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John Little, Les jeunes joueurs, rue Bonaparte coin Beaudry, Montréal (Faubourg à m’lasse) [ Young players, Bonaparte Road at the corner Beaudry, Montreal (Faubourg à m’lasse)]. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm). John Little’s Les jeunes joueurs, rue Bonaparte coin Beaudry, Montréal (Faubourg à m’lasse) is an important time capsule. Looking forward, almost 2 generations from Little’s original composition, Faubourg à m’lasse will be reborn, redeveloped as Le Quartier Molson. Little’s Les jeunes joueurs, rue Bonaparte coin Beaudry, Montréal (Faubourg à m’lasse) is a “compelling” composition of kids playing hockey in the slush of Rue Bonaparte, one wearing a Habs jersey, and laundry hanging on a line strung over an empty lot between two buildings. There is a classic period juxtaposition of the miniskirted young woman and the two fully-covered nuns in the distance. This playfulness belies the fate of the neighbourhood and the foresight of John Little that the urban planning of the day... Read more