River of Dreams: Impressionism on the St. Lawrence

River of Dreams celebrates the unique ways that Impressionism was practised by artists in Quebec, offering a close look at the work of such luminaries as Clarence Gagnon, Henrietta Mabel May, James Wilson Morrice, and Marc-Aurè le de Foy Suzor-Coté . These artists documented the shoreline of the St. Lawrence and its surrounding regions, from Montré al downriver to Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Arthabaska, Qué bec, Beaupré, and Charlevoix.

The Quebec Impressionists were painting at a time of considerable industrial and social change in Quebec, and their choices about what to paint proved pivotal in cementing an image of the province as a site of both industry and leisure -- whether in scenes of the industrial port of Montré al, or others capturing the traditional rural way of life in small villages.

Featuring a lead essay by curator Anne-Marie Bouchard; reflections on individual painters by leading artists, curators, and scholars; and more than 175 full-colour images (including reproductions of more than 100 paintings; examples of textiles, pottery, and Indigenous trade goods of the period; and archival photographs), River of Dreams is a magnificent tribute to a movement that shaped Canadian art.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Published: 07/16/2024
ISBN: 9781773104287
Pages: 256
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 10.08h x 9.06w x 1.02d