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Lawren Harris: An Introduction to His Life and Art (English)
$12.95 CAD
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Unit price perJoan Murray
Lawren Harris, one of the greatest painters of Canadian art, was a leader in the creation of the Group of Seven. This illustrated introduction to Harris's work traces his artistic development through the study of his paintings, drawing a lively picture of this energetic and charismatic individual who contributed so much to Canadian art.
Paperback | 64 pages
22.8 x 22.8 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Publication Date: 2003
Le cosmos des collectionneurs. La Collection d’estampes Meakins–McClaran (French)
$40.00 CAD
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$40.00 CAD
Unit price perErika Dolphin
with Jonathan L. Meakins
Le cosmos des collectionneurs. La Collection d’estampes Meakins–McClaran provides a glimpse into the making of what is, undoubtedly, the foremost private collection of 16th and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish prints in Canada. While that is the strength of the collection, there is also a joyful touch of eclecticism reflecting the Renaissance interests of the collectors Dr. Jonathan Meakins and Dr. Jacqueline McClaran.
In this beautiful and fully illustrated catalogue, Dr. Meakins takes us through the collection’s history, which began forty years ago in Paris following an afternoon in a room full of prints by Camille Pissarro at the Grand Palais. He reflects upon how a collection is never static; it ebbs and flows much like life. The other essay by Erika Dolphin, a personal account of her exploration of the collection, examines the flourishing of images of landscape in northern Europe and illustrates how art in the form of a humble print can lead us to reflect upon the myriad wonders of life.
Softcover | 216 pages
24.5 x 30 cm (9.6 x 11.8 in.)
Publication Date: 2021
Le droit au froid (French)
$30.00 CAD
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$30.00 CAD
Unit price perSheila Watt-Cloutier
There is another way to advocate for the protection of our planet: demanding that the international community recognize environmental well-being as a fundamental human right. Without a stable and secure climate, people cannot exercise their economic, social, and cultural rights. For the Inuit, as for all of us, this is what I call “the right to cold.”
This unique phrase, “the right to cold,” sums up the spirit of the struggle that Sheila Watt-Cloutier has waged for more than 20 years on the international stage to make climate change a human rights issue. It was under her presidency of the Inuit Circumpolar Council that a petition to this effect was filed in 2005 with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the first international legal action of its kind. Since the culture and economic autonomy of the Inuit depend on cold weather and ice, anthropogenic global warming constitutes a denial of their social, cultural, and health rights. “The impact of climate change on the Arctic is a precursor to what awaits the rest of the world,” she says.
From her childhood in Kuujjuaq, in northern Quebec—at a time when the traditional Inuit culture of dog sledding and ice hunting was still dominant—to her commitment to the environment in international forums, Le droit au froid is the story of an inspiring woman who has become a model of leadership for the 21st century.
Paperback | 360 pages
21.6 x 13.3 cm (8.5 x 5.2 in.)
Publication Date: 2019
Only available in French.
Le nord magnétique : Imaginer le Canada en peinture 1910-1940 (French)
$75.00 CAD
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Unit price perMartina Weinhart
With contributions by Rebecca Herlemann, Ruth Phillips, Carmen Robertson, Jeff Thomas, Georgiana Uhlaryik, Reneée van der Avoird, Martina Weinhart and Interviews with Lisa Jackson and Caroline Monnet
In the early 20th century, artists such as Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, and members of what would become the Group of Seven, transformed Post-Impressionism techniques into exciting new ways of interpreting the Canadian landscape.
Challenging existing traditions, they left major cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and ventured deep into the Canadian wilderness. Often remaining in the bush for weeks on end, they reimagined the natural world using bold colours, stylized forms, and dynamic brushwork, producing vibrant modernist works that would define Canada and Canadian art for decades to come.
Premiering at Frankfurt’s Schirn Kunsthalle, Magnetic North features 87 works of art, including 23 works from the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition also comprises five films, including two by contemporary Indigenous artists: How a People Live, a documentary by filmmaker Lisa Jackson and Mobilize, a short film by artist Caroline Monnet.
Magnetic North was organized by the SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Gallery of Canada, with the generous support of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Hardcover | 240 pages
23.5 x 27.5 cm (9.25 x 10.82 in)
Publication Date: 2021
Les années soixante au Canada (French)
$45.00 CAD
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$45.00 CAD
Unit price perDenise Leclerc
Les années soixante au Canada follows the trends in Canadian artistic production during that decade which tested the conventional boundaries of artistic disciplines; photographic works also testify to the experimentation and eclectisicm that characterize Canadian photography. Nearly 180 featured works by Canadian artists pinpoint the diversity of artistic expression throughout this remarkably prolific period.
Paper | 188 pages
23 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.)
Publication Date: 2005
Only available in French.
Les bâtisseurs. La biennale canadienne 2012 (French)
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Unit price perJonathan Shaughnessy, Heather Anderson, Andrea Kunard, Christine Lalonde, Ann Thomas
Les bâtisseurs. La biennale canadienne 2012 is the National Gallery of Canada’s second exhibition of new Canadian art acquired over the past two years, and features over 100 paintings, sculptures, drawings, videos and multimedia installations created by more than forty artists. In placing emergent practices alongside long-established Canadian artists who have been instrumental in “building” a context for Canadian art today, Builders offers the opportunity to appreciate the range of aesthetic accomplishment in this country.
FEATURED ARTISTS: Vikky Alexander, David Altmejd, Benoit Aquin, Melanie Authier, Jim Breukelman, Michel de Broin, Edward Burtynsky, Lynne Cohen, Chris Cran, Max Dean, Susan Dobson, Marcel Dzama, Brendan Fernandes, Robert Fones, Will Gorlitz, Terence Gower, David Ross Harper, Faye Heavyshield, Dil Hildebrand, David Hoffos, Simon Hughes, Elisapee Ishulutaq, Sarah Anne Johnson, Brian Jungen, Myfawny MacLeod, Qavavau Manumie, Lynne Marsh, Scott McFarland, Jason McLean, Michael Merrill, David Merritt, Evan Penny, Sandy Plotnikoff, Jon Pylypchuk, Leslie Reid, David K. Ross, Mark Ruwedel, Michael Snow, Mark Soo, Derek Sullivan, Ron Terada, Joanne Tod, Stephen Waddell, Daniel Young and Christian Giroux.
Paper | 182 pages
23 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.)
Publication Date: 2012
Les Dessins et Peintures de Daphne Odjig: Une Exposition Rétrospective (French)
$44.95 CAD
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Unit price perBonnie Devine
Daphne Odjig's contributions to art in Canada began with her early drawings documenting the lives of indigenous peoples in northern Manitoba. Her work has since become recognized internationally and she has received numerous honours and awards in acknowledgment of her stature. Les Dessins et Peintures de Daphne Odjig is an important contribution to the analysis, understanding and celebration of Daphne Odjig's magnificent paintings and drawings, and serves to establish her place among the greatest artists in Canada.
Paperback | 141 pages
20.3 x 28 cm (7.9 x 11 in.)
Publication date: 2009
Only available in French
Les illusions sont réelles (Bilingual)
$40.00 CAD
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$40.00 CAD
Unit price perThis recently published 192-page bilingual catalogue presents the official program for the tenth edition of Manif d'art - La biennale de Québec. As a formal and theoretical documentation of this tenth edition of the event, it contains essays by international curator Steven Matijcio, artists Jonathan Allen and Skawennati, and sociologist and art historian Maxime Coulombe.
Hardcover | 192 pages
22.2 x 24.8 cm (8.7 x 9.7 in.)
Publication Date: 2022
Lignes exploratoires. Estampes britanniques de la Collection David Lemon (French)
$34.95 CAD
Unit price perLignes exploratoires. Estampes britanniques de la Collection David Lemon (French)
$34.95 CAD
Unit price perDouglas E. Schoenherr
The David Lemon Collection represents a comprehensive selection of British prints, comprising over 200 works from 1820 to 1955. Lignes exploratoires illustrates 89 original and reproductive etchings by remarkable British artists such as William Blake, Samuel Palmer, Laura Knight and Graham Sutherland.
Paper | 180 pages
23 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.)
Publication Date: 1997
Lines of Enquiry: British Prints from the David Lemon Collection (English)
$34.95 CAD
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$34.95 CAD
Unit price perDouglas E.Schoenherr
The David Lemon Collection represents a comprehensive selection of British prints, comprising over 200 works from 1820 to 1955. Lines of Enquiry illustrates 89 original and reproductive etchings by remarkable British artists such as William Blake, Samuel Palmer, Laura Knight and Graham Sutherland.
Paper | 180 pages
23 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.)
Publication Date: 1997
Lord Dalhousie: Mécène et collectionneur (French)
$49.95 CAD
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Unit price perRené Villeneuve
George Ramsay, Ninth Earl of Dalhousie, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1816-1820), then as Governor-in-Chief of British North America (1820-1828). During his 12 years in Canada, Dalhousie both commissioned and collected a stunning variety of artworks. Featuring some 130 works from his collection, this exhibition catalogue underscores the patron's unique point of view and his influence on the development of art in Canada. Dalhousie's original eye and diverse interests are highlighted by the array of watercolours and wash drawings, engravings and lithographs, silhouettes, architectural drawings, models, and decorative pieces.
Paperback | 200 pages
24.7 x 27.3 cm (9.7 x 10.7 in.)
Publication Date: 2008
Lord Dalhousie: Patron and Collector (English)
$49.95 CAD
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$49.95 CAD
Unit price perRené Villeneuve
George Ramsay, Ninth Earl of Dalhousie, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1816-1820), then as Governor-in-Chief of British North America (1820-1828). During his 12 years in Canada, Dalhousie both commissioned and collected a stunning variety of artworks. Featuring some 130 works from his collection, this exhibition catalogue underscores the patron's unique point of view and his influence on the development of art in Canada. Dalhousie's original eye and diverse interests are highlighted by the array of watercolours and wash drawings, engravings and lithographs, silhouettes, architectural drawings, models, and decorative pieces.
Paperback | 200 pages
24.7 x 27.3 cm (9.7 x 10.7 in.)
Publication Date: 2008
Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry (English)
$22.95 CAD
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Unit price perFausto Gilberti
Louise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life through her art until she was 98 years old. She drew, wove, and sculpted pieces inspired by her experiences, often using everyday objects that reminded her of her family and her past.
Her famous giant spiders fascinate – and sometimes terrify – art lovers to this day, but the truth behind the inspiration for these towering sculptors is not as scary as it may seem. This is an inspiring story about a young girl who became the first female sculptor to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York – a unique picture-book celebration for children of one of the most important modern and contemporary woman artists of our time.
Ages 4 to 7
Hardcover | 48 pages
21.6 x 21.6 cm (8.5 x 8.5 in.)
Publication Date: 2023
Louise Bourgeois: l'artiste qui fabriquait des araignées géantes (et s'en fichait) (French)
$28.95 CAD
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$28.95 CAD
Unit price perFausto Gilberti
Louise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life through her art until she was 98 years old. She drew, wove, and sculpted pieces inspired by her experiences, often using everyday objects that reminded her of her family and her past.
Her famous giant spiders fascinate – and sometimes terrify – art lovers to this day, but the truth behind the inspiration for these towering sculptors is not as scary as it may seem. This is an inspiring story about a young girl who became the first female sculptor to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York – a unique picture-book celebration for children of one of the most important modern and contemporary woman artists of our time.
Ages 4 to 7
Hardcover | 48 pages
21.6 x 21.6 cm (8.5 x 8.5 in.)
Publication Date: 2023
Lumières du Nord: Les maîtres scandinaves (French)
$29.95 CAD
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Unit price perSylvie Girard-Lagorce
Thanks to this exhibition dedicated to the masters of 19th- and 20th-century Scandinavian painting, discover nearly 65 works by Nolde, Hammershøi, Larsson, Strindberg, Zorn, and others. Captivating landscapes with unique lighting, skies and clouds marked by the seasons, traditions and folklore of rural life, and the joys of everyday life are all found in these paintings, where silence and introspection prevail.
Paperback | 112 pages
23.3 x 30 cm (11.8 x 9.2 in.)
Publication Date: 2021
Only available in French.
Winning Title (Pictorial), The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, 2018
Winning Title (Art Books), Silver: ICMA Award, 2019
Ann Thomas and John McElhone
This lavish publication celebrates fifty years of collecting photographs at the National Gallery of Canada. When the NGC began acquiring photos in 1967, few museums viewed the medium as fine art. Thanks to the passion and dedication of early supporters, a comprehensive collection has taken shape over the past half century. Drawn from one of the world’s most significant photographs holdings, The Extended Moment highlights the collection’s rich diversity, chronicling its formative years and exploring how the technical photographic process has evolved.
Hardcover | 336 pages
23 x 29 cm (9 x 11.4 in.)
Publication Date: 2018
M.C. Escher, Lettres canadiennes, 1958–1972 (French)
$25.00 CAD
Unit price perM.C. Escher, Lettres canadiennes, 1958–1972 (French)
$25.00 CAD
Unit price perCyndie Campbell
A selection of 33 letters from artist M.C. Escher to his son George, dating from 1958, when George Escher moved to Canada from the Netherlands, until 1972, when M.C. Escher died. The letters range over many subjects – art, books, events, and personalities, as well as family matters – and they offer a distinctly personal insight into the life and mind of this artist, whose meticulously wrought images continue to intrigue and delight the public. The publication includes colour illustrations of art by M.C. Escher mentioned in the text, as well as family photographs.
Paperback | 151 pages
18.5 x 26 cm (7,3 x 10,2 in.)
Publication Date: 2013
Only available in French
Magnetic North: Imagining Canada in Painting 1910–1940 (English)
$75.00 CAD
Unit price perMagnetic North: Imagining Canada in Painting 1910–1940 (English)
$75.00 CAD
Unit price perMartina Weinhart
With contributions by Rebecca Herlemann, Ruth Phillips, Carmen Robertson, Jeff Thomas, Georgiana Uhlaryik, Reneée van der Avoird, Martina Weinhart and Interviews with Lisa Jackson and Caroline Monnet
In the early 20th century, artists such as Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, and members of what would become the Group of Seven, transformed Post-Impressionism techniques into exciting new ways of interpreting the Canadian landscape.
Challenging existing traditions, they left major cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and ventured deep into the Canadian wilderness. Often remaining in the bush for weeks on end, they reimagined the natural world using bold colours, stylized forms, and dynamic brushwork, producing vibrant modernist works that would define Canada and Canadian art for decades to come.
Premiering at Frankfurt’s Schirn Kunsthalle, Magnetic North features 87 works of art, including 23 works from the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition also comprises five films, including two by contemporary Indigenous artists: How a People Live, a documentary by filmmaker Lisa Jackson and Mobilize, a short film by artist Caroline Monnet.
Magnetic North was organized by the SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Gallery of Canada, with the generous support of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Hardcover | 240 pages
23.5 x 27.5 cm (9.25 x 10.82 in)
Publication Date: 2021
Margaret Watkins. Symphonies domestiques (French)
$49.00 CAD
Unit price perMargaret Watkins. Symphonies domestiques (French)
$49.00 CAD
Unit price perLori Pauli with an introduction by Joseph Mulholland
Only recently has the name Margaret Watkins come to be cited in the annals of 20th century photography. Born and raised in Canada, Watkins became a driving force at one of the most important photography schools in America. Her photographs, most notably her still-life images, now key works in the history of early advertising photography and classic examples of modernist photography, have earned her special recognition within the history of the medium.
Softcover | 160 pages
22.1 x 28.8 cm (8.7 x 11.3 in.)
Publication Date: 2012
Margaret Watkins: Domestic Symphonies (English)
$49.00 CAD
Unit price perMargaret Watkins: Domestic Symphonies (English)
$49.00 CAD
Unit price perLori Pauli with an introduction by Joseph Mulholland
Only recently has the name Margaret Watkins come to be cited in the annals of 20th century photography. Born and raised in Canada, Watkins became a driving force at one of the most important photography schools in America. Her photographs, most notably her still-life images, now key works in the history of early advertising photography and classic examples of modernist photography, have earned her special recognition within the history of the medium.
Softcover | 160 pages
22.1 x 28.8 cm (8.7 x 11.3 in.)
Publication Date: 2012