Kathleen Moir Morris
Kathleen Moir Morris
1893 - 1986
AAM ARCA BHG
Kathleen Moir Morris was born in Montreal in 1893 and her artwork is a reflection of the province of Quebec, which she so deeply admired. Morris enrolled at the Art Association of Montreal (which later became the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) from circa 1906 to 1917. It was during this educational period that she studied under established Canadian painter William Brymner, and during the summers she embarked on sketching trips with Maurice Cullen and Robert Pilot. Morris found her greatest inspiration in her natural surroundings, painting en plein air. Although she was born with a nervous disorder that affected with her speech and movement, her enthusiasm for painting was irrepressible.

Morris was a member of the Beaver Hall Group, and kept her ties after they formally disbanded in the early 1920s. Although the group was no longer an official collective, she continued to exhibit with the other members. Considering the time period, in which the art scene was male-dominated, it was a significant move for Morris and this female network of artists to dedicate their careers to painting.

Morris lived in Ottawa from 1923 to 1929, and Eric Brown of the National Gallery of Canada was an early supporter who ensured that her work was acquired for its collection. While there, in the winter she would also take sketching trips to Quebec City, the Laurentians and Berthierville. However, she longed for her hometown of Montreal and frequently visited. In 1929, she became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and returned to Montreal where she would live for the rest of her life. During the summer, she would go to a cottage at Marshall’s Bay near Arnprior, Ontario and sketch the surrounding countryside.

Morris’s work was also exhibited internationally, most notably at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, England, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, the Tate Gallery in London, and the New York World’s Fair.
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Study in White, Winter, Berthier by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $299,000
Kathleen Moir Morris
Study in White, Winter, Berthier
24 x 20 1/4 in, 61 x 51.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $80,000 - $100,000 CDN
Sold for: $299,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2006 on Thursday, May 25, 2006
At Beauport, Quebec by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $187,200
Kathleen Moir Morris
At Beauport, Quebec
20 1/8 x 22 1/8 in, 51.1 x 56.2 cm
circa 1924
oil on canvas
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CDN
Sold for: $187,200 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2010 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Marché Saint-Roch, Quebec by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $157,950
Kathleen Moir Morris
Marché Saint-Roch, Quebec
18 1/8 x 24 1/8 in, 46 x 61.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $150,000 - $250,000 CDN
Sold for: $157,950 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2013 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 28, 2013
Moving Snow, Berthierville by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $149,500
Kathleen Moir Morris
Moving Snow, Berthierville
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CDN
Sold for: $149,500 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
Dominion Square, Montreal by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $126,500
Kathleen Moir Morris
Dominion Square, Montreal
10 x 14 in, 25.4 x 35.6 cm
circa 1923
oil on board
Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000 CDN
Sold for: $126,500 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2006 on Thursday, May 25, 2006
Byward Market, Ottawa by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $111,150
Kathleen Moir Morris
Byward Market, Ottawa
10 x 13 in, 25.4 x 33 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000 CDN
Sold for: $111,150 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2013 - 2nd Session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Market Day, Ottawa by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $109,250
Kathleen Moir Morris
Market Day, Ottawa
10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in, 26 x 35.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 CDN
Sold for: $109,250 CDN (premium included)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Moving Snow, Berthierville by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $94,400
Kathleen Moir Morris
Moving Snow, Berthierville
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
circa 1925
oil on canvas
Estimate: $90,000 - $120,000 CDN
Sold for: $94,400 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2016 - 4th Session on Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Church in Winter by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $94,400
Kathleen Moir Morris
Church in Winter
30 1/4 x 28 in, 76.8 x 71.1 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CDN
Sold for: $94,400 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2014 - 2nd Session on Thursday, November 27, 2014
The Procession by Kathleen Moir Morris sold for $92,000
Kathleen Moir Morris
The Procession
10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in, 26.7 x 34.9 cm
circa 1934
oil on board
Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000 CDN
Sold for: $92,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2004 on Thursday, November 25, 2004