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J. E. H. MacDonald

(1873–1932) Painter

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J. E. H. MacDonald was a painter.

Quick Facts About J. E. H. MacDonald

Born: May 12, 1873
Died: November 26, 1932
Profession: Painter

About J. E. H. MacDonald

[Wikidata] Canadian artist (1873-1932)... | [Wikipedia] James Edward Hervey MacDonald was an English-born Canadian artist, best known as a member of the Group of Seven who asserted a distinct national identity combined with a common heritage stemming from early modernism in Europe in the early twentieth century. He was the father of the illustrator, grap

Quotes by J. E. H. MacDonald

I have memories of the clearest crystal mountain days imaginable, when we fortunates in the height seemed to be sky people living…

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Crystals

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If the function of the artist is to see, the first duty of the critic is to understand what the artist saw.

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Snow and reflections were beautiful but transient effects and other difficulties were beyond me.

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Beautiful

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Made a sketch later on the cabin verandah, but it was impossible to keep up with the changes. Oh the difficulties of…

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Art

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It is the work of the Canadian artist to paint or play or write in such a way that life will be…

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Art

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One felt that the mountains are not completed. The builders are still at work. Stones come rolling and jumping from the upper…

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Builder

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To paint from nature is to realize one's sensations, not to copy what is before one.

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