Marcel Barbeau

Marcel Barbeau
Marcel-Barbeau at his atelier in Estrie, Sutton, Quebec in 2001
Born	February 18, 1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 2, 2016 (aged 90) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	artist

Marcel Barbeau, OC OQ (February 18, 1925 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian artist.^[1]

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied with Paul-Émile Borduas. He completed 'Foret vierge' (1948), which is now in a private collection.^[2]

In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.^[3] He was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2015.^[4]

The artist abandoned his children when they were very young, and they grew up separated in foster care. His son is schizophrenic and his daughter Manon Barbeau and granddaughter Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette are both noted filmmakers.

References

1. "Marcel Barbeau s’éteint à l’âge de 90 ans" (in French). Le Devoir. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
3. "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
4. "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).

External links

• Official site
• Marcel Barbeau at The Canadian Encyclopedia