The group showed their work first with W. Scott and Sons (1938),[3], then at the Art Association of Montreal (1940),[4] the Dominion Gallery (which represented Goldberg and Lyman) (1945),[5] and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1950).[6]
By the late 1930s, many Canadian artists began to resent the hegemony of Group of Seven. The Eastern Group of Painters was formed, as member John Lyman wrote, "to restore the "feel" of life, the savour of things" to Canadian art.[7] What concerned them was being simply painters, said the critic Robert Ayre.[8] who spoke elsewhere of their honesty of purpose.[9] The group had a serious concern with the art of painting and took pleasure in familiar life as a jumping-off place, wrote the same critic.[10] It was an informal fellowship but the members had similarities of views on fundamentals such as an openness to European art.[3][1] But by 1950 in a show at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the group, now considered a school, was seen to be "conservative with regard for tradition".[11] It showed little that was new, said the Montreal Herald.[6]
^ abcHill, Charles C. "Canadian Painting in the Thirties, 1975, p. 130". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^Trépanier, Esther. "Jewish painters and modernity: Montréal 1930-1945". www.gallery.ca. Éditions de l'Homme, 2008. p. 277. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
^ ab"The Eastern Group". Montreal Standard, Nov. 19, 1938
^Robert Ayre, "Eastern Group Presents Array of New Works at Art Association". Montreal Standard, Jan. 27, 1940
^"Eastern Group shows at Dominion Gallery". Montreal Gazette, Apr. 21, 1945
^ abC. G. MacDonald, "Eastern Group art Displays Little New". Montreal Herald, Feb. 3, 1950
^John Lyman, "The Eastern Group of Painters". The Montrealer, Dec. 1, 1938.
^Robert Ayre, "The Eastern Group of Painters." Saturday Night, Dec. 17, 1938
^Robert Ayre, "Eastern Group" Show Modest, Authoritative". Montreal Standard, November 26, 1938
^Robert Ayre, "Eastern Group Returns with A Rare Display of Strength". Montreal Star, Feb. 4 1950
^Dick Hersey, Work of Eastern Group Colourful, Conservative, Montreal Standard, Jan. 28, 1950
January 01, 1970
eastern, group, painters, group, canadian, artists, formed, 1938, montreal, quebec, exhibition, purposes, showing, together, group, till, 1950, included, montreal, artists, whose, common, interest, painting, sake, aesthetic, espousal, nationalist, theory, case. The Eastern Group of Painters was a group of Canadian artists formed in 1938 in Montreal Quebec for exhibition purposes 1 and showing together as a group till 1950 It included Montreal artists whose common interest was painting and an art for art s sake aesthetic not the espousal of a nationalist theory as was the case with the Group of Seven or the Canadian Group of Painters The group s members included Alexander Bercovitch Goodridge Roberts Eric Goldberg Jack Weldon Humphrey John Goodwin Lyman and Jori Smith In 1939 Jack Humphrey was replaced by Philip Surrey 1 and Bercovitch resigned in 1942 2 The group showed their work first with W Scott and Sons 1938 3 then at the Art Association of Montreal 1940 4 the Dominion Gallery which represented Goldberg and Lyman 1945 5 and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950 6 By the late 1930s many Canadian artists began to resent the hegemony of Group of Seven The Eastern Group of Painters was formed as member John Lyman wrote to restore the feel of life the savour of things to Canadian art 7 What concerned them was being simply painters said the critic Robert Ayre 8 who spoke elsewhere of their honesty of purpose 9 The group had a serious concern with the art of painting and took pleasure in familiar life as a jumping off place wrote the same critic 10 It was an informal fellowship but the members had similarities of views on fundamentals such as an openness to European art 3 1 But by 1950 in a show at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts the group now considered a school was seen to be conservative with regard for tradition 11 It showed little that was new said the Montreal Herald 6 John Lyman s Contemporary Arts Society 1939 48 in French Societe d art contemporain evolved from the Eastern Group of Painters References edit a b c Hill Charles C Canadian Painting in the Thirties 1975 p 130 www gallery ca National Gallery of Canada Ottawa Retrieved 2021 09 17 Trepanier Esther Jewish painters and modernity Montreal 1930 1945 www gallery ca Editions de l Homme 2008 p 277 Retrieved 2021 09 18 a b The Eastern Group Montreal Standard Nov 19 1938 Robert Ayre Eastern Group Presents Array of New Works at Art Association Montreal Standard Jan 27 1940 Eastern Group shows at Dominion Gallery Montreal Gazette Apr 21 1945 a b C G MacDonald Eastern Group art Displays Little New Montreal Herald Feb 3 1950 John Lyman The Eastern Group of Painters The Montrealer Dec 1 1938 Robert Ayre The Eastern Group of Painters Saturday Night Dec 17 1938 Robert Ayre Eastern Group Show Modest Authoritative Montreal Standard November 26 1938 Robert Ayre Eastern Group Returns with A Rare Display of Strength Montreal Star Feb 4 1950 Dick Hersey Work of Eastern Group Colourful Conservative Montreal Standard Jan 28 1950 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastern Group of Painters amp oldid 1215172715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
