Henri L. MASSON (1907 - 1996) OSA CGP CSGA CSPWC

Deux Bouquets A Pointe Au Pic, Que., 1982, watercolour on paper, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches, signed and dated lower left, titled, dated and signed verso. (Joyner auction label verso). Masson was born in Belgium, he studied art in Brussels. He came to Canada (Ottawa) with his mother in 1921, became a master engraver by the age of 25. He decided to paint when he saw paintings by the Group of Seven, at the National Gallery. Masson was a proficient artist and instructor; and is one of the founding members of Les Confrères du Caveau (vault colleages) which united other notable artists such as Wilfrid Flood, Tom Wood, and later Jean-Philippe Dallaire.