CA-K484Culture & sport

Frederick Varley, painter of the Group of Seven

Frederick Varley, probably in Vancouver, 1927 (John Vanderpant). Frederick Horsman Varley by John Vanderpant · John Vanderpant · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Frederick Varley, a founding member of the Group of Seven, helped establish a national style of painting the Canadian landscape. A masterful portraitist and an official First World War artist, he moved to teach on the West Coast in 1926, and his unconventional use of colour to convey emotion is a singular contribution to Canadian art.

Scope & context

Varley as described in his designation, not the Group of Seven as a whole (see CA-K131).

Sources behind this record

Frederick Varley National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text