Henri Leopold Masson
(1907 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Patineurs, Lac Beauchamp
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the stretcher
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Reflections
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
Altar Boys
oil on board
signed lower right and inscribed “White Altar Boys” on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Untitled (Horse and Buggy )
ink and charcoal drawing
signed and dated 1942 lower right
9.5 x 12.5 ins ( 24.1 x 31.8 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
The Gatineau
charcoal on paper
signed lower right
17.5 x 23 ins ( 44.5 x 58.4 cms ) ( sight )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Hiver, Vallée de la Gatineau
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled on a gallery label on the stretcher
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Kamouraska, Maree Basse
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
L’offrande
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled on the reverse; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Automne dans la Gatineau
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated “c. 1967” to a gallery label on the reverse
22 x 28 in ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,320.00
Sale date: September 24th 2024
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Pointe à la frêgate, Gaspésie
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled and dated 1989 to the framing plaque; signed, titled and dated 1989 to the stretcher
20 x 24 in ( 50.8 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,560.00
Sale date: October 22nd 2024
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
La Montagne en novembre
oil on canvas
signed lower left; titled to the gallery label attached to the reverse
16 x 20 in ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,080.00
Sale date: December 10th 2024
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.
