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1885 Sheffield, England - 1969 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Modernist landscape painting, teaching.
Arthur Lismer RCA, CGP, CSPWC, OSA, SGA, LL.D (1885 - 1969). "An understanding of psychology, a touch for the maternal, and a capacity for looking at the world through the eyes of a child these are... Read full biography
Arthur Lismer RCA, CGP, CSPWC, OSA, SGA, LL.D (1885 - 1969). "An understanding of psychology, a touch for the maternal, and a capacity for looking at the world through the eyes of a child these are the marks of good guides and teachers."?(Arthur Lismer, 1948). As an immigrant from England, Arthur... Read full biography
Arthur Lismer RCA, CGP, CSPWC, OSA, SGA, LL.D (1885 - 1969). "An understanding of psychology, a touch for the maternal, and a capacity for looking at the world through the eyes of a child these are the marks of good guides and teachers."?(Arthur Lismer, 1948). As an immigrant from England, Arthur Lismer was fascinated by the Canadian landscape of rocks, pines, and expansive stretches of tumultuous water and sky. From 1920 he was a member of the Group of Seven*, painters who advocated a new... Read full biography
Arthur Lismer RCA, CGP, CSPWC, OSA, SGA, LL.D (1885 - 1969). "An understanding of psychology, a touch for the maternal, and a capacity for looking at the world through the eyes of a child these are the marks of good guides and teachers."?(Arthur Lismer, 1948). As an immigrant from England, Arthur Lismer was fascinated by the Canadian landscape of rocks, pines, and expansive stretches of tumultuous water and sky. From 1920 he was a member of the Group of Seven*, painters who advocated a new Canadian art that expressed the spirit of the nation through its landscape. Throughout his life he was a dedicated painter and draftsman and visionary teacher. Lismer attended the Sheffield School of Art in the evenings on a scholarship (1898 - 1905) and... Read full biography
Arthur Lismer RCA, CGP, CSPWC, OSA, SGA, LL.D (1885 - 1969). "An understanding of psychology, a touch for the maternal, and a capacity for looking at the world through the eyes of a child these are the marks of good guides and teachers."?(Arthur Lismer, 1948). As an immigrant from England, Arthur Lismer was fascinated by the Canadian landscape of rocks, pines, and expansive stretches of tumultuous water and sky. From 1920 he was a member of the Group of Seven*, painters who advocated a new Canadian art that expressed the spirit of the nation through its landscape. Throughout his life he was a dedicated painter and draftsman and visionary teacher. Lismer attended the Sheffield School of Art in the evenings on a scholarship (1898 - 1905) and during the day apprenticed at a photoengraving firm. In 1906 he studied at the Académie Royale des Be... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)
- •Group of Seven-Canadian
Art School
- •Art Gallery of Toronto-Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Teacher
- •Nova Scotia/Victoria College of Art and Design, Teacher
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •National Historic Person, Canadian Government Award
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Commercial Art and Design
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Canadian Art Galleries
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
- •Watson Art Galleries, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery