Arthur Lismer , Group of Seven Artist , " The Guides Home, Algonquin"

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 

Print Dimensions : 5.5" X 6" ( 14 X 15cm )

Frame Dimensions : 7/8" X 11" X 13 3/8" ( 2.2 X 28 X 34cm )

Produced by : Canadian Art Prints Inc, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Arthur Lismer ( 1885 - 1969 )

Arthur Lismer celebrated the 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.

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.

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 .