Henri Leopold Masson
Henri Leopold Masson
1907 - 1996
CGP CSGA CSPWC FCA OSA QMG RCA
Henri Leopold Masson was born 1907 in Namur, Belgium. He showed an early interest in art and immigrated to Ottawa in 1921 with his mother. In 1923, aged 16, he apprenticed in a metal engraving shop and by 1932 became a master engraver. He attended classes at the Ottawa Art Association and discovered the Group of Seven at the National Gallery of Canada, and their work inspired him to develop his own colourful style. His subjects included landscapes, still life and interior scenes, figurative work and townscapes.

In the 1940s he participated in various exhibitions in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New York and Paris, including his first one-man show in 1938 at the Picture Loan Society in Toronto. He became a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colours, the Canadian Group of Painters, the Canadian Society of Graphic Arts in 1942, and in 1945 was elected president of the Ottawa branch of the Federation of Canadian Artists. By 1945 he was able to paint almost full time, while teaching various summer classes and private lessons from his home. In 1954 he had his 25th solo show at Robertson Galleries in Ottawa, had an exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and a solo exhibition at the Foyer de l'Art et du Livre, Ottawa.

He traveled and exhibited extensively in the last half of his life, visiting Belgium, Paris, Italy and Russia. He died in 1996. Masson is represented in collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery, among many public and private collections.
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The Battery, St. John's, Newfoundland by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $12,870
Henri Leopold Masson
The Battery, St. John's, Newfoundland
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,870 CDN (premium included)
May 2011 - 4th Session on Thursday, May 26, 2011
Ice Fishermen by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $12,650
Henri Leopold Masson
Ice Fishermen
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,650 CDN (premium included)
June 2008 on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Still Life with Flowers by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $11,500
Henri Leopold Masson
Still Life with Flowers
22 x 26 in, 55.9 x 66 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $11,500 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
Effet de brume, Notre-Dame-des-Monts by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $10,925
Henri Leopold Masson
Effet de brume, Notre-Dame-des-Monts
24 x 30 in, 61 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,925 CDN (premium included)
May 2008 - 1st session on Saturday, May 31, 2008
View of Perkins, Quebec by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $10,925
Henri Leopold Masson
View of Perkins, Quebec
24 x 30 in, 61 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $10,925 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
La Petite-Nation by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $9,200
Henri Leopold Masson
La Petite-Nation
18 x 21 in, 45.7 x 53.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $9,200 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006 on Friday, November 24, 2006
Rocks under Trees by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $8,775
Henri Leopold Masson
Rocks under Trees
18 x 21 in, 45.7 x 53.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,775 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2008 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Boy With Boat by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $8,775
Henri Leopold Masson
Boy With Boat
22 x 18 in, 55.9 x 45.7 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,775 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2008 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Skating Rink Near Saint-André-Avellin, Québec by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $8,190
Henri Leopold Masson
Skating Rink Near Saint-André-Avellin, Québec
24 x 30 in, 61 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,190 CDN (premium included)
September 2010 - 2nd Session on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Perkins, Quebec (03854/A87-130) by Henri Leopold Masson sold for $8,125
Henri Leopold Masson
Perkins, Quebec (03854/A87-130)
30 x 40 in, 76.2 x 101.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
Highlights from DuPont Canada on Wednesday, July 25, 2018