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International Art Treasures Web Magazine April 2005 |
Fine Arts in Quebec
Rodin's sculptures are soon to be on view at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. This is a small amount of what will tantalize art fans this year. Fateful Encounter
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Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel are heralded in an spectacular exhibit which will make its North American premiere at the MNBA in May. The exhibit is previewed here. |
History and Collection
Title: Manifestation des Canadiens contre le gouvernement anglais,
à Saint-Charles, en 1837, dit aussi L'Assemblée des six comtés, 1891
Artist: Charles Alexander (fl. 1868-1894)
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 300 x 690 cm
Acquisition vers 1930 et transfert de l'hôtel du Parlement en 1937. Restauration effectuée par le Centre
de conservation du Québec grâce à une contribution des Amis du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, 37.54
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
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During the Depression years the Quebec Museum opened though known as the Musée de la Province de Québec. |
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Title: Le Fleuve Saint-Laurent depuis la Haute-Ville de Québec
Artist: Benjamin Fisher (British 1753-1814)
Entre 1785 et 1796
Medium: Aquarelle sur papier vergé
Dimensions: 38.4 x 54.5 cm
Achat grâce à l'appui du ministère du Patrimoine canadien en vertu de la Loi sur
l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels, 2003.274
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
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The mission is to make known, promote and preserve Quebec art from all periods while ensuring a place for international art through acquisitions, exhibitions and other cultural activities. |
The Musée houses over 22,000 artworks, the majority of which were created in Quebec dating back to the 17th Century.
Title: Village Laurentien
Artist: Clarence Gagnon (Canadian 1881-1942)
Entre 1921 et 1927
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 73 x 92 cm
Achat en 1928. Restauration effectuée par le Centre de conservation du Québec, 34.637
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
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It is housed in three buildings. One was formally a prison. There are twelve exhibition galleries alone. In 1993 a sculpture garden was created and includes works by Charles Daudelin, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Bernar Venet. |
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Title: Winter Evening at Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Photographer: Kedl Ltée
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Gallery Three
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Gallery Three, or the Riopelle Gallery, displays 35 works from one of the province's outstanding 20th Century artists, Jean-Paul Riopelle. |
The Musée is the proud owner of the largest existing collection of Riopelle's works. On view are the fresco L'Hommage a Rosa Luxemburg, Sanit-Fabien and Pangnirtung.
Gallery Eight
Title: Noémie, Eugénie, Antoinette et Séphora Hamel, nièces de l'artiste, 1854
Artist: Théophile Hamel
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 74 x 96.8 cm
Achat. Restauration effectuée par le Centre de conservation du Québec, 76.370
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Gallery Eight is home to Quebec City, The Art of a Colonial Capital comprised of 135 works from 80 different artists. This is where the visitor will find the spectacular work depicting the four nieces of Théophile Hamel.
Gallery 7
Title: Noce canadienne, 1930
Artist: Horatio Walker (Canadian 1858-1938)
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 91,4 x 121,8 cm
Achat en 1930, 34.531
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Tradition and Modernism in Quebec contains 62 paintings and sculpture, presented in the manner of an early salon, and their overwhelming displays attempting to cover every spot on the wall with the amassed collection. This gallery has works from James Wilson Morrice, Horatio Walker and Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté.
Title: Tanger, 1912
Artist: James Wilson Morrice (Canadian 1865-1924)
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 66 x 93 cm
Acquisition en 1925-1926, 34.467
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Gallery 7's works date from 1860 to 1930.
Title: Symphonie pathétique, 1925
Artist: Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (Canadian 1869-1937)
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 124.8 x 112 cm
Achat en 1946, 46.05
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Title: Après-midi d'avril, 1920
Artist: Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (Canadian 1869-1937)
Medium: Oil on Canvas / Huile sur toile
Dimensions: 80,8 x 100,7 cm
Achat à l'artiste en 1920, 34.591
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
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Besides the permanent collection the Musée both organizes and hosts temporary exhibitions such as Fateful Encounter, They Entertain Systems and À Coup sûr. |
They Entertain Systems
through August 14, 2005
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Art meets the poetry of technology in this voyage through fifteen of the recent acquisitions of the MNBA. |
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A lady lying among the paper that infiltrates her usual routine is one way to capture when the system overwhelms the individual. |
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Artists include Michael Snow, Michel de Broin, Claudine Cotton and more, with works that focus on a notion of systems, both in a usual and occasionally irregular demonstration. |
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The illustrated technologies run the gamut from social organization, philosophical doctrines, scientific theories, recording methodologies and classification. |
Title: Interior View of MNBA
Photographer: MNBA
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
À Coup sûr
through October 23, 2005
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Patrice and Andrée Drouin owned a fabulous collection, showcasing international avant-garde talents, that has been donated to the MNBA. They choose to put together an exhibition of a dozen works selected from this generous gift. |
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The Drouins spent three decades on their collection, paying particular attention to the current Quebec art scene. Many institutions have benefited from their patronage, including 59 works to the MNBA. |
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An allegorical vision of the Montreal is one interpretation of Pierre Granche's sculpture. The theme parallels the representation of a construction and vice versa. |
Title: Summer Night at the MNBA
Photographer: Kedl Ltée
Image Courtesy: Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
The most comprehensive collection of la belle province's art predating Canadian confederation to modern times finds a welcome home at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec.