Canadian Group of Painters
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The Canadian Group of Painters was a collective of 28 painters from across Canada which came together as group in 1933. They succeeded the disbanded Group of Seven
, whose paintings of the Canadian wilderness had been a strong influence on Canadian art.
The Group of Seven had lasted around 11 years until 1932 when J. E. H. MacDonald
died and the group disbanded. In their wake rose a new group of artists called the Canadian Group of Painters. Several of the Group of Seven painters were included in the new group including Lawren Harris
, A. J. Casson
, Arthur Lismer
, A. Y. Jackson
, and Franklin Carmichael
. Their first exhibition of "nationalist art" was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in November 1933. As active painters and as a group they continued to produce and influence Canadian art for many years. The Canadian Group of Painters organized exhibitions of the works of the Beaver Hall Group
. Gentile Tondino
was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters. Walter Yarwood, who was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters, was also a founding member of Painters Eleven
.
The Eastern Group of Painters
was formed in Montreal
, Quebec
in 1938 to counteract the influence of the Canadian Group of Painters
.
Group of Seven (artists)
The Group of Seven, sometimes known as the Algonquin school, were a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael , Lawren Harris , A. Y. Jackson , Franz Johnston , Arthur Lismer , J. E. H. MacDonald , and Frederick Varley...
, whose paintings of the Canadian wilderness had been a strong influence on Canadian art.
The Group of Seven had lasted around 11 years until 1932 when J. E. H. MacDonald
J. E. H. MacDonald
James Edward Hervey MacDonald was a member of the famous Group of Seven Canadian artists. He is the father of Thoreau MacDonald.-Life:...
died and the group disbanded. In their wake rose a new group of artists called the Canadian Group of Painters. Several of the Group of Seven painters were included in the new group including Lawren Harris
Lawren Harris
Lawren Stewart Harris, CC was a Canadian painter. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and is best known as a member the Group of Seven who pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century. A. Y. Jackson has been quoted as saying that Harris provided the stimulus for the...
, A. J. Casson
A. J. Casson
Alfred Joseph Casson, OC was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael...
, Arthur Lismer
Arthur Lismer
Arthur Lismer, CC was an English-born Canadian painter and member of the Group of Seven.-Early life:At age 13 he apprenticed at a photo-engraving company. He was awarded a scholarship, and used this time to take evening classes at the Sheffield School of Arts from 1898 until 1905...
, A. Y. Jackson
A. Y. Jackson
Alexander Young Jackson, was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven.- Early life and training :...
, and Franklin Carmichael
Franklin Carmichael
Franklin Carmichael was a Canadian artist. He was the youngest original member of the Group of Seven.-Biography:The youngest of the Group of Seven, Franklin Carmichael was born in 1890. His father was a carriage maker...
. Their first exhibition of "nationalist art" was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in November 1933. As active painters and as a group they continued to produce and influence Canadian art for many years. The Canadian Group of Painters organized exhibitions of the works of the Beaver Hall Group
Beaver Hall Group
The Beaver Hall Group was a Montreal based assemblage of Canadian female painters formed in May 1920 by artists who had met while studying art at a school run by Art Association of Montreal ....
. Gentile Tondino
Gentile Tondino
Gentile Tondino was a Canadian educator, artist, who lived in Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy...
was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters. Walter Yarwood, who was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters, was also a founding member of Painters Eleven
Painters Eleven
Painters Eleven was a collective of abstract artists active in Canada from 1954 to 1960.-History:...
.
The Eastern Group of Painters
Eastern Group of Painters
The Eastern Group of Painters was a Canadian artists collective founded in 1938 in Montreal, Quebec. The group included Montreal artists whose common interest was painting and an art for art's sake aesthetic, not the espousal of a nationalist theory as was the case with the Group of Seven or the...
was formed in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in 1938 to counteract the influence of the Canadian Group of Painters
Canadian Group of Painters
The Canadian Group of Painters was a collective of 28 painters from across Canada which came together as group in 1933. They succeeded the disbanded Group of Seven, whose paintings of the Canadian wilderness had been a strong influence on Canadian art....
.