In Quebec, at the art museums of Montreal and Quebec City, I discovered several new names of Canadian artists whom I had not come across outside of Canada. And these artists are quite interesting.
Remember, “If the painting has a dark background and various sufferings on faces – that’s Titian. If there are chubby buttocks and cellulite even on men — Rubens. If men look and might seem like women — Caravaggio. If there are many little people – Bruegel. If there are many people and some small incomprehensible fantastic nonsense — Bosch. Ballerinas — Degas. Contrasting, sharp, and everyone has thin bearded faces — El Greco. If everyone, even the women, looks like Putin – Jan van Eyck.”
The artists I found in the museums also have their unique styles.
Mainly, the impressionists. Until recently, I only knew about French impressionists, then I discovered American ones (Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent), and now Canadian ones as well.
Take Marc-Auréle Fortin. If the painting features pristine clouds beyond trees — that’s Fortin. He really has a varied style of painting, but somehow, this particular style is what I encountered in the museums.
I also vividly remember Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, and Clarence Gagnon.
“If you see bright colored objects (houses or sleds) on the snow — that’s Clarence Gagnon”
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté’s paintings feature deeply thoughtful people and interesting landscapes.
Check out the attached paintings, they are worth it.
Quebec Museums
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