A.Y. Jackson's "Winter Village, St Lawrence" oil on panel limited edition reproduction numbered 129/460. This is a high quality texturized reprodction, in a high quality frame which was custom designed, and has been professionally assembled.

Born in Montreal, A.Y. Jackson began his career in the art department of a lithographing company. He studied at Monument National and at the Art Association of Montreal under William Brymner. In 1905, he visited Europe, then worked as a commercial artist in Chicago, studying at night at the Art Institute. He moved to France from 1907 to 1910, during which time he studied at Academie Julian in Paris. Jackson returned to Europe in 1911 with Albert Robinson, then moved to Toronto in 1913. He enlisted in the army that year and became a war artist. A.Y. Jackson was a founding member of the Group of Seven in 1920. He moved to Manotick, Ontario, in 1955 and to the McMichael Gallery grounds in 1968. This work of art is an exclusive Master Editions lithograph, printed on neutral pH Phoenix Imperial fine art paper, employing the unique Phoenix Process. This process is a revolutionary method printing that is likely to transform the technique of art replication well into the 21st century. Through this process , every detail of brushwork and texture in the original oil can be duplicated, producing a genuinely recreated painting on a wood panel or canvas.

These recreations require as many as forty hand-mixed colours, which are laid down one at a time. This labour-intensive procedure is further enhanced through the use of special lightfast inks. Following the principle of applying light tonal values first, then gradually building up the darker tones, our craftsmen are able to capture, on a single-colour rotary press, the subtle chromatic nuances of the original, in much the same manner as did the artist himself.

Clearly, this is a time-consuming practice, which demands much of our artisans’ skills. It is in fact, our hand-work of the very finest kind, which is dedicated to the preservation of the important icons of Canadian art, long treasured by the Canadian people.