Landscape with Snow (1888)

Landscape with Snow (1888)
Painted in February of 1888, Van Gogh painted the dreary furrowed fields of winter. A lone figure with his dog trudge toward home. Located in the Guggenheim, I was moved to view this painting this past weekend.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Alfred Joseph Casson

Happy Birthday Alfred Joseph Casson!! I don't believe I have written about a Canadian artist before. This painter was born in 1898. His father was an English Quaker and his mother was a Canadian. He apprenticed at an early age in a lithography company and went on to work as a commercial artist. He then apprenticed with Frank Johnston, a member of the Canadian painters known as the Group of Seven and later became a member of the group. Casson liked watercolor and even founded a group of watercolorists. His painting style was that of simple landscapes, clear colors and background spaces. The painting below is titled White Pine.


6 comments:

  1. how much wud a signed copy of this painting be worth

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  2. um i don't know 2$ mola

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  3. was Alfred Casson a part of the famous "Group of 7"?

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  4. i loveee ur blog!! Van Gogh is my favorite artist and Claude Monet is my 2nd!!

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  5. Yes he was...the group consisted of Casson, Carmichael, Harris, Johnston, Jackson, Lismer, MacDonald and Varley. Casson joined the group in 1926 at the request of Carmichael, when Johnston left.
    Thanks for your comments!
    Check out the blog I am doing this year as well...www.famousartistsbirthdays2.blogspot.com

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