Marc-Aurele Fortin (1888 - 1970) Canada

Marc-Aurele Fortin (1888 - 1970) Canada
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 10 1/2"in H x 12"in W and 19"in H x 20"in W with frame

Known for: Landscape and coastal view painting, engraving
Biography: He was born in Ste-Rose in 1888. He studied at The Plateau School in Montreal with Edmond Dyonnet and completed his training at the Chicago Institute, then in New York and Boston. His mediums are oil, watercolor, pastel charcoal, etching and copper etching. In 1932, he started exhibiting in Canada, then in France in 1940. He participated in many different exhibitions in Canada, in the United States, in South Africa, and in Europe. The National Gallery of Canada did a retrospective exhibition in 1964. He passed away in 1970. Prizes: Jessie Dow Prize in 1938, Bronze Medal at the World Exhibition of New York in 1939, RCA en 1942, 1st prize of the Quebec Government in 1945, Painting offered as a gift to the General De Gaulle in 1960.
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