Henri Leopold Masson
(1907 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Stream in Autumn
oil on canvas
signed lower left
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Two Medieval Figures
mixed media on card
signed and dated 1978 lower left
10 x 8.25 ins ( 25.4 x 21 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Pickanock River, P.Q.
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1946 lower right; titled on the stretcher, area of paint loss at lower centre
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Conversation
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and dated “Sept. 1971” on the framing
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Rue Franklin, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1979 on the stretcher
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Still Life with Petunias
oil on board
signed lower right; dated 1970 an a gallery label on the reverse of the framing
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Road in March
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Le Phare Rouge, Riviere à la Martre, Gaspesie
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1978 on the stretcher
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Three Scenes
three lithographs
each signed and inscribed “B.A.T” (bon à tirer) lower left
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Three Winter Scenes
three lithographs
each signed and inscribed “B.A.T” (bon à tirer) lower left
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sheet )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
La Lievre River, November
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Anse au Griffon, Gaspésie
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1977 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Henri Masson Biography
(1907 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Henri Leopold Masson, Canadian, (OSA, CGP, GSPWC)was born in Namur, Belgium in 1907. He came to Canada with his family in 1921 and settled in Ottawa. He was employed as a silver engraver for several years as a young man and became a master engraver at the age of 25. Visiting the National Gallery of Canada around this time he discovered the work of the Group of Seven. Inspired by their style and use of colour he was inspired to try painting himself. He studied for a time at the Ottawa Art Association, but was mainly self taught. Two years later, in 1934, he was already emerging as a painter of importance. By 1945 he could devote most of his time to painting and exhibited extensively with good success. He painted genre scenes in the Hull area and landscape in the Gatineau Valley. He also painted on trips to Europe and the United States. He exhibited at the Robertson Galleries and Wallack Galleries in the 1960’s and 70’s. A significant collection of his work is housed in the National Gallery of Canada. He died in 1996.
