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LOT 129

CAC RCA
1869 - 1937
Canadian

Matinée brumeuse, septembre, Arthabaska (Misty Morning, September)
oil on canvas
signed and on verso signed and dated circa 1912 on the gallery label, titled on the labels and inscribed "No. 10"
25 1/2 x 35 3/4 in, 64.8 x 90.8 cm

Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CAD

Sold for: $61,250

Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

PROVENANCE
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal

LITERATURE
Laurier Lacroix, Suzor-Coté: Light and Matter, National Gallery of Canada and Musée du Québec, 2002, page 161, two 1909 canvases with similar views, Summer Morning, Arthabaska and Arthabaska, reproduced pages 190 and 191

EXHIBITED
Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, August 23 - September 6, 1919, catalogue #147


Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Coté spent years in Paris studying and painting in the French countryside, and his time there brought the influence of Impressionism into his work. When he returned to Quebec in 1907 it was to his birthplace of Arthabaska, and he alternated his time between his studio there and his studio in Montreal. He was devoted to Arthabaska and stated, “I think an artist must paint his own country. When the technical part of the study is over you must come back to your own country and paint what is there.” He criss-crossed Arthabaska in his search for new vistas, painting plein air sketches in all seasons and at all times of day.

Suzor-Coté’s deep feeling for the beauty of Arthabaska landscapes is clear in this gorgeous canvas. It is a tour de force of light and atmosphere, from the sunlight filtering through the dappled sky to the mist-enshrouded land and the bright reflections in the pond amid the darkened vegetation. The sky is glorious, vibrating as the sunrays shine through it, fluttering with pastel tones. Suzor-Coté’s landscapes have a poetic character. In Matinée brumeuse, septembre, Arthabaska, it seems as if the artist is painting the air itself.


Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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