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1881 Sheffield, England - 1969 Toronto, Canada. Known for: Landscape, portrait, illustrator, mural.
Born in Sheffield, England, Frederick Varley spent most of his career in Canada where he became a member of the Group of Seven, painters dedicated to that country's native subject matter. Varley... Read full biography
Born in Sheffield, England, Frederick Varley spent most of his career in Canada where he became a member of the Group of Seven, painters dedicated to that country's native subject matter. Varley studied at the Sheffield School of Art in England to 1899, and from 1900 to 1902 at the Antwerp Academy... Read full biography
Born in Sheffield, England, Frederick Varley spent most of his career in Canada where he became a member of the Group of Seven, painters dedicated to that country's native subject matter. Varley studied at the Sheffield School of Art in England to 1899, and from 1900 to 1902 at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium. In 1904, he moved to London, where he worked as an illustrator, and from 1909 to 1911, lived again in Sheffield. The next year, he moved to Toronto, Canada, and worked for a... Read full biography
Born in Sheffield, England, Frederick Varley spent most of his career in Canada where he became a member of the Group of Seven, painters dedicated to that country's native subject matter. Varley studied at the Sheffield School of Art in England to 1899, and from 1900 to 1902 at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium. In 1904, he moved to London, where he worked as an illustrator, and from 1909 to 1911, lived again in Sheffield. The next year, he moved to Toronto, Canada, and worked for a photo-engraving company. On the staff were artists with whom he formed the Group of Seven including James Edward MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Frank Carmichael, Frank Johnston, and Tom Thomson. Together they became part-time landscape painters and shared a mutual... Read full biography
Born in Sheffield, England, Frederick Varley spent most of his career in Canada where he became a member of the Group of Seven, painters dedicated to that country's native subject matter. Varley studied at the Sheffield School of Art in England to 1899, and from 1900 to 1902 at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium. In 1904, he moved to London, where he worked as an illustrator, and from 1909 to 1911, lived again in Sheffield. The next year, he moved to Toronto, Canada, and worked for a photo-engraving company. On the staff were artists with whom he formed the Group of Seven including James Edward MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Frank Carmichael, Frank Johnston, and Tom Thomson. Together they became part-time landscape painters and shared a mutual philosophy of commitment to subjects that were uniquely Canadian. Varley enlisted in the military duri... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Desert Landscape
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Oriental Influence
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
Art Association
- •Group of Seven-Canadian
Art School
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •National Historic Person, Canadian Government Award
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Mural Specialty
- •Studio Building, Toronto-Resident
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery