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PROVENANCE
The PSBGM Cultural Heritage Foundation

EXPOSITION
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal, Hommage à F.S. Coburn (1871 - 1960), September 1986, catalogue #29

At the turn of the twentieth century in Canada, artists were struggling to overcome the prejudice of collectors towards dark European paintings of the Hague and Barbizon Schools. Frederick Coburn trained in Europe, and the influence of contemporary Dutch painting persisted in his work until about 1907 - Coburn’s art collection even included a work by Vincent van Gogh. However, Coburn painted with Canadian Impressionist Maurice Cullen, who had a strong influence on him, and soon Coburn’s depictions of the landscapes surrounding his studio in Quebec’s Upper Melbourne were full of fresh, bright atmosphere. Also, Coburn collaborated with writers William Henry Drummond and Louis Fréchette, illustrating their books on the legends, traditions and everyday life of rural Quebec. One senses in Near Melbourne, Quebec Coburn’s keen appreciation of peaceful rustic scenes such as this, so typical of life in his district. Pale greens and golds in the foreground and the crest of the near hill strikingly contrast with a dark screen of trees and blue-shadowed mountains in the background. High clouds drifting across a blue sky complete Coburn’s masterful depiction of this tranquil, light-filled landscape.

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