“七人派”成员1850年以前,加拿大很少有人对风景画感兴趣。到十九世纪中叶,也几乎没有优秀作品问世。1867年,加拿大摆脱英国统治、建立“自治领”联邦之后,成立了加拿大皇家学院及一系列艺术团体。但是风景画却一直受欧洲影响。虽然有些画家(如沃尔克、沃森、莫里斯、卡伦等)在这方面有所成就,但并不受到重视。许多人认为加拿大的荒原不堪入画,田野农舍平淡无奇,甚至当局觉得描绘冬天景色会影响移民的到来。人们只是一味赞赏欧洲的风景画,至使艺术家以欧洲艺术为范本的创作倾向持续了很长时期。 Members of the “Seventh School” Until 1850, few people in Canada were interested in landscape painting. By the mid-nineteenth century, there were few outstanding works available. In 1867, after Canada got rid of British rule and established the “Dominion” federation, it established the Royal College of Canada and a series of art groups. But landscapes have always been influenced by Europe. Although some painters (such as Volcker, Watson, Morris, Karen, etc.) have made some achievements in this respect, they are not valued. Many people think Canada’s wasteland is unprintable and the farmhouses in the fields are bland. Even the authorities think that portraying the winter scenery will affect immigrants. People simply admire the landscapes in Europe and continue their creative tendencies toward European art for a long time.