Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery

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With this publication a comprehensive study of Impressionism in Canada is available: from its beginnings in France, via the dissemination of the new style through artists, gallerists, dealers and collectors in North America, and its incorporation into and propagation within a hitherto conservative milieu, to the reception of Canadian Impressionism both nationally and internationally. The study culminates in the concise portrayal of the lives and works of fourteen of the most significant Canadian artists - including William Blair Bruce, Maurice Cullen, J. W. Morrice, Laura Muntz Lyall, Marc-Aurele de Foy Suzor-Cote, Helen McNicoll and Clarence Gagnon - along with several other artists who for some time also employed Impressionist techniques. In this overview not only are the sources of inspiration in French Impressionism presented but also how masterfully and with aplomb these artists found their own artistic form of expression, which has decisively shaped Canadian Impressionist painting today.

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Rich with insight, this authoritative book deserves careful reading and return visits. In a word, it is delightful. Maine Antique Digest The National Gallery of Canada Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada are delighted to announce a donation of fifty paintings by Canadian artist, James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) from the A.K. Prakash Foundation. Assembled over four decades by Toronto art patron and scholar, Ash K. Prakash, the donation is in honour of the 150th anniversary of the artist's birth. News Wire, December 8, 2015