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What is the significance of the Group of Seven?

  1. Canada's representation in the G7 international economic forum
  2. A group of Canadian landscape painters active in the 1920s who developed a distinctive Canadian style
  3. A group of seven provinces that negotiated Confederation
  4. Seven Indigenous chiefs who signed major land treaties

Why this is the correct answer

Active primarily in the 1920s, the Group of Seven were a collective of Canadian artists who rejected European artistic conventions and instead painted the rugged wilderness of Canada, especially the Canadian Shield. Their bold, distinctive style helped establish a uniquely Canadian visual identity.

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