About A.Y. Jackson
Canadian · 1882–1974
- landscape painting
Founding member of Canada's Group of Seven, Jackson spent five decades painting the country's wild north, from Georgian Bay to the Arctic.
Museums7
Countries3
Largest reported holdingNational Gallery of Canada, Ottawa · 111 recorded works
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Where to see A.Y. Jackson
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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111 recorded works
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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35 recorded works
Canadian War Museum
Ottawa, Canada
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6 recorded works
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Quebec City, Canada
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1 recorded work
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
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1 recorded work
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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0 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was A.Y. Jackson?
Alexander Young Jackson was a member of Canada's Group of Seven, which was inspired by a show of Scandinavian paintings at the Albright Gallery in Buffalo. He consistently maintained that the Group learned everything from the land itself. He said that the Group abandoned any attempt after literal painting and treated their subjects with the freedom of the decorative designer, just as the Swedes had done.What is A.Y. Jackson known for?
At first, A.Y. Jackson painted things from real life, but from 1943[1], he began creating abstract “action paintings”. He laid his large canvases on the floor of his studio and walked around each one, dripping, flinging, and pouring paint on them; these paintings were unlike any others produced before.What was A.Y. Jackson's art style?
A.Y. Jackson's art style involved abandoning any attempt after literal painting and treating subjects with the freedom of the decorative designer, similar to the Swedish style. He consistently maintained that the Group learned everything from the land itself.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of A.Y. Jackson's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: A.Y. Jackson Used for: biography.
- [2] book Dorling Kindersley, Artists: Inspiring Stories of the World's Most Creative Minds Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [3] book O'Brian, John; White, Peter; , Beyond Wilderness Used for: biography.
- [4] book Krens Thomas (Ed.), From van Gogh to Picasso, From Kandinsky to Pollock. Masterpieces of Modern Art Used for: biography.
- [5] book guggenheim-artoftomorrowfif1939gugg Used for: biography.
- [6] book Landauer, Susan, The not-so-still life : a century of California painting and sculpture Used for: biography.
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