The Canadian Group of Painters, 28 painters from across Canada came together as group in 1933. They succeeded the disbanded Group of Seven painters, whose paintings of the Canadian wilderness had highly influenced Canadian art.[1]

[edit] History

The Group of Seven lasted around 11 years until 1932 when J. E. H. MacDonald died and the group disbanded. In their wake rose a new group of artists called the Canadian Group of Painters. Several of the Group of Seven painters were included in the new group including Lawren Harris, A. J. Casson, Arthur Lismer, A. Y. Jackson, and Franklin Carmichael. Their first exhibition of "nationalist art" was held in Atlantic City, in the US, in November 1933. As active painters and as a group they continued to produce and influence Canadian art.

The Eastern Group of Painters was formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1938 to counteract the influence of the Canadian Group of Painters.

v • d • e Group of Seven Original members Franklin Carmichael · Lawren Harris · A. Y. Jackson · Frank Johnston · Arthur Lismer · J. E. H. MacDonald · Frederick Varley Other members A. J. Casson · Edwin Holgate · LeMoine Fitzgerald See also Tom Thomson · Emily Carr · Canadian Group of Painters · The Studio Building · Grip Ltd.

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