Northern Lake

 We pick things up today with these carved works by Inuit artists.

This is Northern Lake II by Lawren Harris of the Group of Seven, circa 1926.

Two more works by Emily Carr. Forest Interior In Shafts Of Light dates to 1935-37.

This is Something Unnamed, a 1937 work.

Here we have Portrait Of Frances Loring, by Lilias Torrance Newton, circa 1942.

And this is Self Portrait, by Newton, circa 1929.

Northern Lake

 We begin today with this painting that always catches my attention. Portrait Of Ethel Southam (Mrs. F.H. Toller) is a 1938 portrait by Lilias Torrance Newton.

We carry on with two paintings by Edwin Holgate, another member of The Group Of Seven. Early Autumn is a 1938 work.

Nude In A Landscape dates to around 1930.

Prudence Heward exhibited from time to time with the Group, and was known for psychological portraits of women. This is her 1928 painting, Girl On A Hill.

Here we have Girl In Yellow Sweater, a 1936 oil painting by Heward.

Emily Carr also had a long association with members of the Group, and established herself as an artist in the Pacific Northwest, with a particular interest in First Nations group. This is Sky, done circa 1935-36.

Two more works by A.Y. Jackson of the Group. Indian Homes, Fort Resolution is at top, and dates to 1928. At bottom is Camp In Coppermine Country, from 1950.

I leave off today with Northern Lake, by Tom Thomson, circa 1912.

Masterpieces

 I begin today with two works by Arthur Lismer of The Group of Seven. October On The North Shore, Lake Superior dates to 1927.

The Big Rock, Bon Echo is from 1922.

Pic Island, Lake Superior is by Lawren Harris of the Group, dating circa 1924.

North Shore, Lake Superior by Harris dates to 1926.

This is Lake Superior by Harris, circa 1928.

Here we have Snow Clouds by Franklin Carmichael of the Group, dating to 1938.

I finish today with two artists not of the Group. Emily Coonan painted Girl And Cat in 1920.

And this is Amy, by Dorothy Stevens, circa 1930.

Landscapes

 We begin today with Burnt Land by Tom Thomson, dated 1915.

Another case of mixing together indigenous art with European influenced art. This is Spirit Of The Forest- Mother Nature, a 2013 sculpture by John Marston.

Back to The Group Of Seven. Decorative Landscape is a 1917 canvas by Lawren Harris.

The Pool is by Thomson, dating to 1915-16.

The Guide's Home, Algonquin is a 1914 painting by Arthur Lismer of the Group.

While this is another Thomson: Autumn's Garland, done in 1915-16.

And another Thomson- Northern River, dating to 1914-15.

Here we have another MacDonald. Autumn In Algoma dates to 1922.

Franz Johnston was another member of the Group. This 1921 work is The Fire Ranger.

Another member of the Group was Franklin Carmichael. This 1924 painting is The Upper Ottawa, Near Mattawa.

I finish off today with two more works by Group members. MacDonald painted Mist Fantasy in 1920. Below is Pic Island, Lake Superior, by Arthur Lismer, dating to 1927.

Red Maple

 The Red Maple is my favourite work by A.Y. Jackson of The Group Of Seven. It dates to 1914, and depicts a scene along a river I know well in Algonquin.

Across the way, a look at some of the other works in this particular space. La Caterina is the title of this circa 1887-89 painting by James Kerr-Lawson.

Here we have Jean Biggar, by George Reid, an 1890 portrait.

Miss Audrey Boller is a portrait by Randolph Hewton, circa 1922-23.

This is Sunrise, Lac Tremblant, by Maurice Cullen, done in 1922.

And this is by George Reid, done in 1890, titled Mortgaging The Homestead.

Moving beyond, we find a large collection of field sketches. These were typical of The Group Of Seven, taking these small canvases into the field and then transferring their ideas onto a larger canvas in the studio. These particular works are by Tom Thomson, a close friend of the members of that group. Thomson was a big influence on them, and vice versa, but died in a drowning accident before they formally became a group. Otherwise it would have been The Group Of Eight.

Here we have Moonlight, a 1913-14 work by Thomson.

J.E.H. MacDonald painted Gleams On The Hills in 1921.