North Shore Lake Superior - Lawren Harris

The Group of Seven, also known as the Algonquin School, was a unity of landscape painters. It was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists and disbanded in 1933. The painters of the Group of Seven depicted Canadas panoramas as a reflection of a romanticized notion of Canadian strength and independence. Their works feature bright colors, tactile paint handling, and simple yet dynamic forms.

The original members of the Group of Seven were Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and F.H. Varley. Tom Thomson was a peer and a leading influence, but he passed away before the group was formed. All except Harris made their living as commercial artists. MacDonald, Lismer, Varley, Carmichael, Johnston, and Thomson worked together at Grip Ltd., a graphic design firm in Toronto. Harris, as heir to the agricultural implements manufacturer Massey-Harris Co. Ltd., was independently wealthy.


The Tangled Garden - J. E. H. Macdonald


Gas Chamber at Seaford - Frederick Varley



The Beothic at Bache Post Ellesmere - A. Y. Jackson



Sketch for Minesweepers and Seaplanes - Arthur Lismer


Moose Pond - Frank Johnston


October Gold - Franklin Carmichael