The Canadian Group of Painters was a collective of 28 painters from across Canada which came together as group in 1933. They succeeded the disbanded Group of Seven, whose paintings of the Canadian wilderness had been a strong influence on Canadian art.[1]
The Group of Seven had lasted around 11 years until 1932 when J. E. H. MacDonald died and the group disbanded. In their wake rose a new group of artists called the Canadian Group of Painters. Several of the Group of Seven painters were included in the new group including Lawren Harris, A. J. Casson, Arthur Lismer, A. Y. Jackson, and Franklin Carmichael. Their first exhibition of "nationalist art" was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in November 1933. As active painters and as a group they continued to produce and influence Canadian art for many years. The Canadian Group of Painters organized exhibitions of the works of the Beaver Hall Group. Gentile Tondino was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters. Walter Yarwood, who was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters, was also a founding member of Painters Eleven.
The Eastern Group of Painters was formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1938 to counteract the influence of the Canadian Group of Painters.
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