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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2022
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,610.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Mother and Child
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1990 on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $1,652.00
Sale date: August 11th 2020
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,560.00
Sale date: September 12th 2023
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
The Recital
oil on canvas
signed lower right
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2016
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 )
Auction Estimate: $900.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: September 21st 2016
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,380.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: November 28th 2018
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: April 26th 2019
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
The Pool, April
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1952 lower right; titled on the reverse
18 x 22 ins ( 45.7 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: April 14th 2020
HENRI LEOPOLD MASSON
Shoreline Landscape with Figure Walking
oil on board
signed lower left
17.5 x 21.5 ins ( 44.5 x 54.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,416.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
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 )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: June 27th 2023
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.
