Montreal River, Algoma by Frank Johnston
by Franz Frank Hans Johnston
Title
Montreal River, Algoma by Frank Johnston
Artist
Franz Frank Hans Johnston
Medium
Painting - Gouache On Paper
Description
Montreal River, Algoma - Scenic landscape with the cascading river and colorful autumn woods on the mountainside.
Johnston 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. Most of his known works from this period are decorative arrangements of trees and foliage against hills or sky, this dramatic view of the roaring falls appears to be unique.
Frank (Francis) Hans Johnston was one of the founding members of the Group of Seven, an influential art movement of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-33. He left the group in 1922 and changed his name to Franz Johnston in 1927. His landscapes of the Canadian wilderness are exceptionally atmospheric and decorative, he's among the most productive and successful artists of his generation.
More paintings from the members of the Group of Seven available in the collection.
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