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March 10, 2016

Painter’s Tools by Joseph-Charles Franchère: A Glimpse Into the Artists’ Process

by Mario Béland, Ph. D., MSRC

Franchère had returned to his native Montreal and was embarking upon his professional career after several years spent studying in Paris since 1888. During a brief visit to Montreal in 1890, he received an important commission to paint three large religious canvases for the Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur chapel of the Notre-Dame basilica...
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January 30, 2016

Travel and Tourism in Wilkinson's 19th Century Watercolour

by Mario Béland, Ph. D., MSRC

Montmorency Falls has long been a popular year-round destination for Quebecers and tourists alike, each searching for an inspiring spot for contemplation, activities and revelry. In winter, the spray and mist at the foot of the waterfall create a 30-foot high mountain of ice and snow over the rapids, commonly...
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October 24, 2015

Duncan Watercolour: An Important Snapshot of 19th Century Canada

by Conrad Graham

This watercolour by James Duncan (1806-1881) depicts a lacrosse game being played on the McGill University playing field, which was located on the west side of the campus. It was probably painted sometime between 1855 and 1859 because the Grand Seminaire de Montreal (Grand Seminary of Montreal) can be seen...
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September 18, 2015

Molinari Stripe Painting A Source of Pure Joy

by François-Marc Gagnon

Guido Molinari is famous for his vertical band paintings. This one, dated 1968, is from a series that occupied him during the sixties. What is less known is what prompted him to adopt this vertical format, the complete elimination of the horizontal, and the absence of any suggestion of depth...
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April 22, 2015

Spectacular painting by Paul-Émile Borduas is key in following the evolution of the artist's œuvre

by François-Marc Gagnon

Joyeuses Facettes and a few other paintings are mentioned for the first time in a dispatch notice dated December 31, 1958 by Borduas to the Gallery owner G. Blair Laing, then situated at 140 Bloor Street West in Toronto.

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Painter’s Tools by Joseph-Charles Franchère: A Glimpse Into the Artists’ Process

Travel and Tourism in Wilkinson's 19th Century Watercolour

Duncan Watercolour: An Important Snapshot of 19th Century Canada

Molinari Stripe Painting A Source of Pure Joy

Spectacular painting by Paul-Émile Borduas is key in following the evolution of the artist's œuvre

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