Old House, Gatineau Point

Henri Masson

BIRTH YEAR 1907
BIRTH PLACE Namur, Belgium
DEATH YEAR 1996
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Watercolour and ink on paper
DATE 1936
DIMENSIONS 35.1cm x 25.1cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0948
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A rough ink sketch coloured in with watercolour paint in shades of green, brown and blue and grey depicts a suburban scene. Square buildings stand in the mid-ground on the right side with various trees surrounding, and a tall pole at a street corner on the left side, with a puddle at the base stands in the foreground. A grey road with a tan coloured sidewalk is on the left side of the picture, with a house drawn on the left side.

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