Hochelaga
The painter Marc-Aurèle Fortin begins the 1930s with a new breath. Recognized by the critics for the magnificence of the trees in his works of the early 1920s, Fortin showed his interest in urban activity by walking the streets of Montréal. Quickly, the painter focused on Hochelaga, a part of the city in full change or industrialization which encroaches on the last fields still present in the city. Settling on top of a promontory, the artist made several watercolours of this unusual landscape. Although he preferred watercolour for this theme, Fortin created some brightly coloured oils.
The National Gallery of Canada selected one of its Hochelaga landscapes in 1930 and purchased it the following year. Hochelaga's views allow Marc-Aurèle Fortin to gain recognition in the rest of Canada and abroad.
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Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Hochelaga, c.1933
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Gallery
Cosner Art Gallery Ritz - Carlton Montreal
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Medium
Watercolor
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Time
Fine Canadian Art
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Dimensions
21,6 x 30,5 cm | 8,5'' x 12''
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Dimensions with frame
40,6 x 48,2 cm | 16'' x 19''
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Signed
Signed lower right
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Elms at Ste-Rose, C. 1950
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Scene of Hochelaga, C. 1927
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Montreal , le port, c. 1928
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Sur les routes du Québec, Ile d'Orleans, c. 1939
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Laurentians, c. 1920
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Gros arbre à Ste-Rose
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Fall in Ste-Rose, c. 1925
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
Fall
Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888 - 1970)
St-Severin, c. 1935