Impressionism

Canadian Impressionism, a significant art movement emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, saw artists like James Wilson Morrice, Maurice Cullen, Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Coté, Clarence Gagnon and Helen McNicoll adapt French Impressionist techniques – focusing on light, colour, and visible brushstrokes – to uniquely capture the distinct qualities of Canadian landscapes, urban scenes, and rural life, particularly the interplay of light on snow and water; this movement laid important groundwork for later artistic developments in Canada, including, indirectly, some elements that influenced the Group of Seven.