The four paintings displayed in this notecard set are in the Vancouver Art Gallery's permanent collection. Each painting displays how Lawren S. Harris began to simplify his palette and forms to create images that have an iconic quality. First Snow, North Shore of Lake Superior, 1923, is one of the finest of these works.
-
20 blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative box
- Card size: 5 x 7 inches
- Printed with soy-based inks on recycled paper
Contains five each of the following notecards:
Mount Thule, Bylot Island, 1930
First Snow, North Shore of Lake Superior, 1923
Near Mitchell Lake, Batchawana, Algoma, c. 1918
Tamarack Swamp, Algoma, 1920
About the Artist
Lawren S. Harris (Canadian, 1885–1970) was a pivotal figure in the development of landscape painting in Canada, and a founding member of the Group of Seven. He was also a leading abstractionist who believed that colour and form were capable of expressing spiritual truths. The Lake Superior landscape was admirably suited to Harris’s purpose; although foreboding physically, it was, by virtue of its isolation, a "pure" and "spiritual" place.