James Wilson Morrice
The Circus at Concarneau
Artist
James Wilson Morrice
Montreal 1865 – Tunis 1924
Title
The Circus at Concarneau
Date
About 1909-1910
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.6 x 73 cm
Credits
Gift of James Wilson Morrice Estate, inv. 1925.336
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
Like other modern artists, Morrice depicted the circus. He made pencil sketches, pochades and oil paintings of circuses in Montmartre (about 1904), Concarneau (in 1909-1910) and Santiago de Cuba (about 1915).
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