Lismer was born in Sheffield, England. At the age of 26, he immigrated to Canada seeking work as a commercial illustrator. It was at the Grip
Engraving Company in Toronto that he met a group of other talented young artists and formed the Group of Seven. Together, they organized trips to
explore and sketch the wilderness - capturing the spirit of Canada in their work, and setting Canadian art on a bold and original new course. Arthur
Lismer celebrated the powerful beauty of the Canadian landscape in his own expressionist style. His paintings are characterized by vivid colour,
deliberately coarse brushwork and a simplified form. Although Lismer painted throughout his life, he devoted the majority of his time to art
education. A gifted teacher, Lismer pioneered the field of child art education across Canada and around the world. Arthur Lismer was a man of
considerable energy - a gregarious, outgoing individual, always ready with a witty or caustic remark. Nothing delighted him more than taking a crack
at the establishment or at anything that hinted at pretension.
DESCRIPTION
- Title: The Guide's Home
- Type:
Print open edition
- Image size: 16" x 18.75"
- Paper size: 19" x 22"
- Frame measures: 20" x 24"
- Frame Face width: 1"
- Single Matting
- Frame Outside measures: 21.5" x 26"
- Frame Color: Gold, Professionally framed.
- Condition: New, glass & hanger included, ready to hang on your wall.
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