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33 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches 84.4 x 122.5 centimeters signed and dated 1921 Literature:Jean-René Ostiguy, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, National Gallery of Canada, 1978, reproduced page 9 Laurier Lacroix, Suzor-Coté: Light and Matter, National Gallery of Canada and Musée du Quebec, 2002, page 166, the earlier related canvas of the same subject entitled First Thaw, Late March, Canadian Winter Landscape reproduced page 165, catalogue # 46 Provenance:Madame A. Suzor-Coté, Quebec Exhibited:Musée de la Province du Québec, Quebec, 1945, exhibited as Le Pont Bourbeau, 16 juillet 1945 The bridge in this beautiful large-scale painting is named for Solyme Bourbeau, Suzor-Coté's neighbour, who allowed the artist to set up his easel wherever he wanted on his farm. The view is from the Gosselin River, where it ran through Bourbeau's property. The Gosselin River has its source in the Appalachian mountains, eventually flowing into the Nicolet River, and Suzor-Coté painted it many times. This picturesque river scene showcases Suzor-Coté's fine eye for moody winter atmospheres and his impressionist approach to the landscape. Delicate tints of colour along the edges of sections of ice and snowy riverbanks are exquisitely rendered. It is interesting to note that the related canvas, First Thaw, Late March, Canadian Winter Landscape, was painted in 1906, and that Suzor-Coté returned to paint the scene again in 1921 in this work - it must have been a view that greatly appealed to him. Bridges were among his favourite subjects, and as Laurier Lacroix writes, "No one could make them more attractive than Suzor-Coté." One of Canada's finest Impressionist painters, Suzor-Coté captured the essence of the Quebec countryside in this evocative large painting.