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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henri Beau, Whispers of Spring, c 1912
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henri Beau, Whispers of Spring, c 1912
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henri Beau, Whispers of Spring, c 1912

Henri Beau Canadian, 1863-1949

Whispers of Spring, c 1912
oil on canvas
9 x 11.75 in
signed bottom right
CAD 2,800.00
Henri Beau, Whispers of Spring, c 1912
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Henri Beau’s Whispers of Spring presents a soft, atmospheric view of rural architecture emerging from winter’s last pale veil. In the foreground, a slender tree rises from a sun-washed field...
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Henri Beau’s Whispers of Spring presents a soft, atmospheric view of rural architecture emerging from winter’s last pale veil. In the foreground, a slender tree rises from a sun-washed field where melting snow and early shoots mingle in tones of lavender, rose, and pale green. The middle distance is anchored by square, turret-like buildings whose warm stone walls catch the filtered spring light. Beau’s feathered, Impressionist brushwork—alive with lilac, cream, and icy blue—creates a shimmering haze that gently blurs edges and invites the eye to wander.



Though the structures stand solid and enduring, the true subject is the season’s quiet transformation. Light drifts across the canvas in broken strokes, suggesting a moment when the cold is retreating and the earth is stirring awake. Beau captures this threshold with remarkable sensitivity, making Whispers of Spring feel both intimate and ephemeral—a luminous French-Canadian Impressionist meditation on renewal.

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- private collection, Niagara
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