Simone Mary Bouchard | |
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Born | 1912
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 1945 (aged 32–33) |
Known for | Painter |
Movement | Primitivism |
Simone Mary Bouchard (1912–1945) was a Canadian painter and textile artist. She was known for her primitive style of painting. [1]
Simone Mary Bouchard was born in 1912 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec. [1] She began her career creating hooked rugs for the tourist trade. She became acquainted with the anthropologist Marius Barbeau, and his assistant the ethnologist/painter Jean Palardy. Subsequently, Bouchard repaired textiles for Barbeau and produced rugs for Palardy. [2]
In 1937 her work was included in and exhibition of North American primitives. [3]
Barbeau and Palardy became aware of Bouchard's paintings, which were naive genre scenes. The men brought her work to the attention of other artists and collectors. [2]
In 1941 Bouchard was included in the Première exposition des Indépendants exhibition at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. This exhibition was organized by Marie-Alain Couturier and included eleven members of the Contemporary Arts Society; Bouchard, [4] Paul-Émile Borduas, Stanley Cosgrove, Louise Landry Gadbois, Eric Goldberg, John Goodwin Lyman, Louis Muhlstock, Alfred Pellan, Goodridge Roberts, Jori Smith, and Philip Surrey. [5] The exhibition traveled to Montreal. [5]
The Dominion Art Gallery in Montreal held retrospectives of her work in 1947 and 1952. [1]
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada [6] and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. [7]
Bouchard died in 1945 of a lung ailment. [1]
Simone Mary Bouchard | |
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Born | 1912
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 1945 (aged 32–33) |
Known for | Painter |
Movement | Primitivism |
Simone Mary Bouchard (1912–1945) was a Canadian painter and textile artist. She was known for her primitive style of painting. [1]
Simone Mary Bouchard was born in 1912 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec. [1] She began her career creating hooked rugs for the tourist trade. She became acquainted with the anthropologist Marius Barbeau, and his assistant the ethnologist/painter Jean Palardy. Subsequently, Bouchard repaired textiles for Barbeau and produced rugs for Palardy. [2]
In 1937 her work was included in and exhibition of North American primitives. [3]
Barbeau and Palardy became aware of Bouchard's paintings, which were naive genre scenes. The men brought her work to the attention of other artists and collectors. [2]
In 1941 Bouchard was included in the Première exposition des Indépendants exhibition at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. This exhibition was organized by Marie-Alain Couturier and included eleven members of the Contemporary Arts Society; Bouchard, [4] Paul-Émile Borduas, Stanley Cosgrove, Louise Landry Gadbois, Eric Goldberg, John Goodwin Lyman, Louis Muhlstock, Alfred Pellan, Goodridge Roberts, Jori Smith, and Philip Surrey. [5] The exhibition traveled to Montreal. [5]
The Dominion Art Gallery in Montreal held retrospectives of her work in 1947 and 1952. [1]
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada [6] and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. [7]
Bouchard died in 1945 of a lung ailment. [1]