A.Y. Jackson
1882–1974 · Canadian · 30 artworks
Art NouveauPost-ImpressionismCanadian ArtSimplified formsBold color palettesImpastoEmphasis on Canadian landscapeExpressive brushwork
artist bio
A.Y. Jackson was a founding member of the Group of Seven, a collective of Canadian landscape painters. He played a significant role in developing a distinct Canadian artistic identity, capturing the rugged beauty of the northern landscape with bold colors and simplified forms.
what you'll learn
Studying A.Y. Jackson's work allows students to explore the use of color and composition to convey the essence of a landscape. Students can learn how to simplify forms and capture the feeling of a place through expressive brushwork.
related: Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr
30 artworks
Spring, Caribou Country
1949
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Indian Home
1927
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Early Spring, Quebec
1923
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The Edge of the Maple Wood
1910
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March Storm, Georgian Bay
1920
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Frozen Lake, Early Spring, Algonquin Park
1914
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Entrance to Halifax Harbour
1919
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First Snow, Algoma Country
1920
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Terre Sauvage
1913
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The Beothic at Bache Post, Ellesmere Island
1928
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Night Pine Island
1921
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Hills at Great Bear Lake
1953
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Nellie Lake
1933
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Houses, St. Urbain
1934
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River St. Urbain
1930
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Grey Day, Laurentians
1928
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The Road to St. Fidele
1930
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Maple Woods, Algoma
1920
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Smart River (Alaska)
1945
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A Copse, Evening
1918
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Barns
1926
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The Winter Road, Quebec
1921
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The Red Maple
1914
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Valley of the Gouffre River
1933
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Algoma in November
1935
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October Morning, Algoma (Wartz Lake)
1920
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Winter Morning, Charlevoix County
1933
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North Shore, Lake Superior
1926
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St. John's, Newfoundland
1951
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Skeena Crossing
1926
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