David P. Silcox, managing director of Sotheby's Canada, is an art historian, a cultural administrator and a senior fellow at Massey College. He is also widely recognized for his writings on the artists David Milne, Christopher Pratt and Jack Bush.
Notable for the superb quality and the quantity of its color
plates.... Organized thematically, rather than by artist, the
volume collects together notable works according to subject,
including portraits, WWI, and urban and village scenes, with the
majority of the works grouped into the geographic areas that the
painters depicted... Each chapter opens with an essay, followed by
page upon page of full-page color plates of the intensely colorful
works.
*Book News*
The best introduction to the Group available. With elegant ease,
Silcox expertly recounts the Group's travels and artistic concerns,
relating them to the times with a refined talent for synthesis. The
369 reproductions look even crisper than those in the original
edition.
*Montreal Gazette*
Includes many rarely seen paintings as well as the signature
paintings that dazzle our imagination... The paintings are set on a
white matte paper that allows the richness of the color and texture
of the brushstroke to come through... The historical information is
concisely written, offering insight into the men who led the
movement of Canadian art into new, daring, interpretive and
abstract directions. This beautiful book will be appreciated
whenever it is opened. It's a gift, in more ways than can be
expressed.
*Winnipeg Free Press*
Recently released in paperback, this fabulous book is a definitive
collection of a group of artists who helped establish a national
perspective. Their dramatic use of colour and line created a style
uniquely Canadian that gave rise to an entire painting tradition.
Featuring 400 works, the paintings are divided into a number of
different sections that address the regional influences along with
the urban and portraiture subjects.
*North Shore News*
This is a gorgeous book that deserves a place on any art lover's
bookshelf.
*Saskatoon Star Phoenix*
A splendid volume.
*Waterloo Record*
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