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Henri Masson

BIRTH YEAR 1907
BIRTH PLACE Namur, Belgium
DEATH YEAR 1996
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Watercolour, ink and graphite on rag paper
DATE 1955
DIMENSIONS 53.3cm x 43.2cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0981
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 watercolour of a cityscape seen through the frame of a window in the foreground. A large vase of flowers, painted in a vibrant yellow and green, sits in the window sill on the right and fills the frame in the foreground. The window frame is painted in blue and yellow. There are three figures walking along the street in the lower left area of the picture. The city buildings are filled in with washes of brown, blue, tan and grey.

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