St. Malo, France, which entered Canada very recently, was also first purchased at a PAFA Annual Exhibition, that of 1902, by George A. Hearn, a New York merchant prince whose art collection was widely known. In 1906 he gave over 50 paintings to the Metropolitan Museum, and in 1908 self-published...

Brittany, at the end of the 19th century, had become a mecca for tourists attracted by its beaches; painters soon followed, attracted by the old city, its inhabitants, and...the beaches. Morrice visited Saint-Malo during his first summer in France, in 1890, and he returned many times after, especially between 1899...

The title could be Impression, Dufferin Terrace, a fleeting moment captured at sunset. The Terrace, Québec City's outdoor salon, overlooks the basse-ville and the St. Lawrence river, with Lévis across, and Ile d'Orléans to the left. Morrice... Read more.

Morrice spent his whole working life in Paris, travelling endlessly to find new subjects. Hundreds of drawings and small sketches on wooden panels tell us what he saw, but not how he got there....Read more.

Read about an extremely rare Morrice painting of Montreal, sold by Alan Klinkhoff Gallery. Text by Lucie Dorais, author of the James Wilson Morrice Catalogue Raisonne.

James Wilson Morrice was born in Montreal, lived in Paris and travelled half the world, but each time he crossed the Atlantic he found time to visit Québec City and nearby Côte-de-Beaupré. Most of his Canadian subjects are winter scenes, since he usually came home for Christmas. Only one important...

On Sunday, November 9, 2014 as guests of the McMichael Collection's Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Victoria Dickenson, Jonathan, Helen and I, accompanied by two friends visited the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg for another viewing of 'Morrice and Lyman in the Company of Matisse'. This outstanding...

Last Thursday my father, Alan, and I attended the lenders evening for the exhibition Morrice and Lyman in the Company of Matisse at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario. This formidable exhibition is the latest in a series of significant research-based projects originating from the Musée national des...

This lovely painting of a stone house at dusk is really a mood... The house is grey but its staircase is pink! We first read the turquoise background as the sky, until we notice, in the upper right, just a whisper of a sailboat: we are far, far above the...

To see a Morrice canvas of Canadian subject matter on the market is a rare occurrence; when you add the fact that it was exhibited at the Paris Salon de la Société Nationale, it becomes an event. The artist’s Québec works account for less than seven percent of his total...

In conjunction with Sandra Paikowsky, we are delighted to make the following presentation of paintings by John Fox. The career of John Fox spans over 50 years and can be divided into 3 overlapping phases: figuration, abstraction and refiguration. A life-long resident of Montreal, his extensive stays in Paris, Florence...

Rare, early 'salon' painting is one of the best by iconic Canadian artist It has become a rare event to find a major Morrice canvas on the market, especially an early ‘Salon’ painting. La Place Chateaubriand, Saint-Malo is, with the even larger La Communiante (MNBAQ), among the best works by...

Summer saw heightened interest in post-war figurative, emphasis on historical validation Not that many years ago for us and likely for many of our colleagues as well, summer was traditionally a season spent planning and then waiting for clients to return in the fall. For a number of years back...

This sketch by James Wilson Morrice, a real jewel, however is not directly related to any known drawing or canvas. Although hard to date exactly, it is very typical of the kind of 'Etudes' that he showed in Paris after 1905. Since it is signed there is a strong likelihood...

Emily Coonan’s approach to the figure, particularly as evidenced in her early work, is remarkable for its richly evocative character.