Canadian Impressionism

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Canadian Impressionism is a subclass of Impressionist art which had its origin in French Impressionism. Guy Wildenstein of the Wildenstein Institute in Paris states in the foreword of A.K. Prakash's Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery that Canadian impressionism consists of "the Canadian artists who gleaned much from the French but, in their improvisations, managed to transmute what they learned into an art reflecting the aesthetic concerns of their compatriots and the times in which they lived and worked".[1] The early Canadian Impressionist painters belong in the "Group of who?" as coined by James Adams of The Globe and Mail.[2]

History[]

Canada's first affair with Impressionism occurred in 1892 in Montreal at W. Scott & Sons' premises. Eight paintings were exhibited including works of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley.[3] Canadian Impressionism was first recognized as a historical movement in Canadian Art in 1950.[4]

Artists[]

Exhibitions[]

In 2019, the show Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons, curated by the National Gallery of Canada, visited Munich, Lausanne, and Montpellier.[9] A second, somewhat modified exhibition, opens in Ottawa at the National Gallery in February, 2022.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Prakash. 2015. p. xxv
  2. ^ Adams, James (December 5, 2014). "Group of who? A new book paints the fullest picture yet of Canada's vision of Impressionism". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc.
  3. ^ Pohl, John (February 5, 2015). "Visual arts: Montreal played key role in spread of Impressionism to Canada". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network Inc.
  4. ^ Prakash. 2015. p. 11
  5. ^ a b c Kerr, Matthew (25 July 2019). "French Canadians – how Impressionism caught on in the Great White North". Apollo magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism, 1885-1920". Americas Society / Council of the Americas. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ^ Prakash. 2015. p. 491ff
  8. ^ Prakash. 2015. p. 418ff
  9. ^ Sandals, Leah (24 July 2019). "Canadian Impressionism Show Offers Unprecedented View of Overlooked Art-Historical Chapter". canadianart. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

Sources[]

  • Prakash, A.K. Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2015. ISBN 978-3-89790-427-9
  • Lowrey, Carol, Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism, 1885-1920, Americas Society, 1996.


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