Artwork by Bruce Le Dain,  In the Valley of Baie St. Paul

Bruce L. Dain
In the Valley of Baie St. Paul

oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “October 1963” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $600.00$400.00 - $600.00

Price Realized $230.00
Sale date: March 14th 2018


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Bruce Le Dain
(1928 - 2000)

Born in Montreal, his work was selected in 1936 for the International Children’s Art Exhibition, U.S.A. By 1946 he had enrolled at Sir George Williams University to study fine art. His work was accepted by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Spring Shows in 1949, 1952, 1953. From 1953 to 1957 he lived in London, England, where he attended St. Martin’s School of Art. He also studied and travelled in Europe and returned to Canada and settled in Montreal where he is a director of the art department of a public relations firm. He exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy in 1966 and won First Prize for his paintings shown in the Price Fine Arts Award for the years 1967 and 1969. One of his paintings was presented to the former Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson, by the City of Montreal at Expo ’67; another of his paintings was presented to a dignitary by the City of Montreal during the same year.

Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume II”, compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1979