Group of Seven painters

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The Group of Seven painters were a collective of early 20th-century Canadian artists renowned for their bold, modernist depictions of the Canadian wilderness that helped define a distinct national art style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement ⓘ
artists' collective ⓘ
activeIn early 20th century ⓘ
aim to develop a distinct Canadian national art style ⓘ
basedIn Toronto ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dissolved 1933 ⓘ
exhibitedAt Art Gallery of Toronto ⓘ
field painting ⓘ
followedBy Canadian Group of Painters ⓘ
foundedBy A. Y. Jackson ⓘ
Arthur Lismer ⓘ
Frank Johnston ⓘ
Franklin Carmichael ⓘ
Frederick Varley ⓘ
J. E. H. MacDonald ⓘ
Lawren Harris ⓘ
genre landscape painting ⓘ
hasPart later associated members ⓘ
original seven founding members ⓘ
inception 1920 ⓘ
influenced Canadian landscape painting ⓘ
Canadian national identity in art ⓘ
inspiredBy Algoma region ⓘ
linked to: Algoma District

Canadian Shield landscape ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Shield

Georgian Bay ⓘ
North Shore of Lake Superior ⓘ
locationOfFormation Toronto ⓘ
mainSubject Canadian wilderness ⓘ
forests ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
northern landscapes ⓘ
rock formations ⓘ
member A. J. Casson ⓘ
A. Y. Jackson ⓘ
Arthur Lismer ⓘ
Edwin Holgate ⓘ
Frank Johnston ⓘ
Franklin Carmichael ⓘ
Frederick Varley ⓘ
J. E. H. MacDonald ⓘ
Lawren Harris ⓘ
LeMoine FitzGerald ⓘ
movement modernism ⓘ
notableWork Algoma landscapes ⓘ
North Shore of Lake Superior landscapes ⓘ
Rocky Mountain landscapes ⓘ
linked to: Rocky Mountains

bold depictions of the Canadian wilderness ⓘ
opposedTo European academic painting traditions ⓘ
style bold use of color ⓘ
expressive brushwork ⓘ
post-impressionist influence ⓘ
simplified forms ⓘ

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Killarney Provincial Park → inspiredArtist → Group of Seven painters ⓘ
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia → holdsWorkBy → Group of Seven artists ⓘ
linked to: Group of Seven painters
Algoma District → historicalRegionFor → Group of Seven painters ⓘ
The Jack Pine → influencedBy → Group of Seven aesthetics ⓘ
subject linked to: The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson
linked to: Group of Seven painters
Group of Seven → followedBy → Canadian Group of Painters ⓘ
subject linked to: Group of Seven painters
linked to: Group of Seven painters
Art Gallery of Ontario → hasCollection → Group of Seven works ⓘ
subject linked to: AGO
linked to: Group of Seven painters
Franklin Carmichael → associatedWith → Canadian Group of Painters ⓘ
linked to: Group of Seven painters