Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté
(1869 - 1937) RCA
Current Sale
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Indian in the Wood (Indien à la chasse)
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1907 lower left
25.75 x 18.5 in ( 65.4 x 47 cm )
Auction Estimate: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
Le vieux pionnier canadien
bronze
signed (incised), dated 1912 and inscribed "Copyrighted‒Canada 1914" and "USA" on the base; stamped "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." on the underside of the base
15.75 x 16.25 x 8.5 in ( 40 x 41.3 x 21.6 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
MARC-AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ
La compagne du vieux pionnier canadien
bronze
signed (incised), dated 1912 and inscribed “Canada Copyrighted U.S.A." on the base; stamped "Roman Bronze Works N.Y." on the underside of the base
15.75 x 16.25 x 9.25 in ( 40 x 41.3 x 23.5 cm ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Sale Date: May 30th 2024
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Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté Biography
(1869 - 1937) RCA
Suzor-Coté was born in 1869 in the village of Arthabaska, Quebec. Although the young Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté excelled in both musical and artistic pursuits, his love of painting won precedence and he travelled to Paris in 1891 for three years of art studies at the École de beaux-arts. He returned to North America briefly, pursuing commission work, before returning to Europe for an extended period between 1897 and 1907.
By 1906 he had left behind the academic realism of his early work, developing instead a bold impressionistic style. Once back in Canada he found his greatest inspiration in the Canadian landscape itself. He painted landscape in a forceful impressionistic style which was unfamiliar to Canadian audiences of the time.
The multi-talented Suzor-Coté was also easily able to make the shift from painting to working in three dimensions. His bronzes were cast in New York at the Roman Bronze Works, and became sought after by collectors in Canada and the United States. Suzor-Coté won the Jessie Dow prize for best painting at the Art Association of Montreal in 1914 and again in 1925. By 1925, he had made a significant contribution to impressionism in Canada, influencing younger artists to paint the Canadian landscape in a new manner.
