Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Owl’s Head Mountain, 1864

Duncanson was the first recorded African-American landscape painter. He lived in Montreal from 1863-1865 after fleeing the United States during the American Civil War. His approach to landscape painting would influence many other artists living in Montreal in the 1860s.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Mary Pratt (1935-2018)
Red Currant Jelly, 1972

Pratt often took domestic imagery as her subject, believing that commonplace objects were “worthy of a close look.” The acclaimed Newfoundland painter experimented with light to transform an ordinary moment into a charged dramatic scene.

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Clarence Gagnon (1881-1942)
Village in the Laurentian Mountains, 1925

Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings. Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris for much of his career, he never lost his love of the Laurentians and the Charlevoix region of eastern Quebec, which inspired many of his paintings.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Sarah Anne Johnson (b. 1976)
Explosions, 2011

Johnson’s work explores ideas of utopia and contemporary communities outside the mainstream that gather for idealistic reasons. Her feelings and memories of experiences with these groups is expressed by augmenting the photograph. She recreates scenes as dioramas or enhances images with paint, glitter, ink, and Photoshop manipulations.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Meryl McMaster (b. 1988)
On the Edge of this Immensity, 2019

McMaster combines elements of performance and installation in her photography while exploring the tensions surrounding identity ad heritage, especially her own as a woman of Indigenous (Plains Cree) and European (British/Dutch) descent from Saskatchewan.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Karoo Ashevak (1940-1974)
Figure, 1974

Ashevak’s exaggeration of features and imaginative use of whale bone helped define the expressive style of the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut. The dissimilar eyes, which signify exceptional sight, and the mittened hand, a symbol of spiritual ability, together suggest that this figured is a powerful otherworldly being.

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This striking magnet features the artwork Untitled (Figures on Iceberg) (2004) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943–2013).

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This magnet features the scultpure Untitled (Caribou-human transformation?) (1998) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943–2013).

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This magnet features the scultpure Bird Shaman with Bola (1988) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943–2013).

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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

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

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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

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

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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

Handmade in Canada, this decorative and powerful magnet makes for a great gift or collectible.

Made in Canada 
Pewter 
Approx. 2.5 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in.)

This magnet features a reproduction of Louise Bourgeois's sculpture Maman (1999, cast 2003). The original work of art is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble, and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. 

5.4 x 7.9 cm (2 ⅛ x 3 ⅛ in.) 

© The Easton Foundation / VAGA at ARS, NY / CARCC Ottawa 2024

This magnet features the painting Deer in Winter (c. 1950) by Maud Lewis (1903–1970). 

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.6 in.) 

From the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

This magnet 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).

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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

This magnet features the painting Three Black Cats (1955) by Maud Lewis (1903–1970). 

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.6 in.) 

From the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

This magnet features the painting White Cat (2) (c. 1960s) by Maud Lewis (1903–1970). 

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.6 in.) 

From the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

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

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This magnet features the painting Model T on Tour (c. 1960s) by Maud Lewis (1903–1970). 

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.6 in.) 

From the collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia