Frederick Horsman Varley, also known as Fred Varley, (January 2, 1881-September 8, 1969) was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists. Varley was born in Sheffield, England in 1881 and studied art in Sheffield and in Belgium. He came to Canada in 1912 on the advice of another Sheffield native, Arthur Lismer, and found work at Grip Ltd.. He served in the First World War and painted scenes of combat from his experiences of the time. Wikipedia
Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in tow, they journeyed all over the country to paint the wilderness with bold colours and a broad, decorative style. Despite the death of mentor Tom Thomson in archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-68-754/arts_entertainment/group_of_...
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