2012 Canada $20 Group of Seven - Franklin Carmichael Fine Silver (No Tax)

In your coin’s reproduction of Carmichael’s painting Houses, Cobalt (c. 1931-1932), you see an example of Carmichael’s style for this era. Linocut printmaking—cutting a relief design into a linoleum surface that is then inked and pressed onto the paper—was popular in the early years of the 20th century, first for wallpaper printing, then for prints

Franklin Carmichael was one of the original members Group of Seven.  His painting Houses, Cobalt was painted in 1931-1932. 

Carmichael was born on May 4, 1890, in Orillia, Ontario and showed artistic potential at a young age. As a boy, he decorated carriages in his father’s carriage shop. The graphic scrollwork allowed him to hone design skills he would use his entire life. His particular style for this era was called Linocut printmaking (cutting a relief design into a linoleum surface that is then inked and pressed onto the paper). This process was popular in the early years of the 20th century, first for wallpaper printing, then for prints