Green Forest

From 1951, Arthur Lismer spent his summers in Long Beach, on Vancouver Island, and became fascinated by the mature trees and the lush vegetation found there.

Lismer's later works (1950-1960) are more intimate and present a personal view of his reflections on nature. The motif of the forest giant appeared in his work in the early 1950s. According to Dennis Reid, it evokes the memory of Emily Carr and her vision of the rain forests of British Columbia1.

1. Dennis Reid, 1985, Canadian Jungle: The Later Work of Arthur Lismer, Toronto: The Art Gallery of Ontario, p.51

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Arthur Lismer (1885 - 1969)

Green Forest, 1963

  • Gallery

    Cosner Art Gallery - Montreal

  • Medium

    Oil on panel

  • Time

    Post-War Canadian art

  • Dimensions

    39,5 x 29 cm | 15,5'' x 11,5''

  • Dimensions with frame

    54 x 44 cm | 21,25'' x 17,25''

  • Signed

    Signed lower left, signed, titled and dated on verso

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