Beaver Dam, Algoma by J. E. H. MacDonald Framed Print

Beaver Dam, Algoma - A scenic natural setting on a lake, with a red canoe stranded on a beaver dam.

MacDonald made more painting trips to Algoma in the late 1910s early 1920s with other members of the Group of Seven, making sketches on the spot, Beaver Dam dates from that period.

James Edward Hervey MacDonald was one of the founding members of the Group of Seven, an influential art movement of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-33. He was also a leading graphic designer, a calligrapher and a poet, his design work was strongly influenced by Arts and Crafts designers, especially William Morris. His painting style is characterized by a vigorous brushwork and a richer command of color and pigment than any other artists of the Group of Seven. In intensity and freshness of execution his sketches show a quality that is often compared to Van Gogh.

More paintings from the members of the Group of Seven available in the collection.

Collections featuring original artwork of illustrator and writer Moira Risen and carefully curated collections of digitally restored and cleaned illustrations from artists of the Golden Age, vintage botanical drawings, advertising posters from the early 1900's, vintage pictorial maps, traditional Chinese flower and bird paintings and some selected, licensed works of modernist painters. With licensing inquiries or any other questions please contact Moira personally via this email. You find more information about her and her creative projects on her personal website and on her blog. About Moira's artwork: 'I rather label my creations illustrations than classic fine art pieces because almost always there's a story (or at least a fragment...