Isabel McLaughlin (1903-2002)
Tree, 1935

"Isabel McLaughlin’s Tree bears down on you. The unusual and engrossing perspective—a steeply upward view from the base of the massive tree trunk—is both a point of departure and a point of reckoning." 

- Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Image dimensions: 6.5 x 14 cm (2.6 x 5.5 in.)
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Yvonne McKague Housser (1897-1996)
Cobalt, 1931

"[... Yvonne McKague Housser's] tightly packed daybreak scene reminds viewers that the town of Cobalt was shoehorned into a less-than-thirteen-square-kilometre area that provided roughly one-eighth of the world’s silver at its peak of production in 1911." 

- Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Image dimensions: 12 x 10 cm (4.7 x 3.9 in.)
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This notecard features the artwork Passing Through (1993) by Mohawk artist Shelley Niro.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This notecard features the artwork Thinking Caps (1999) by Mohawk artist Shelley Niro.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Paraskeva Clark (1898-1986)
Myself, 1933

Considered among the most powerful figure paintings in Canadian art, this self-portrait is direct, self-confident, and elegant. Painting herself while she was three months pregnant, Paraskeva Clark challenged the social mores regarding the visibility and celebration of the pregnant female body in the 1930s. Exhibited at the 1933 Canadian Group of Painter’s exhibition, the work presented the artist as a strong, professional woman, boldly commanding the viewer’s attention.

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Prudence Heward (1896-1947)
Rollande, 1929

Prudence Heward’s paintings of strong, independent models offer a new interpretation of Canadian women in the 1920s. Rollande’s thoughtful expression and no-nonsense posture, with hands on her hips and one leg thrust forward, shows that she is in complete control of her environment. Her placement outside of the fence is deliberate, serving to emphasize her independence and strength.

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904-1949)
A Descent of Lilies, 1935

"A Descent of Lilies embodies the smoky, liminal space between night dreaming and daydreaming. [...] Full, weightless forms glide fore and aft, gently drifting down and up like characters on a merry-go-round." 

Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Lilias Torrance Newton (1896-1980)
Anna, c.1923

"[Lilias] Torrance Newton went on to make portraiture her specialty; she had to support herself and her young son during the Depression, since her marriage had ended in divorce after her husband’s bankruptcy and abandonment of the family." 

Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This notecard features a detail of the artwork The Coat (The Mirror) (1970) by Erica Rutherford (1923–2008). 

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada

This notecard features a detail of the artwork Light Assembly (Rita) (2023) by Algonquin artist Nadia Myre. 

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the artist

This notecard features the artwork Intergalactic Empowerment Wampum Belt (2019) by Mohawk artist Skawennati. 

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This notecard features the artwork St. Michael and the Dragon (1875) by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898).

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.) 
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork The Sultan's Palace, Marrakesh (1926) by Raoul Dufy (1877–1953).

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork Group of Trees along the Royal Road near Gentofte, Denmark (1892) by Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916). 

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork Dancers (c. 1891) by Edgar Degas (1834–1917).

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork Mount Royal (1864) by Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872).

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork Braun [Brown] (1924) by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944). 

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork Study for the Figure of Innocence in "Innocence Taking Refuge in the Arms of Justice" (c. 1779) by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842). 

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.) 
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the artwork The Invention of Painting (c. 1816-20) by Vincenzo Camuccini (1771–1844).

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.

This notecard features the scultpure Untitled (Men Shooting Up through the Ice) (2005) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943–2013).

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.