Henriette Fauteux-Massé (October 30, 1924 – March 5, 2005) was a Canadian painter who lived in Quebec. She was born in

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and was first interested in dance. She later began painting, being largely self-taught. She visited New York City three times between 1946 and 1948, talking to artists and visiting museums. In 1951, she received a scholarship from the Quebec government which allowed her to study in Paris with

André Lhote André Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes and still life. He was also active and influential as a teacher and writer on art. Early life and education Lhote was born ...

. She was known for her abstracts, landscapes and portraits. She participated in a number of shows in Quebec and in Paris. Fauteux-Massé was a founding member of the Conseil de la peinture and a member of the Non-Figurative Artists' Association of Montreal and the . Scholar Sandra Paikowsky says: "Fauteux-Massé’s work has a particular elegance that derives from its sense of restraint and composure, but also from an undercurrent of whimsy that discloses the sensuousness of the impastoed surface and its rhythmic brush marks." She received first prize at the International Painting Competition in Granby. Fauteux-Massé died in

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at the age of 80. Her work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fauteux-Masse, Henriette 1924 births 2005 deaths Canadian women painters Canadian expatriates in France