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.
In her paintings, Prudence Heward depicted women, whom she portrayed as self-contained, even defiant, and whose gazes often directly met that of the viewer.
Created as a tribute to Canada’s centennial, Joyce Wieland's "Confedspread" of 1967 was her first use of quilting to convey the patchwork complexity of Canada.
