Henri Leopold Masson
(1907 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Gatineau Hills
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the stretcher
15.25 x 18 ins ( 38.7 x 45.7 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Boats on the Shore
oil on board
signed lower left
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Winding Roadway in Winter
oil on canvas
signed lower right
15 x 18 ins ( 38.1 x 45.7 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
The New Studio
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Pointe Frigate
watercolour
signed and titled lower left
14 x 16.25 ins ( 35.6 x 41.3 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Autumn Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower left
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Two Women Reading
oil on masonite
signed lower right
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Conversation
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
10.75 x 12.5 ins ( 27.3 x 31.8 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Passing Scene, St. John’s
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
White Choir Boys
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the framing
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Village in Winter
charcoal drawing
signed lower right
17.75 x 22.75 ins ( 45.1 x 57.8 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Woman with Mandolin
mixed media on paper
signed lower right
16.25 x 13.25 ins ( 41.3 x 33.7 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Lucerne, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Young Musician
oil on canvas
signed lower right
12 x 10 ins ( 30.5 x 25.4 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.
