The artwork entitled “From the North Shore, Lake Superior” was created by Lawren Harris in 1927. This piece belongs to the Art Nouveau (Modern) movement and is a landscape genre painting.
The artwork depicts a serene and somewhat abstract landscape view of Lake Superior from the north shore. The dominant feature of the painting is the expansive sky filled with stylized, billowing clouds which appear to hover over the tranquil, reflective water below. The artist employs a palette of cool blues and greys, lending a calming yet dramatic atmosphere to the piece. The light filtering through the clouds and the gentle blending of colors capture the ethereal beauty of nature, characteristic of Harris’s landscapes.
