Lawren Harris
(Canadian, 1885–1970)
Biography
Harris began to develop his unique style, which included bold colors and simplified shapes that conveyed a sense of spirituality and harmony with nature. In 1920, he co-founded the Group of Seven, which aimed to create a distinctly Canadian art style. Their work focused on the landscapes of Canada's vast wilderness, capturing the rugged beauty of the country's forests, lakes, and mountains.
Harris's painting Mountain Forms was created in 1926 and is now considered a Canadian art icon. In 2016, the painting sold for a record-breaking $8,320,344 at auction.
Throughout his career, Harris continued to innovate and push the boundaries of traditional painting. He was interested in Theosopy and experimented with abstract and geometric forms, which he called ‘abstract reality’, producing many works with a spiritual and metaphysical theme. Lawren Harris died in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1970 at the age of 85.
Lawren Harris Artworks
!["LSH 105", 1957](http://qa1.artnet-dev.com/WebServices/images/ll00178lldtBJGFguSECfDrCWQFHPKcuj0/lawren-harris-"lsh-105".jpg "\"LSH 105\", 1957")
.jpg "Mount Odaray, Rocky Mountains (mountain sketch...")
Lawren Harris
Mount Odaray, Rocky Mountains (mountain sketch...
Sale Date: November 25, 2005
Auction Closed
Lawren Harris
North from Mount Mumm, Mount Robson Park, 1929
Sale Date: November 25, 2005
Auction Closed
.jpg "Outskirts of Toronto (city painting XIX), 1918")
Lawren Harris
Outskirts of Toronto (city painting XIX), 1918
Sale Date: November 21, 1998
Auction Closed
.jpg "Winter, Algonquin park (+ Sketch, verso)")
.jpg "Flame forms (Abstraction 70), 1950–1955")
Lawren Harris
Throne Mt., Rocky Mts., Jasper national park
Sale Date: November 21, 1998
Auction Closed
.jpg "Autumn, Batchewana Lake, Algoma (sketches..., 1918")
Lawren Harris
Autumn, Batchewana Lake, Algoma (sketches..., 1918
Sale Date: November 21, 1998
Auction Closed
.jpg "Untitled (Abstract painting # 77)")
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