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Baffin Island Mountains by Lawren S. Harris - 2025 Fine Silver Coin
Baffin Island Mountains by Lawren S. Harris - 2025 Fine Silver Coin
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A Lawren S. Harris original is transformed into fine silver art.
A key member of the Group of Seven whose paintings shaped Canada’s artistic identity, Lawren S. Harris presented a singular vision of Northern Canada in his series of Arctic works, which include the canvas Baffin Island Mountains (c. 1931). The stylized mountain landscape appears stark at first glance, but it is filled with contrasts that imbue the painting with light and spiritual energy. The scene is far from flat, and neither is our take on it: this dimensionally sculpted, 99.99% pure silver version places the focus on Harris’ bold lines and symmetrical composition, using various frostings and relief heights to mimic the original contrasts and forms that inspire reverence for nature in its purest form.
See Baffin Island through an artist’s eyes. Instead of colour, varying relief heights and contrasting frostings mimic the original interplay of light and shadow.
Special features
- From canvas to coin. See Baffin Island through an artist’s eyes, with this engraved version of an iconic painting by renowned Canadian landscape painter Lawren S. Harris.
- Includes art card. Each coin comes with an art card featuring a colour image of the original painting for a side-by-side comparison.
- One of the most influential modern Canadian artists. One of the most important figures in modern Canadian art, Harris was a founding member of the Group of Seven painters and a major supporter of fellow Canadian artists.
- Pure silver. Your coin is crafted in 5 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a stunning proof finish.
- A limited work of art. Mintage is limited to only 1,250 coins available worldwide.
- Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
- No GST/HST.
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box. It is accompanied by an art card featuring a colour print of the original painting.
Features
Sculpted art
While bold colours characterize much of Harris’s work, this engraved adaptation of Baffiin Island Mountains shifts the focus to the strong composition and the simplified forms used to convey the spiritual essence of the Arctic landscape.
Contrasting frostings
Varying relief heights and contrasting frostings mimic the original interplay of light and shadow.
Specifications
Design & Artist
Reverse
Lawren S. Harris
Obverse
Steven Rosati
Your coin’s reverse features a carefully sculpted adaptation of Baffin Island Mountains (c. 1931), one of several Arctic canvases by Lawren Stewart Harris, the renowned landscape painter and a founding member of Canada’s famous Group of Seven painters. While Harris’ original oil painting features cool blues, bold browns and varying shades of white, this engraved interpretation uses different frostings and relief heights to re-create the dramatic contrast between the icy peaks and the radiant sky, as well as the rugged rocks and the icy water. The obverse features a wavy pattern and the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.
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