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7 au 31 mai 1926

Exhibitions of the Group of Seven and Painting, Sculpture and Wood Carving of French Canada

Historique

Cette exposition fut présentée à l'Art Gallery of Toronto, Grange Park (maintenant Art Gallery of Ontario)

It is six years since the Group of Seven held their first public exhibition of paintings and announced in the foreword of their catalogue that Canadian Art was taking the road and risking all for the glory of a great adventure. The present show finds them still on the road and still adventuring.
The work this year as in the past, has been inspired solely by Canadian materials. Six years ago the Group’s principal
sketching ground was the back' woods of Northern Ontario. In this year’s Exhibition work will be found inspired by
the Rocky Mountains, the north shore of Lake Superior and Lake Huron, French Quebec, and old as well as new
Ontario.
The Group of Seven realise that subject is not necessarily an ingredient of a work of art. Nevertheless it also feels that Canadian environment is the most potent stimulus to Canadian creative genius. Even though an artist may not necessarily look for the support of approval from his people, it is from them that he must draw his inspiration.
As in previous Exhibitions, there are a number of invited contributions by young artists, whose work shows individual qualities.
THE GROUP OF SEVEN

Exhibition of PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE AND WOOD CARVINGS OF FRENCH CANADA

Quebec is the cradle of Canadian Art. As early as 1669 Mgr. de Laval founded a school of art at St.Joachim, below Quebec, and here were trained the early wood carvers, builders and painters who established a tradition which for over two hundred years has been enriching Quebec with various forms of creative art.
The beautiful old types of house architecture are giving way to bungalows and other nondescript forms. Imported
bronzes and coloured plaster Casts of saints and angels have ended the one time virile school of wood carvers. The
handicrafts, rug'making and weaving, which possessed a wealth of decorative design, are only kept alive through the
efforts of art societies and a few connoisseurs.
Painting, as an Art, was, in the earlier days, less native to the country than sculpture, architecture and the handicrafts, artists being mostly employed as church decorators, or having to repeat old accepted conventions. During the last forty years, Quebec has produced a vigorous school of painters,

Artistes exposants

Oeuvres présentées par le Groupe des sept

FRANK CARMICHAEL— Lansing, Ont.

  • 1 - Northern Village.
  • 2 - Snow Clouds
  • 3 - Evening
  • 4 - Passing Showers.
  • 5-11 - Seven Sketches

LAWREN HARRIS — Studio Building, Severn St., Toronto 5.

  • 12 - Mountain Forms. 13.
  • 13 - Miners' Houses. 14
  • 14 - Log Cabin
  • 15 - Northern Sunrise. 16
  • 16 - From the Nprth Shore. 17
  • 17 - Barren Land above Superior, Late Afternoon
  • 18 - In Algoma
  • 19 - Mountains
  • 20 - La\e Superior
  • 21 - Fiorthern La}{e
  • 22 - Grey Day in Town
  • 23 - Ontario Hill Town
  • 24 - Portrait of a Lady
  • 25 - Portrait of a Man
  • 26 - Portrait of Dr. Salem Bland
  • 27-34 - Eight Sketches — North Shore, Lake Superior

A. Y. JACKSON — Studio Building, Severn Street, Toronto 5

  • 40 - Autumn. 
  • 41 - Maligne La\e
  • 42 - June, Georgian Bay.
  • 43 - Summer, Baie St. Paul
  • 44 - A Lake in the Hills
  • 45 - In Jasper Park
  • 46 - A Village on the Gulf
  • 47 - Manseau, Quebec
  • 48 - Pic Island
  • 49 - Winter Evening.
  • 50 - A Country Road
  • 51 - He aux Coudres 
  • 52 - Baie St. Paul
  • 53 - Murray Bay. P
  • 54 - First Snow
  • 55 - Quebec Village
  • 56-65 - Ten Sketches

ARTHUR LISMER — 6 - Bedford Park Road, Toronto 12

  • 68 - Quebec Village.
  • 69 - The Mill Stream, Bate St. Paul
  • 70 - Quebec Uplands
  • 71 - September in Quebec
  • 72 - Old Pine Tree
  • 73 - The Mill, Quebec
  • 74 - Habitant Farm, Ile d'Orléans
  • 75 - Happy Isles, Sketch
  • 76 - Mus\eg, Algoma
  • 77 - Mountain Stream
  • 78 - A Northern Town
  • 79-86 - Eight Sketches in Quebec


J. E. H. MacDONALD — Studio Building, Severn St., Toronto 5

  • 90 - The Solemn Land — Lent by the National Gallery of Canada.
  • 91 - The Elements — (Not for Sale)
  • 92 - October Afternoon, Laurentians
  • 93 - The La}{e, October Evening
  • 94 - Mist Fantasy — (Not for Sale)
  • 95 - Morning, La\e O'Hara, Roc\y Mountains
  • 96 - Mountain Ash
  • 97-104 - Eight Sketches

F. H. VARLEY — 346 - Yonge Street, Toronto 12

  • 110 - Hon. Charles Allan Stuart, late Chancellor of the University of Alberta
  • 111 - Sketch Portrait
  • 112 - The Rapids
  • 113 - Sketch Composition
  • 114 - Sketch of a Babe
  • 115 - Dorothy
  • 116 - Evening in Camp
  • 117 - Lal{e Shore with Figure
  • 118 - Joan
  • 119 - Portrait
  • 120 - The Young Artist
  • 121 - A Breezy Day
  • 122-124 - Three Sketches

Invited contributors to the exhibition, Group of Seven

J. M. ALFSEN — 4 Grange Road, Toronto 2

  • 125 - Self Portrait
  • 126 - Head of a Girl
  • 127 - Portrait of a Girl
  • 128 - Portrait of a Boy

A. J. CASSON — 2 St. Hilda’s Avenue, Toronto 12

  • 129 - Summer
  • 130 - Storm Breaking
  • 131 - Before Rain
  • 132 - Cool Weather
  • 133-142 - Ten Sketches

BESS HOUSSER — 8 Woodlawn Avenue E., Toronto 5

  • 145 - Dawn in Northern Winter
  • 146 - Morning on Harvie St
  • 147 - Far Hills^ Algoma
  • 148 - In Kir\field
  • 149 - Algonquin Hills
  • 150 - Broken Trees, Algoma

THOREAU MACDONALD — Studio Bldg., Severn St., Toronto 5

  • 151 - North October Evening
  • 152 - Spring Light and Ospreys
  • 153 - Moose and Northern Lights
  • 154 - After the Winter Sunset
  • 155 - Winter Morning

DORIS HUESTIS MILLS — 2 DeLisle Avenue, Toronto 5

  • 156 - Forest and Winter Moonlight
  • 157 - Light Descending
  • 158 - Georgian Bay Sky
  • 159 - Portrait Study (Not for Sale)
  • 160 - March Light
  • 161 - Winter Afternoon
  • 162 - Salt Marshes at High Tide
  • 163 - Snow Blossoms

MARION HUESTIS MILLER— Bulford Camp, England

  • 164 - Promontory
  • 165 - Evenings Georgian Bay
  • 166 - Pines and Islands
  • 167 - Lake in the North
  • 168 - Rainbow
  • 169 - Evening Light

GEORGE D. PEPPER — Ottawa

  • 170 - The Elms in Autumn
  • 171 - Sunflowers
  • 172 - The Little Red House
  • 173 - Road Through the Hills
  • 174 - Boat Houses on the Ottawa
  • 175 - Gypsy Camp
  • 176 - Sunlight and Shadow
  • 177 - January Thaw

ANNIE D. SAVAGE — Montreal

  • 178 - Laurentian Hills
  • TOM STONE — 4 Grange Road, Toronto 2
  • 179 - Spring
  • 180 - Melancholy
  • 181 - Pioneers

LOWRIE WARRENER — 8 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto 5

  • 182 - South Hays Light
  • 183 - The Blue Heron
  • 184 - Bats Fly Merrily
  • 185 - HawJ{ Land

PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE AND WOOD CARVINGS OF FRENCH CANADA THE ART GALLERY OF TORONTO GRANGE PARK

PAINTINGS 

COBURN, F. S., A.R.C.A. — Montreal. 

  • 200. Cloud Shadows . Lent by the National Gallery of Canada
  • 201. The RoUway CARON, PAUL — Montreal
  • 202. Old Shops . . Lent by the National Gallery of Canada

COLLYER, MISS NORA — Westmount, Que

  • 203. Birches, Foster, Que

COONAN, MISS EMILY— Montreal

  • 204. Girl with Cat

CULLEN, MAURICE, R.C.A.— Montreal

  • 205. First Snow ?{ear Piedmont. Lent by the Watson Art Galleries, Montreal

GAGNON, CLARENCE A., R.C.A.— Montreal

  • 206. Street Scene, Quebec, Night
  • 207. Evening on the North Shore Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 208. The Ice Bridge, Lent by the Government of Quebec
  • 209. March in the Birch Woods
  • 210. Winter in the Laurentians
  • 211. Village, North Shore, St. Lawrence Lent by the Johnston Art Galleries, Montreal

HOLGATE, E. H. — Montreal

  • 212. Portrait of Mons. Fournelle 

LOCKERBY, MISS MABEL— Montreal. 

  • 213. Evening 

LEDUC, O., A.R.C.A. — St. Hilaire, Que. 

  • 214. Neige Dorie, Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 

MAY, MISS H. MABEL, A.R.C.A.— Montreal. 

  • 215. In the Laurentians . Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 
  • 215a. The Lake 

MORRIS, MISS KATHLEEN M.— Ottawa. 

  • 216. Levis, Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 
  • 217. Sleighs Waiting at Church PILOT, 

PILOT, ROBERT W.— Montreal. 

  • 218. Old Habitant House, Beaupre 
  • 219. The Snow Carts Lent by the Watson Art Galleries, Montreal

ROBERTSON, MISS SARAH— Montreal. 

  • 220. In the Laurentians 
  • 221. Grey J^unnery, Quebec ROBINSON, A. H., R.C.A.— Montreal. 
  • 222. Melting Snows, Laurentians Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 223. Return from Easter Mass 
  • 224. The Church, Baie St. Paul 
  • 225. Old House, Baie St. Paul 
  • 226. On the Road to Levis 

SUZOR'COTE, A. deF., R.C.A. — Montreal. 

  • 227. Touth and Sunlight Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 
  • 228. Street in Arthabasl^a, Winter . Lent by the Toronto Club 
  • 229. Melting Snows , Lent by Senator Hardy, Brockville 

TAYLOR, W. H. — Montreal. 

  • 230. Schooners at Quebec. Lent by the National Gallery of Canada 

WALKER, HORATIO, R.C.A.,N.A. — Ste. Petronville, Que. 

  • 231. Evening, lie d'Orleans . Owned by the Art Gallery of Toronto

BRONZES 

LALIBERTE, A., R.C.A, — Montreal. 

  • 232. Louvigny de Montigny Lent by the National Gallery of Canada

SUZOR COTE, A. de F., 

  • 233. The Old Pioneer Lent by the National Gallery of Canada
  • 234. The Voyageur, Lent by the Watson Art Galleries, Montreal 
  • 235. The Pioneer, Lent by the Watson Art Galleries, Montreal 

WOOD SCULPTURE 

COTÉ — Quebec. 

  • 236. Riel . Lent by Victor Morin, Esq., Montreal 

JOBIN, LOUIS — Ste. Anne de Beaupre. 

  • 237. An Angel, Owned by the Art Gallery of Toronto 
  • 238. An Angel, Owned by the Art Gallery of Toronto 
  • 239. St. Mark, Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa 
  • 240. St. John, Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa 
  • 241. St. Peter, Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa 
  • 242. St. Paul, Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa 
  • 243. Ste. Jeanne de Chantel,Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa 
  • 244. Head of an Angel, with lead cover. Lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa. 

LEVASSEUR — Early 18th Century Wood carver of Quebec. 

  • 245. Three small panels for altar – Cockscomb design; from ancient church of St. François, Ile d’Orléans. Lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa.
  • 246. Small Corinthian Capital. Lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa. 
  • 247. Decorated Pedestal for Statue. Typical of mid eighteenth century work. Cockscomb and floral design. From the old church of St. Pierre, He d’Orleans. Lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa. 
  • 248. Candlestic\, end of l8th century. Louis XIV and XV type. Lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa. till 

HOMESPUNS, ETC. 

  • 249. Bed spread. Blue and black squares, vegetable dyes, wool worsted, as in sashes. From Beauce County. Lent by C. M. Barbeau, Esq., Ottawa. 
  • 250. Bed Spread. 80 to 100 years old, with boutonne design in cob ours. From He aux Coudres. 
  • 251. Bed spread. Same as above. 
  • 252. Bed spread; “a la planche” (design in small squares, ladderdike). From lie aux Coudres. 
  • 253. Bed spread, “bazin.” From He aux Coudres. 
  • 254. Piece of Flannel. Dark brown, by Mme. Alphonse Plante, He d’Orléans. 
  • 255. Four Old Canadian Sashes, of various types. These are braided and not woven, and typical of French Canada. They were made especially for the use of the Great North West Com' pany, for voyageurs. Made at L’Assomption, Québec. 
  • Nos. 250 to 255 lent by the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa. 

A group of Rugs and Homespuns lent by the Woman’s Art Association of Toronto.