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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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 Ontario
surface form: Art Gallery of Toronto
field painting
followedBy Group of Seven painters self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 District
surface form: Algoma region

Canadian Shield
surface form: Canadian Shield landscape

Georgian Bay
Lake Superior North Shore
surface form: 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
Lake Superior North Shore
surface form: North Shore of Lake Superior landscapes

Rocky Mountains
surface form: Rocky Mountain landscapes

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 painters
this entity surface form: Group of Seven artists
Algoma District historicalRegionFor Group of Seven painters
The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson influencedBy Group of Seven painters
subject surface form: The Jack Pine
this entity surface form: Group of Seven aesthetics
Group of Seven painters followedBy Group of Seven painters self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Group of Seven
this entity surface form: Canadian Group of Painters
AGO hasCollection Group of Seven painters
subject surface form: Art Gallery of Ontario
this entity surface form: Group of Seven works