River of Dreams: Impressionism on the St. Lawrence

By: Bouchard, Anne

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-Aur le de Foy Suzor-Cot . These artists documented the shoreline of the St. Lawrence and its surrounding regions, from Montr al downriver to Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Arthabaska, Qu bec, Beaupr , 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 Montr 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773104284
• ISBN13: 9781773104287
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 10.1"