Arthur Lismer (1885-1969)

Famous Landscape artist from Quebec

Forest, Algoma 1922

Arthur Lismer was born in 1885 in Sheffield, England. He started getting interested in art when he was 9 years old. When he was 13 he won a scholarship to study at the Sheffield School of Art. At the age of 15 he became an illustrator for the local newspaper. Over time he decided to move to Canada to do some paintings. When he arrived in Canada he was hired to an engraving company. At this engraving company called The Grip, he met the artists J.E.H Macdonald, Tom Thomson and Frank Johnston.

In 1916 he began to teach art in Halifax. In his teaching he was devoted to children's art and landscapes. In 1920, Arthur Lismer and some of his fellow employees from the Grip started the Group of Seven. The group wanted to pint Canada's rugged wilderness.

Arthur Lismer died in 1969.

We choose Arthur Lismer for our research report because we saw his work on the Internet as we were searching for artist about Quebec, and we liked it a lot. He did paintings about lots of places besides Quebec. Arthur Lismer may not be the most well known person in the group of seven, but he did do some very nice work.

By Joey and Alexander

The Mill, Quebec oil on canvas, 1925

Rain in the North Country, 1924

More about Arthur Lismer:

http://www.aci.mta.ca/projects/Courage_Remembered/arthurlismer.html

http://www.utoronto.ca/gallery/collection_pages/lismer.htm

See his work at:

http://www.utoronto.ca/gallery/lismer2.htm

http://www.gallery.ca/english/default_1244.htm

http://home.uleth.ca/sfa-gal/collections/Historical/Lismer.html

http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~terning/Canadians/

http://www.groupofsevenart.com/Lismer/Lismer_intro.html

At the Mcmichael museum

http://www.mcmichael.on.ca/lismer.htm

http://www.groupofsevenart.com/Lismer/Lismer_intro.html

http://www.islandnet.com/~juliesm/pandora/pages/arthur.htm

A stamp with his art work on it

Student gallery

Landscape By Alex

Water colour By Alex Painting By Joey