In 1918 the Canadian modernist artist James Wilson Morrice travelled to the front in war-torn France to document the aftermath of battle for the Canadian War Records Office.
Travelling in Europe between 1905 and 1913, A.Y. Jackson became fascinated by Impressionism and began to explore the movement's painterly effects and use of colour in his own work.
Covering deals brokered over 35 years, Taryn Simon's series Paperwork and the Will of Capital chronicles the topics and realms of influence covered by these historic political and economic agreements.
The prolific and influential 19th-century artist Antoine Plamondon drew inspiration from a topical theme to create a deeply symbolic painting that, 180 years later, still fascinates.
Clutching a blanket around her frame, Cornelius Krieghoff’s Moccasin Seller of c.1853–63 treks through a frozen landscape to sell her moccasins to the tourists and inhabitants of Quebec’s burgeoning cities.
Sophie Ristelhueber is known for her depiction of landscape in the aftermath of conflict. Her work "WB" speaks effectively to the role of art in contemporary geopolitics.
In the 1880s British photographer Peter Henry Emerson captured a series of atmospheric images of the landscape and the working people of Norfolk in eastern England.
Associated with many avant-garde movements throughout his career, the artist and poet Francis Picabia never adhered to one movement. His sarcastic and playful view on life is a common theme.
