Maligne Lake (1944) — Sampson-Matthews oil silkscreen by lawren harris

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Group of Seven

Maligne Lake

Lawren Harris · 1944

Medium: Oil silkscreen on board
Signature: Supervised by A.J. Casson

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Large gold leaf frame, canvas matte40″ × 50″Small gold leaf frame, canvas matte30″ × 38″Large simple white wood frame33″ × 43″Small simple white wood frame22.5″ × 30″

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About this work

Lawren Harris’ remarkable use of light, composition, and abstraction can be seen in the five works he produced with Sampson-Matthews for the wartime silkscreen art program and afterward. “Maligne Lake” from 1944 is based on his painting of the same name from 1924, now in the National Gallery of Canada. It reveals an artist at the peak of his power and marks the artist’s growing interest in abstracted form as a tool for interpreting the Canadian landscape.