Quebec and Canadian Art
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. Photo © Marc Cramer
Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion
The MMFA’s Quebec and Canadian art collection is exhibited in a unique display spanning six floors that celebrates the history of a rich heritage. Discover nearly 500 works, from the colonial era to the 1960s and 1970s, a prolific period for Quebec and Canadian painting.
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. Photo Thibault Carron
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. © Ron Martin; Estate of Jack Bush; Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle; Estate of Louis Archambault; Estate of Guido Molinari / CARCC Ottawa 2024. Photo MMFA, Annie Fafard
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. © Estate of Alfred Pellan; Estate of Charles Daudelin; Estate of Guido Molinari / CARCC Ottawa 2024. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley
View of one of the Quebec and Canadian art galleries in the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion. Photo Thibault Carron
Thematic Presentation: The Contemporary Art Society of Montreal
To be explored on Level 1
The Contemporary Arts Society of Montreal (1939-1948) stood apart among all other arts organizations in Canada in its defense of the right to free artistic expression. Founded by painter and critic John Lyman, it was dedicated to promoting Modern art and bridging the divide between Montreal’s English and French communities.
In this display, several recent acquisitions and other rarely shown works – some of which have been restored or reframed – underscore the organization’s remarkable role in championing Modernism.
Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001), Leduc Lane, Montreal, about 1940, oil on canvas, 77 x 66.2 cm. MMFA, gift of Freda and Irwin Browns. Photo MMFA
