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Pellan, AlfredBannière de l’exposition « Prisme d’Yeux »1948

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Contents

Introduction 3Archeology and World Culture 4Early to Modern International Arts 6Quebec and Canadian Art 8International Contempory Arts 10Decorative Arts and Design 12Photography and Graphic Arts 14

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(French: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada It is Montreal’s largest museum and is amongst the most prominent in Canada The museum is located on the historic Golden Square Mile stretch of Sherbrooke Street

The MMFA is spread across four pavilions, and occupies a total surface area of 45,067 square metres (485,100 sq ft), including 13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft) of exhibition space. A fifth pavilion is currently under construction, which will have a surface area of 3,460 square metres (37,200 sq ft). This expansion will make it the eighteenth largest art museum in North America [2] The permanent collection includes approximately 41,000 works.[2] The original ‘reading room’ of the Art Association of Montreal was the precursor of the current library of the museum It is the oldest library in Canada dedicated to art [3]affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)

INTRODUCTION

Ashevak, KarooSans titre (Joueur de tambour)Vers 1973

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ARCHEOLOGY AND WORLD CULTURE

T he collections of World Cultures and Mediterranean Archaeology, comprising 9,640 objects, are unequalled in Quebec and among the largest in Canada Many of these pieces are the result of judicious

acquisitions made by F Cleveland Morgan, volunteer curator of the Museum from 1916 to 1962

Tea boxProbablement fin XVIIIe s.21 x 14 3 x 13 9 cm

Gift of F Cleveland MorganInv 1949 Ee 1

Masque de nō « Hannya »Fin XIXe-début XXe s.23 4 x 17 1 cm

Gift of Mr and Mrs Gerald W BirksInv 1949 50 Ee 1

Masque de renard100-50 av J -C 11 9 x 19 8 x 12 5 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleve-land MorganInv 1948 Ad 32

Shuhei, OgataDébut XIXe s.8 5 cm (h ), 14 8 cm (diam )

Adaline Van Horne BequestInv 1944 Ee 20

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Bouteille à anse en étrier : vase portrait450-700 apr J -C 30 5 x 17 5 x 15 5 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleveland MorganInv 1948 Ad 38

Joug décoré d’un crapaud, monstre terrestre600-900 apr J -C 12 x 38 x 42 cm

PurchaseInv 1949 50 Ac 1

Flacon cylindrique pour khôlVers 1400-1200 av J -C 11 5 cm (h ), 2 4 cm (diam )

Gift of Harry A. Nor-tonInv 1953 Dg 3

CasketFin XIIe s. ou début XIIIe s.10 5 x 17 5 x 11 3 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleve-land MorganInv 1952 Dv 5

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I n its size, variety and quality, the MMFA’s collection of international art is unique in Quebec and one of the three largest in Canada

The presentation of the international art holdings in the new Pavilion for Peace Michal and Renata Hornstein will enable the Museum to display the strength and depth of one of Canada’s outstanding collections, which covers the high points of civilization. The works of the Hornstein gift will be incorporated into the existing collection both chronologically and thematically. Thus, 600 works of international art will be presented on four levels of the building, while Ben Weider’s Napoleonic collection, currently displayed by itself, will also be integrated into the layout of the pavilion in a fluid and logical manner.

Desportes, François AlexandreAutomne : épagneul et chien de meute, gibier, fruits et légumes 1713159 4 x 128 2 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1983 16

Pradier, JamesSappho debout184844.7 x 22 x 20 cm (without base)

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest W BirksInv 1985 1

Picasso, PabloLa lampe et les cerises194572 4 x 98 8 cm

Purchase, gift of friends of the MuseumInv 1968 1610

Golub, Leon Mercenaires II1979305 x 366 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1983 1

EARLY TO MODERN INTERNATIONAL ARTS

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Dalí, SalvadorPortrait de Maria Carbona450-700 apr J -C 30 5 x 17 5 x 15 5 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleveland MorganInv 1948 Ad 38

Calder, AlexanderQuatre disques noirs et six rouges1957366 cm (diam )

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1949 50 Ac 1

Feininger, LyonelRue jaune II191895 x 86 1 cm

PurchaseInv 1971 35Mauve, Anton

Retour du troupeauVers 1860-186549 5 x 80 cm

William John and Agnes Learmont BequestInv 1909 576

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T his section illustrates the proliferation of cultural exchanges with Europe and the establishment of annual exhibitions of Canadian art The Art Association of Montreal, the precursor to the Museum, played a

central role in the emergence of a local professional art scene

McKenzie, Robert TaitLe coureur de relais191054 cm (h )

Gift of David Scott WalkerInv 1912 464

Plante, PierreCalvaire de Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel1888409 5 x 250 x 65 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1965 Df 1

Laliberté, AlfredLe DésespoirVers 190825 5 x 38 5 x 19 5 cm

Purchase, William Gil-man Cheney BequestInv 1980 11

Fin XIXe s.25 x 23 8 x 55 5 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleve-land MorganInv 1946 Ab 3

QUEBEC AND CANADIAN ART

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Suzor-Coté, Marc-Aurèle de FoyPastourelle à Vallangoujard (Seine-et-Oise)1898235 5 x 100 5 cm

Gift of Graziella Tim-mins Raymond EstateInv 1985 10

Saggiak, JohnnySans titre (Nuliajuk, esprit de la mer)196110 x 13 2 x 28 3 cm

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1962 Aa 3

Leduc, OziasNature morte dite « au mannequin »189828 x 24 cm

Gift of the Succession J A DeSèveInv 1984 40

Mannumi, DavideeSans titre (Tête de phoque)Avant 19538 x 9 8 x 18 2 cm

Purchase, gift of F Cleve-land MorganInv 1953 Aa 2

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C ontemporary art figures prominently in the MMFA’s galleries and acquisition programme. The Museum’s galleries showcase works created since 1980 by local, Canadian and international artists: abstract

and figurative paintings, multimedia projects, minimalist and monumental sculptures are a testament to contemporary preoccupations. The Contemporary Art Square, with its exhibition programme open to all current practices – from the fine arts and video to design and fashion – is emblematic of the vitality of today’s creativity. The temporary exhibitions in this space are aimed at promoting artists from here and elsewhere, serving as a platform for meetings and exchanges on contemporary creativity

Penone, GiuseppeGrand geste végétal1983160 x 140 x 100 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1984 15

Flanagan, BarryJoueur de tambourin198885 x 48 x 35 5 cmPurchase, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Volunteer Association and Art Sales and Rental Gallery FundsInv 1990 11

Richter, GerhardAB Mediation1986320 x 400 cm

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest and the Montreal Muse-um of Fine Arts’ Volun-teer Association FundInv 1987 8

Immendorff, JörgCafé Deutschland XIII1982282 x 400 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1985 2

INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORY ARTS

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Honert, MartinTilleul1990145 x 140 x 140 cm

Purchase, Camil Tremblay Estate and Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1991 20a-b

Balkenhol, StephanGrande paire de têtes (d’homme et de femme)1990220 cm (h )

Purchase, Camil Tremblay EstateInv 1991 8a-b

Gormley, AntonyBuilding VI2003191 x 53 x 36 cm

Purchase, Dr and Mrs Max Stern Be-questInv 2004 66

Matelli, TonyVieil ennemi, nouvelle victime200698 x 185 x 130 cm (approx )

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest, anonymous gift and gift of the Honourable Charles Lapointe, P C Inv 2007 260 1-2

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C ontemporary art figures prominently in the MMFA’s galleries and acquisition programme. The Museum’s galleries showcase works created since 1980 by local, Canadian and international artists: abstract

and figurative paintings, multimedia projects, minimalist and monumental sculptures are a testament to contemporary preoccupations. The Contemporary Art Square, with its exhibition programme open to all current practices – from the fine arts and video to design and fashion – is emblematic of the vitality of today’s creativity. The temporary exhibitions in this space are aimed at promoting artists from here and elsewhere, serving as a platform for meetings and exchanges on contemporary creativity

Il Maestro di DanzeVers 193027 9 x 15 x 7 7 cm

PurchaseInv 1933 Dp 2

Hochet-corbeauVers 187037 4 x 11 9 cm

Purchase, William Gilman Cheney BequestInv 1962 Ab 2

Laliberté, AlfredLe DésespoirVers 190825 5 x 38 5 x 19 5 cm

Purchase, William Gil-man Cheney BequestInv 1980 11

Archambo II, Peter and Peter MeurePanier à gâteaux aux armes de la famille Lowndes, Cheshire1749-175031 5 x 40 x 35 9 cm, 2,651 6 g

Purchase, gift of David Y HodgsonInv 1961 Ds 4

DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN

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Conçu vers 1900, réalisé vers 1900-191049 4 cm (h ), 26 3 cm (diam )

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1970 Dp 4

Fortin, MadameFin XIXe s.206 5 x 156 8 cm

Gift of Mrs F Cleveland MorganInv 1958 Dt 10

Leduc, OziasNature morte dite « au mannequin »189828 x 24 cm

Gift of the Succession J A DeSèveInv 1984 40

Gourdeau, FrançoisVers 1870144 x 180 x 68 cm

Gift of the Succession J A DeSèveInv 1986 Df 1

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T he Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is the repository of one of the most important graphic arts collections in Canada, encompassing prints, drawings and photographs that survey over five centuries of graphic

achievement and include masterpieces by a broad diversity of artists spanning the history of European and North American art

Buller, CecilJe suis à mon bien-aimé, et mon bien-aimé est à moi, lui qui se nourrit parmi les lis, planche 8 du livre « Cantique des cantiques »193133 x 27 9 cm (sheet), 15 1 x 11 3 cm (image)

Gift of Dr Sean B MurphyInv Gr 1963 313h

Gaucher, YvesAsagao196150 4 x 33 5 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv Gr 1961 93

Hind, William George RichardsonLe jeu d’osselets1861-186225 7 x 42 9 cm

Purchase, acquisition fund for Canadian art donated by Mr Maurice Corbeil, Mrs. Howard W. Pillow, Mr. and Mrs. A Murray Vaughan, Mr and Mrs Neil B Ivory, and Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1967 1567

Goncharova, NataliaMaquette pour le décor du 2e acte du « Coq d’Or » de Rimsky-Korsakov pour les Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev191446 7 x 61 7 cm

Purchase, Horsley and An-nie Townsend BequestInv 1971 2

PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC ARTS

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Gagnon, ClarenceAcadémie1900-190161 3 x 46 2 cm

Gift of the artistInv Dr 1900 195

Signac, PaulLe port à BarfleurAprès 193223 3 x 28 1 cm

PurchaseInv 1954 1096

Bening, SimonFeuillet d’un livre d’Heures : « Saint Sébald de Nuremberg »Vers 1515-152518 8 x 13 9 cm

Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend BequestInv 1955 1370

Daumier, HonoréLes Critiques (Visiteurs dans l’atelier d’un peintre)Vers 186236 3 x 45 5 cm

Bequest of Mrs. William R. Miller in memory of her husbandInv 1951 1045

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