Jack Beder’s Stand of Woods, Côte St. Luc (1983) captures a stand of trees within the Montreal suburb of Côte St. Luc, an area the artist often visited in his later years. By the 1980s, Beder was no longer travelling far to sketch or paint due to health limitations, and instead focused on local areas. This piece depicts a dense grouping of trees rendered in watercolour, with gestural strokes suggesting movement and texture in the foliage.

The composition is structured around vertical tree trunks, with hints of golden grasses on the foreground. The palette is dominated by soft browns, ochres, and a variety of green shades.

Côte St. Luc is a suburban city on the Island of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the western side of the island, bordered by the cities of Hampstead, Montreal West, and the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. 

This watercolour on paper measures 6 x 10 inches and is signed by the artist on the lower left. It is featured on page 131 of Jack Beder: Life and Art in Canada (2025), a publication by Rookleys Canadian Art Gallery, and is catalogued as inventory #WC 150 from the Beder estate.

This piece was also included in the Jack Beder: Life and Art in Canada exhibition at Rookleys Canadian Art Gallery.