Mid 20th Century Mid Century Framed Watercolor by Cécile Chabot “A House in Quebec”

Details

Description

This Cécile Chabot mid century watercolor depicts a large, traditional Quebec stone building with prominent gabled roofs and numerous windows … Read more This Cécile Chabot mid century watercolor depicts a large, traditional Quebec stone building with prominent gabled roofs and numerous windows under a soft, overcast sky. The cool blue tones of the stonework dominate, contrasted by hints of warm yellows in the foreground and natural light illuminating the structure. painting is 8.5 x 11 and frame is 18x 15
Poet, painter, storyteller and writer Cécile Chabot was born in l'Annonciation (Deux-Montagnes), Quebec, in 1907. She studied at the École des arts et métiers and then at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, from 1933 to 1938.

As an artist, she illustrated her own collections of poetry and stories such as: Légende mystique (1942), Paysannerie: conte des rois (1944), Imagerie: contes de Noël (1944) and Le Cheval vert (1961).

While creating and publishing her illustrated books, she lectured, contributed to a range of journals and wrote numerous radio and television scripts for Radio-Canada (1942-1946).

She was awarded the Royal Society of Canada bronze medal for Féerie in 1964 See less