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Frederick Horsman Varley (January 2, 1881 – September 8, 1969) was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven.
Frederick Varley was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven. He made a significant contribution to art in Canada. Learn more here.
View all 17 artworks. Frederick Varley lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Canadians. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
May 25, 2008 · Frederick Horsman Varley, painter (b at Sheffield, Eng 2 Jan 1881; d at Toronto 8 Sept 1969). In early life he spent much time in the English countryside and became intensely spiritual, finding God in nature, not in the church.
F.H. (Frederick Horsman) Varley saw art as a spiritual vocation. His interest in the figure as well as landscape set him apart from other members of the Group of Seven, of which he was a founding member (1920).
Frederick Horsman Varley, also known as Fred Varley (January 2, 1881 – September 8, 1969), was born in Sheffield, England and a founding member of the Group Of Seven. After living in Ontario for a number of years, Varley moved to Vancouver, BC in 1926.
In addition to housing a collection of works by the Group of Seven, the museum property also contains the burial ground for six members of the group, including A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Lawren Harris, Frank Johnston, and A.J. Casson; along with four of the artists' wives.
