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Arthur Lismer (June 27, 1885 – March 23,
1969) was born in England in 1885. He emigrated
from Sheffield, England to Canada in 1911.  He
settled in Toronto, Ontario and took a job with
Grip - a commercial design company.  The
collaboration of four artists employed at Grip
gradually evolved into as the "Group of Seven
(artists)|Group of Seven", easily the most famous
art movement in Canadian history.  Another artist
also associated with the group is Tom Thompson
(though technically he died before the group
formed), who also worked with the cadre at Grip.

Arthur Lismer's style was influenced by his
pre-Canadian experience (primarily in Antwerp)
where he found the Barbizon school|Barbizon and
post-impressionist movements a key inspiration.

Collaborating with the group of artists who would,
in 1919, become the Group of Seven, Lismer
exhibits the characteristic organic style, and
spiritual connection with the landscape that would
embody that group's work.

In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of
Canada.


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