Lot 61: Henriette Fauteux-Massé 1924 - 2005 Canadian mixed

Henriette Fauteux-Massé 1924 - 2005 Canadian mixed media on paper on board Cosmos 16 x 16 1/2 inches 40.6 x 41.9 centimeters signed and on verso signed and titled and dated 1963 on a label Provenance:Galerie Camille Hébert, Montreal, inventory #HFM 27 Acquired on April 4, 1963 for $75 by Edgar and Dorothy Davidson, Montreal and then moving to Ottawa in 1972 Henriette Fauteux-Massé's first foray into the arts was as a dancer; it was not until she was 17 that she began painting. She painted in a traditional landscape style until 1952, when she received a scholarship to study at the André Lhote studio in Paris. Following her return to Montreal, her artistic vision was revolutionized and, from 1954 to 1970, she painted solely abstract work.