cm, Gift of Mr. R.A. Laidlaw, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1966.15.4
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Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945), Autumn, 1940, oil on hardboard, 96.5 x 122 cm, Anonymous Donor, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1980.17
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Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970), Northern Lake, c. 1923, oil on canvas, 82.5 x 102.8 cm, Gift of Colonel R.S. McLaughlin, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1968.7.5
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F.H. Varley (1881–1969), Early Morning, Sphinx Mountain, c. 1928, oil on canvas, 119.4 x 139.8 cm, Purchase 1972, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1972.11
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Frank Johnston (1888-1949), Reflections (on the Wye River), watercolour or gouache, resin and oil on hardboard, 50.5 x 60.8 cm, Anonymous gift, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2005.6.1
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Arthur Lismer (1885–1969), Canadian Jungle, 1946, oil on canvas, Gift of the Founders, Robert and Signe McMichael, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1966.16.107
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L.L. FitzGerald (1890-1956), The Little Plant, 1947, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 45.7 cm, Gift of Mr. R.A. Laidlaw, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1969.2.4
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A.J. Casson (1898-1992), Shore Pattern, 1950/1960, oil on hardboard, 75.7 x 90.8 cm, Gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas White Ambridge by their daughters, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1986.46
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Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Silver Birches, 1915–1916, oil on canvas, 40.9 x 56 cm, Gift of Colonel R.S. McLaughlin, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1968.7.12