Notice catalographique « Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1869-1937) : a study of the painting entitled Wet Snow, Arthabaska »
- Titre
- Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1869-1937) : a study of the painting entitled Wet Snow, Arthabaska
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Turcotte, Aimie
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2014
- Collation
- 59 p.; 29 cm.; ill. (col.)
- Résumé
- Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté was one of the first Canadian artists to develop a national art rooted in the Canadian identity. He was inspired by Impressionism and painted along other great Canadian artists including Alfred Laliberté, Maurice Cullen, and James Wilson Morrice. The Agnes Etheringtion Art Centre (AEAC) recently acquired the painting Wet Snow, Arthabaska (1910-1919), attributed to the artist; however, the authenticity of this painting has been called into question. This research investigates Suzor-Coté's authorship of the painting. Information about Suzor-Coté's painting materials and techniques were obtained through art historical research. Comparisons were made of the materials, techniques, and conservation conditions of other paintings by Suzor-Coté from the same period in other collections. Technical analyses, both non-invasive and invasive, were carried out. Non-invasive analytical methods included photographic examination using normal illumination, infrared radiation (IR), ultraviolet illumination (UV), Chelsea filter analysis and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy. Invasive analytical tools were also used to analyze paint samples and canvas fibres. They included polarized light microscopy (PLM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), as well as scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Finally, a small wood panel painting similar to Wet Snow, Arthabaska was found in a private collection. Suzor-Coté's student Rodolphe Duguay enlarged some of Suzor-Coté's sketches or small paintings by squaring off to transfer the subject on canvas. Those paintings were then signed by Suzor-Coté. It was established that Wet Snow, Arthabaska is a collaboration between Suzor-Coté and Duguay since a grid was found under the paint layer through infrared analysis. Moreover, the painting style is different from Suzor-Coté's style, though the material seems similar. This research helped to establish whether or not Wet Snow, Arthabaska was a forgery and serves to better understand Suzor-Coté and Duguay's painting techniques, which will aid in future conservation treatments of his artworks.
- Notes
- Queen`s University thesis - research project submitted to the Department of Art in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Art Conservation at Queen's University
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Painting - Conservation and restoration
- Art - Provenance
- Peinture - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- N 3999 A87
- Clé
- 17225
- Collection
- Catalogue