Biography of the group of seven

The group of seven refers to a movement formed by seven Canadian visual artists who are best known for their paintings of the Canadian outdoor landscape. The Group of Seven was created in and was dissolved in The group created inspiring art collections which can be predominately found in three Canadian art galleries. Frederick Varley is one of the founding members of the Group of Seven.

Varley was born in Sheffield, England and studied in Belgium before later moving to Canada in He worked in as the official "war artist" who accompanied Canadian troops in combat. He painted based on his experiences at the war front.

Group of seven paintings

Together with the Group of Seven, he painted the landscape of Canadian wilderness, but his specialty within the group was in portraiture. MacDonald was born in England before immigrating to Canada in He was one of the founding members of the Group of Seven. However, he later gained acceptance and breakthrough.