# John Goodwin Lyman

> John Goodwin Lyman was an American-born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal, Quebec. In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada, founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939. Stylistically he opposed both the Group of Seven and the Canadian Group of Painters, painting in a more refined style influenced by the School of Paris.

*Canadian artist (1886-1967)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1886-09-29
- **Died:** 1967-05-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Goodwin Lyman was an American-born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal, Quebec. In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada, founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939. Stylistically he opposed both the Group of Seven and the Canadian Group of Painters, painting in a more refined style influenced by the School of Paris.

## Fame
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## Sources
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