Lot 128: Rita Mount 1888 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas

Rita Mount 1888 - 1967 Canadian oil on canvas Village de L'Anse-aux-Gascons, Gaspé, Que. 24 x 32 inches 61 x 81.3 centimeters signed Provenance:Continental Galleries, Montreal The PSBGM Cultural Heritage Foundation Exhibited:Art Association of Montreal, Spring Exhibition, 1945 Rita Mount was an anglophone Montreal artist known for her Quebec landscape painting, particularly seascapes of the Gaspé coast. This is a remarkably atmospheric work, with its gorgeous green and blue water and the small, informal harbour with sailboats pulled up on the shore. Mount's soft brush-strokes, pastel tones and sensitive treatment of light is reminiscent of the French Impressionists' treatment of coastal France, but with a brilliant, clear light that reflects the uniqueness of Canadian atmosphere.