Lawren Stewart Harris
(1885 - 1970) Group of Seven, Canadian Group of Painters
Previously Sold Works
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma (Algoma Sketch 48)
oil on panel
inscribed “Lawren Harris” and “Algoma Sketches XL VIII” by Doris Mills on a label on the reverse
10.5 x 14 ins ( 26.7 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $977,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Lake Superior (I.D. 463)
pencil sketch
inscribed “39” (striked), “40” and “1925” in the upper left margin
8.5 x 10.75 ins ( 21.6 x 27.3 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $161,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
House, Toronto
oil on panel
titled and inscribed “Lawren Harris” on the reverse; titled “Houses, Group No. XIV” and inscribed “Lawren Harris” by Doris Mills on a label; inscribed “property of Bess Harris 1942”; typed “Howard K. Harris Estate” on a label (titled “House Toronto”)
10.5 x 14 ins ( 26.7 x 35.6 cms )
Sold for $115,000.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Snow-Covered Trees
gouache
a signed inscription by A.J. Casson reads “This is an original by Lawren Harris Sr. 1929” within the lower margin
5.5 x 4.5 ins ( 14 x 11.4 cms ) ( subject )
Sold for $50,600.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Laurentians (LSH 8-9)
pencil drawing
inscribed “LSH 8-9” on the reverse
8.5 x 11 ins ( 21.6 x 27.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Sold for $3,068.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma Country
sampson matthews silkscreen
“Painted by Lawren Harris”, “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa” and title printed in the lower margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse; unframed
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Sold for $1,888.00
Sale date: September 21st 2016
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma Country
sampson matthews silkscreen
“Painted by Lawren Harris”, “Issued by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa” and title printed in the lower margin; a Sampson Matthews label on the reverse;
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms ) ( card )
Sold for $920.00
Sale date: March 8th 2017
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Lawren Harris Biography
(1885 - 1970) Group of Seven, Canadian Group of Painters
Lawren Harris was born in Brantford, Ontario and at the age of 19 went to Berlin for academic training. Upon returning to Ontario he met J.E.H. MacDonald who shared his vision of a new and distinctive way of depicting the Canadian landscape. Harris became the driving force behind the Group of Seven. A.Y. Jackson claimed: "Without Harris there would have been no Group of Seven. He provided the stimulus; it was he who encouraged us always to take the bolder course, to find new trails."
By 1918 Lawren Harris had travelled to the Algoma region in the company of MacDonald and Johnston. Harris made his first trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior in 1921. His search for a deeper spiritual meaning eventually took him to the stark landscapes of the far north. By the late 1920s the artist's work strove to capture the spiritual essence of the bold landforms of the Rockies and the Arctic. Throughout the ensuing decade Harris continued to simplify and abstract his landscapes until his subjects became non-representational. Lawren Harris worked as a member of the Transcendental Group of Painters in Santa Fe, New Mexico for two years, returning to Canada in 1940 and settling in Vancouver for the remainder of his lifetime.
