Thursday, April 22, 2021

Visions

 To start today, here we have Georgian Bay, a 1913 painting by Arthur Lismer of the Group of Seven.

Another Lismer work: The Big Rock, Bon Echo dates to 1922.


Lawren Harris was another member of the Group. Here we have his Lake Superior, which is from 1928.



Two more works by Harris. North Shore, Lake Superior is from 1926. As is High Country, Lake Superior.


An artist following in the footsteps of Harris a few years after Harris first started visiting the area. Yvonne McKague Housser painted Rossport, Lake Superior in 1929.



And for today we leave off with this. Edwin Holgate, another member of the Group, painted Early Autumn in 1938.


42 comments:

  1. Lake Superior is my fav. Well, and Early Autumn, despite I "hate Autumn"...

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  2. Geweldig mooi William je bloemenzee wat een pracht maar de schilderijen mogen er ook zijn.

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  3. The Big Rock reminds me of Bon Echo Provincial Park.

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  4. @Iris: Lake Superior is a grand lake.

    @Italiafinlandia: I do too.

    @Bas: thank you.

    @Jan: they're all good.

    @Anvilcloud: that's where it's from.

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  5. Wonderful stuff. Would be interesting to visit some of these places.

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  6. Hello,

    I like the Big Rock, beautiful paintings. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  7. I love the Big Rock, too. I was surprised at the last one -- it seems we rarely see people in the Group's paintings -- or at least the ones I've seen.

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  8. Beautiful paintings William, the first two especially ✨

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  9. Seriously, anyone who plays outdoors buck naked is bound to be uncomfortable. :-)

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  10. I love the Harris pieces, William!

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  11. @Tom: that they are.

    @David: definitely.

    @Eileen: thank you.

    @Jeanie: quite rare.

    @Grace: thanks!

    @Revrunner: hah!

    @RedPat: me too.

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  12. Not familiar with Housser but the group of seven style is certainly there.

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  13. Lovely paintings!A bit Salador Dali like some of them :))

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  14. I really like that Housser painting.

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  15. Beautiful paintings, I like The Big Rock as my favorite.

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  16. @Red: definitely influenced.

    @Anita: thank you.

    @Sharon: it stands out.

    @Bill: it's a beauty.

    @Marie: he was drawn to that lake repeatedly.

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  17. I like the style of these paintings. My favorite is The Big Rock.

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  18. Work by Lawren Harris is easily recognisable. In his later years he painted a lot of abstracts.

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  19. Fantastic artwork ~ great photos ~ Favorite is Lake Superior ~ XX

    Living moment by moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  20. I love when you post these wonderful paintings. The first two are fabulous for me.

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  21. @Susie: thank you.

    @Shammickite: he had a distinctive style.

    @Happyone: it's a grand painting.

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Parsnip: I love showing them.

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  22. I love The Big Rock. It's a grand picture.

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  23. I really like old paintings, such a different look into the past.

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  24. Nice. "Lake Superior" is very stylized.

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  25. @Joanne: it is.

    @Amy: quite true.

    @Magiceye: thanks.

    @Gemel: thank you.

    @Linda: that it is.

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  26. They sure capture Georgian bay! I love them.

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  27. All incredible and thank you for posting the detail of each too, so important!

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  28. clouds. way cool. they are always great to see and enjoy. no matter if sunny or stormy. ( ;

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