Henri Leopold Masson
(1907 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Piazza del Campo, Sienna
mixed media on paper
signed, titled and dated “June 13” lower right
13.75 x 16.5 ins ( 34.9 x 41.9 cms ) ( sheet )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
St. John’s Harbour from the Battery
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated 1974 on the stretcher
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Papineauville
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the stretcher; titled and dated 1975 on a gallery label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Returning from the Hunt
oil on canvas
signed lower right
22 x 26 ins ( 55.9 x 66 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Les Matines
mixed media on paper
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
11.25 x 9.25 ins ( 28.6 x 23.5 cms ) ( sheet )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Enfants de choeur
pastel
signed lower middle; titled on the reverse
25.5 x 19.25 ins ( 64.8 x 48.9 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
St. Joseph des Rives
watercolour
signed lower right, titled lower left; signed and titled on the backing on the reverse of the frame
13 x 16 ins ( 33 x 40.6 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Choir Boys
oil on board
signed lower left; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
8 x 6 ins ( 20.3 x 15.2 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Lac Donovan, Que (Near Perkins)
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled “Lac Donavan (sic) near Perkins Que.” on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Untitled (St. Francis)
oil on board
signed upper right
12 x 10 ins ( 30.5 x 25.4 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Yacht Club, Kingston, Ont.
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1951 lower left; titled in pencil on the stretcher
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Patineurs, Masham, Quebec
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed and titled on the stretcher
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Paysage de la Gatineau
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 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.
