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Marc-Aurele Fortin

Marc-Aurele Fortin (1888 - 1970) was active/lived in Quebec, Alberta / Canada.  Marc Aurele Fortin is known for Landscape and coastal view painting, engraving.

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Marc-Aurèle Fortin was a painter and engraver who was born in Sainte-Rose, Quebec, Canada (present day Laval, a part of greater Montreal).  He lived in the Montreal area for most of his life except for a period from 1908 to 1910 when he lived in Edmonton, Alberta.  The last three years of his life were spent in Macanic, Quebec (about 400 miles north of Montreal), which is where he died.
 
His mediums were oil, pastel, watercolour, gouache, charcoal, casein, pen and ink, etching and mixed mediums.  His subjects were mostly landscapes, cityscapes, harbour views, rural scenes and genre.  The locations were in Montreal, the Laurentians, the Charlevoix region (north of Quebec City) and the Gaspe Peninsula (all in Quebec).  His style was Fauvism.  His works are identified by vibrant colours, complex composition and unusual pictorial angels.  Quote: "All artists are influenced by others in their technique, in their craft.  Bu   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5800 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Marc-Aurele Fortin


   Keywords 
Art MethodArt MediaArt Style
  • Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
  • Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
  • Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Harbor, Harbour View
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
  • Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Teacher
  • Edward Timmons
  • Ludger Larose
Art School
  • l'Ecole du Plateau-Student
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Jessie Dow Prize, Montreal Art Association
  • National Historic Person, Canadian Government Award
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
  • Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
  • National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
  • Quebec Museum of Fine Arts

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