The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson Lawren Harris Tom Thomson Fred Varley A.Y. Jackson Arthur Lismer Frank Carmichael J.E.H. MacDonald Franz Johnston A.J. Casson

They often met to discuss ideas at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto The Group of Seven at the Arts and Letters Club

The Studio Building was financed by Harris, and designed to provide northern light to the artists’ studios. Tom Thomson, who couldn’t afford the rent, worked in his shack nearby. The Studio Building

Tom Thomson Although Thomson died before the group officially formed in 1920, he was part of the circle of painters who travelled and painted together before the First World War. His work had an enormous effect on the development of other members of the group. Thomson’s love of the north country was infectious. He led the others on camping and canoeing expeditions in Algonquin Park, where he worked as a guide and park ranger.

Thomson’s style is characterized by: - the use of bold pure colours - the use of rough, visible brushwork (impasto) - a low vantage point in many compositions - a screening effect created by foreground tree branches - lake views - pictures composed with foreground, middle ground and background - subject matter from the natural world: trees, rocks, water, sky

Tom Thomson - The Jack Pine The Jack Pine – Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson – The West Wind The West Wind – Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson – Spring Ice Spring Ice – Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson Autumn Foliage

Tom Thomson – Woodland Waterfall

Lawren Harris Harris was a leader in the group. He had more money than the others and was able to finance the construction of the studio building. His style evolved toward abstraction in his later years. He travelled north of Lake Superior and to the Arctic to paint.

Lawren Harris – North Shore, Lake Superior North of Superior – A.Y. Jackson

North of Superior – A. Y. Jackson

Lawren Harris – Miners Houses, Glace Bay (Nova Scotia) A. Y. Jackson

A.Y. Jackson A. Y. Jackson was from Montreal. In his work we see scenes from rural Quebec, as well as paintings from the Algonquin Park and Georgian Bay areas.

A. Y. Jackson – The Red Maple The Red Maple – A.Y. Jackson

A. Y. Jackson - Barns

A. Y. Jackson – Quebec Village

J. E. H. MacDonald

MacDonald – Montreal River

MacDonald – The Solemn Land

MacDonald – The Tangled Garden

A.J. Casson

A.J. Casson

Arthur Lismer

Arthur Lismer – The White Pine A.J. Casson

Arthur Lismer – Green Lake

Lemoine Fitzgerald

Lemoine Fitzgerald

Lemoine Fitzgerald From an Upstairs Window

Frederick Varley Varley was the only member of the Group of Seven who was interested in portraiture. Along with A.Y. Jackson, he served as a war artist in the First World War.

F. H. Varley

F. H. Varley

F. H. Varley

Varley - Dharana

Varley

Frank Carmichael

Carmichael – Wabajisik (The Drowned Island)

Carmichael – In the Hilltop

Carmichael - Grace Lake