, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Joy of the Nereids, 1896
W. Blair Bruce
Canadian, 1859
- 1906
oil on canvas
277.4 x 265.5 cm
Purchased 1927
National Gallery of Canada (no. 3361)
In Greek mythology, the water nymphs or Nereids protect sailors in peril at sea. However, here their function is entirely decorative and erotic as they frolic in the waves like the bathers Bruce painted at Capri. Intended to be hung high and viewed from below, the foreground figures are solidly depicted while the background figures meld into the waters. One of Canada's first Impressionist painters, the fluid brushwork and bright palette create a luminous fantasy.
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