Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Galerie d’art Michel Bigué, Saint-Sauveur-Des-Monts
Private Collection, Toronto
Born in 1877, Henrietta Mabel May was one of the first to enroll at the Art Association in Montreal and developed a keen sense of colour in her landscape works. Embracing the francophone tradition of depicting inhabited landscapes, this work showcases May’s ability to arrange colour to accentuate the weighty mass of the farm structures, while maintaining a sense of lightness in the warm colour palette. Bold strokes of red, ochre and chartreuse imbue the work with warmth, light and vibrancy, highlighting the beauty of the rural scene.
