Revolutionary Modern Art

  • McMichael Story
    Bright Land  1938

    Bright Land 1938

    Arthur Lismer (1885-1969)
    oil on canvas, 81.1 x 101.5 cm
    Gift of Col. R.S. McLaughlin
    McMichael Canadian Art Collection
    1968.7.9

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    • Introduction

      Introduction

      Learn about Expressionism in art

    • Style Guide

      Style Guide

      See realistic drawings by members of the Group of Seven

    • Style Guide II

      Style Guide II

      Learn how the lessons of van Gogh, Gauguin and Cézanne changed Canadian art

    • Branching Out

      Branching Out

      Read how future Group members combined several styles and methods to develop a uniquely Canadian art form

    • The Great War

      The Great War

      Learn about the impact of World War One on art and artists

    • Passionate Voice

      Passionate Voice

      Read J.E.H. Macdonald’s defense of artists in a rare archival letter.

    • Making History

      Making History

      See rare historical drawings by the Group of Seven

    • Symbolic Perspective

      Symbolic Perspective

      Learn about the key ideas that motivated the Group of Seven

    • May 1920

      May 1920

      Read about the first exhibition of the Group of Seven

    • International Success

      International Success

      See how members of the Group expanded their interests after 1925


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