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Canadian BHG, CGP [1896-1971]
CABIN IN THE LAURENTIANS; ca 1938
oil on wood panel
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.6 cm)
Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, AB; Canadian Fine Art, Toronto, ON (labels verso)
Born in Montreal, to a prominent family, Anne Savage grew up in the Dorval countryside, summering in the Laurentians. Her surroundings were an early artistic inspiration, as was watching her Aunt Minnie, an amateur painter and role model, when she visited the family. Savage initially failed the art examination for McGill University, but persisted on her aunt's advice, and gained admission, and subsequent scholarships, to the Art Association of Montreal. Here, she studied under William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. In 1919, after seeing an exhibition of Tom Thomson's work, she strongly identified with his images and the vision that would also guide the Group of Seven. Savage developed a life-long friendship with A. Y. Jackson, a kindred spirit, and with many of the artist's of the time who he inspired to "create a Canadian art for Canada".
Anne Douglas Savage was well respected for her long and distinguished career as an educator. She was involved in the creation of the Beaver Hall Hill Group, the Canadian Group of Painters, and The Atelier: A School of Drawing, Painting, Sculpture". She was an early modernist and feminist, devoting herself to teaching and her art. Even though she regularly painted and exhibited, It was not until later that her accomplishments as an artist, in her own right, were recognized. A retrospective of her work was organized in 1969 in Montreal, and recognition of her place in Canadian art history continues to grow .
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