TheBestoftheGroupofSeven

Astunning，full-colourcollectionofthebrilliantpaintingsthatrevolutionizedCanadianart.Intheearlytwentiethcenturyagroupofyoungartistsstrivedtocreate，inLawrenHarris’swords，paintingsthatwould“embodythemoodsandcharacterandspiritofthecountry.”Thefifty-fourbreathtakingcolourplatesinthisbookconfirmtheirsuccess.Well-lovedlandscapes，likeTomThomson’sJackPine，appearbesidesomeunexpectedtreasureslikeEdwinHolgate’sNudeinaLandscape.TheessaysbyJoanMurrayandHarrisgivehistoricalcontexttotheGroupofSeven，andfascinatingcaptionsprovidebiographicalnotesandinsightfulcritiquesofeachmember’sstyle.NoCanadianlibraryiscompletewithoutthisbeautifulvolume.