Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings

by Anne Newlands

An up-to-date survey of Canadian art Canada has a rich and diverse heritage in the fine arts. This book celebrates the color, beauty and energy of some of our most talented artists, among them Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, David Milne, Alex Colville, Norval Morrisseau and Jean-Paul Riopelle. Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings presents a wide variety of dynamic styles and distinct subject matter. The stunning collection includes late 18th-century watercolor landscapes, art from the 19th-century merchant classes, and works by the Group of Seven, Les Automatistes , Painters Eleven, First Nations and Inuit artists, and contemporary artists on the cutting edge of creativity. An introduction places these artists in context. The book's informative captions provide a short biography along with commentary on each work's style and subject matter. Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings is an outstanding survey and reference on the work of over 150 of the country's most famous and interesting artists. Among the more than 150 artists featured in Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings :

Genres: Art, Canada

368 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 2007

About the author

Anne Newlands worked for twenty-seven years as an educator and researcher-writer at the National Gallery of Canada.

She is the author of numerous books including Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000, Clarence Gagnon: An Introduction to His Life and Art, Emily Carr: An Introduction to Her Life and Art, and The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction. Her latest book is about the Quebec textile artist Mariette Rousseau-Vermette (1926-2006).

Reviews

[Barbara McEwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Many artists I was not familiar with and will now be looking up. Nice sized color photos.

[Bumbles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved reading through this. Actually carved time to read this I loved it so much. I didn’t resonate with ALOT of paintings but I adored the format.

Paintings/Painter I flagged:
1. David Blackwood
2. Bertram Brooker
3. Franklin Carmichael
4. Emily Carr
5. Maurice Cullen - Wolfe's Cove
6. Marc-Aurele Fortin - The Elm at Pont Viau
7. Lawren S Harris
8. George Heriot - Lake St. Charles Near Quebec
9. Frances Anne Hopkins - Canoes Manned by Voyaguers Passing a Waterfall
10. E. J Hughes
11. Cornelius Krieghoff - Merrymaking
12. Joseph Legare - View of the Fire in the Saint Jean District
13. James Edward Macdonald - Falls, Montreal River
14. Lucius O Brien - Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity
15. Christopher Pratt
16. Robert Clow Toff - The Ice Cone
17. Horatio Walker - Ploughing, The First Gleam at Dawn
18. Homer Watson - Before the Storm

[Christine Erwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mix of Canadian art with useful blurbs on each artist and their style.