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LEFORT, Agnès
- Born
- Saint-Rémi, Quebec, 1891
- Died
- ?, 1973
- Biography synopsis
- Marie Agnès Lefort studied at the Conseil des arts (Monument National) in Montreal with Joseph St. Charles, Charles Gill and Edmond Dyonnet where she won, in 1917, the yearly medal for drawing. She also studied portrait painting privately with Joseph St. Charles and she took studio and outdoor classes with J.Y. Johnstone. She traveled in France, Italy and England and in 1923 began to exhibit with the Art Association of Montreal and the Royal Canadian Academy. Her first solo was in 1935 at Eaton’s Art Gallery. She painted many scenes of the Lachine Canal, the Shawinigan area, and the streets of Montreal. Her work was included in “Canadian Art in Brazil" in 1944. Lefort did advertisement copy writing, gave radio talks on the history of art, and taught classes in her own studio. She exhibited at L’art français Gallery in Montreal and she taught at Miss Edgars and Miss Cramps school in Montreal. In 1950 she opened her own art gallery and retired from painting (Agnès Lefort Gallery, now Galérie Godard Lefort).
- Media used
- Drawing
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Education
- Conseil des arts & metiers, Montreal/Council of Arts & Manufactures (under Joseph St. Charles; Charles Gill; Edmond Dyonnet)
- Private study (under Joseph St. Charles; J.Y. Johnstone)
- File & Archive locations
- Archives de Radio Canada
- London Public Library, ON
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, QC - Media Centre
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, QC
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- Hamilton Public Library, ON - Local History and Archives Department
- Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, ON
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "40 Local Painters Show in Exhibition." Gazette (Montreal) 4 Nov. 1936
- "A small nude by Agnès Lefort ..." Journal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (Dec. 1935): 196
- "Agnes Lefort à L'art français." Clairon (Ste-Hyacinthe) December 9, 1949
- "Agnes Lefort et ses études." La Presse 26 Nov. 1949
- "Agnes Lefort, Peintresse - Animatrice d'avant-garde." Le Foyer (Montreal) 24 Sept. 1955
- "Art Gallery Owner Receives Summons in Statue Dispute." Gazette (Montreal) 7 Mar. 1951
- "Art Gallery Spring Show Juries Pick 119 Items From 1,400 Entries." Gazette (Montreal) 04 Mar. 1948
- "Art: Canadian Moderns At Fine Arts Museum." Gazette (Montreal) 8 Aug. 1953
- "Des oeuvres remarquables au salon du printemps." La Presse (Montreal) 5 Apr. 1924: 23
- "Femmes peintres canadiennes." Le Devoir (Montreal) 23 Mar. 1948: 6
- "La Vie Artistique: Le cinquante-cinquième Salon du Printemps." Le Jour (Montreal) 2 Apr. 1938: 3
- "Le Salon du Printemps." Le Canada (Montreal) 5 Apr. 1926
- "Les Aquarelles d' A.C. Leighton." La Presse (Montreal) 4 Apr. 1936
- "Meritorious Work At Spring Exhibit: Mural Paintings in R.C.A. Competition Part of Entries at Art Gallery." Gazette (Montreal) 28 Mar. 1924
- "Spring Exhibition Marked by Variety." Gazette (Montreal) 10 Mar. 1939
- "Spring Exhibition of Art Was Opened on Thursday." Montreal Star 17 Mar. 1933: 19
- "To Reveal the Structure of a Painting: The Frame." Canadian Art 13.1 (1955): 206-8
- Armstrong, Julian. "Curator Looks for Winners." Gazette (Montreal) 27 Jul. 1960
- Ayre, Robert. "Art Notes: Two Displays Attractive." Montreal Star 1 Aug. 1953
- Bertrand, Magdeleine. Les Femmes artistes du Québec de 1875 à 1925. Montreal: Université de Montréal, 1990
- Bourgogne, François. "Les arts du Québec évoluent." L'Autorité 29 Aug. 1953: 4
- Concordia Art Gallery. Montreal Women Artists of the 1950's/Les femmes artistes de Montréal des années 50. Montreal: Concordia Art Gallery, 1988
- Desjardins, Marie-Paule. Dictionnaire biographique des femmes célèbres et rémarquables de notre histoire. Montréal: Guérin, 2007
- Doyon, Charles. "La peinture feminine." Le Clairon (Sainte-Hyacinthe) ?
- Eaton Art Galleries. Exposition de Peintures, Agnes Lefort. Montreal: 1935
- Forster, Michael. "Speaking of Art - New Art Gallery Will Show Local Painters." Montreal Standard 4 Nov. 1950
- Galérie Agnès Lefort. Chronologie des expositions. Montreal: Galérie Agnès Lefort, 1996
- Gauvreau, Claude. Écrits sur l'art. Montreal: L'Hexagone, 1948
- H. P. B. "A New Departure by Agnès Lefort." Montreal Star 22 Nov. 1949
- Haworth, C. "Agnes Lefort Opened the Door to Let In Movement." Canadian Art 21 (May 1964): 124-6
- La Vergne, Joe. "Nos femmes artistes admirées à Québec." La Patrie (Montreal) 20 Mar. 1947: 13
- MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009.
- Milliet, Sergio. "Peinture Canadienne." O Estado de Sao Paulo 14 Jan. 1945
- Murphy, Helen. "Speaking of Women." Herald (Montreal) 27 Jun. 1950
- Musée du Québec. Au féminin: choix d'oeuvres de la collection du Musée du Québec, 1920-1930. Québec: Musée du Québec, 1997
- Musée du Quebec. Catalogue: Exposition "Fémina", Sylvia Daoust, A.R.C.A., Simone Dénéchaud, Suzanne Duquet, Claire Fauteux, Agnès Lefort, G. Paige Pinneo, Marion Scott. Québec: Musée de la Province de Québec, 1947
- National Council of Women of Canada. Canadian Women Artists' Exhibition, Sponsored by Local Council of Women of Kitchener. Kitchener: Canadian Arts Council and Department of External Affairs, 1947
- National Council of Women of Canada. Canadian Women Artists, Sponsored by National Council of Women of Canada and National Council of Women of the U.S. New York: Riverside Museum, 1947
- National Council of Women of Canada. Femmes peintres canadiennes: Expositions présentée par le conseil national des femmes canadiennes. 1947
- Pfeiffer, Dorothy. "Women Artists' Work On View." Gazette (Montreal) 9 Apr. 1960
- Reynald. "Le 56e Salon de l'Académie." La Presse (Montreal) 25 Nov. 1935
- Soares, José Augusto de Macedo. "Peinture Canadienne." Correio da Manha 7 Dec. 1944
- St. G. P. "Canadian Artists Showing Work In Eaton's Fine Galleries." Gazette (Montreal) 6 Aug. 1938
- Trepanier, Esther and Landry, Pierre. Femmes artistes du XXe siecle au Quebec: Oeuvres du Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec. Quebec, Quebec: Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, 2010.
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Meritorious Work at Spring Exhibit. Mural Paintings in R.C.A. Competition Part of Entries at Art Gallery." Gazette (Montreal) . p.15. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (, ) "Des oeuvres remarquables au salon du printemps. Toiles intéressant par MM. Jongers, Maillard, Robinson, Cullen, Caron, Graham, Burgoyne, Mlles Rita Mount, Kathleen, Morris, etc. L'art de la gravure sur bois." La Presse (Montreal) . p.23. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Des oeuvres remarquables au salon du printemps." La Presse . p.23. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Wide Range of Art In R.C.A. Exhibition." Gazette (Montreal) . p.10. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Albert Laberge. "Ouverture du salon de l'academie canadienne." La Presse (Montreal) . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association Has Forty-Ninth Annual Spring Exhibition." Montreal Star . p.7. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association's Spring Exhibition Is 49th of Series. Some Five Hundred Works Greet Invited Guests at Private View." Gazette (Montreal) . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Henri Girard. "Le salon du printemps." Le Canada (Montreal) . p.5. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition of Art Association Was Opened on Thursday." Montreal Star . p.19. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "50th Spring Show Opened to Public. Jury Shows Open Mind. From Over 1,000 Entries, 543 Works Representative of Various Schools Have Been Selected." Gazette (Montreal) . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) Reynald. "Le 56e Salon de l'Académie. A défaut de révéler des tendances neuves, le Salon garde une allure distinguée et une belle tenue d'ensemble. Plus de "bon ton" que de vitalité. Maints portraits." La Presse (Montreal) . p.19. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) "The Fifty-Sixth Exhibition of the Canadian Academy." Montreal Star . p.13. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) "Art Gallery Scene of R.C.A. Exhibition. Paintings and Other Works from Various Canadian Points Total 444. Much Good Portraiture." Gazette (Montreal) . p.19. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) H. Poynter Bell. "The Fifty-Sixth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts." Royal Architectural Institute of Canada . pp.195-198, 202. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Annual Spring Exhibition at Art Association." Montreal Star . p.8. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition on Generous Scale. Show at Art Gallery Opened Last Night Contains 621 Items." Gazette (Montreal) . p.2. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Reynald. "Les aquarelles d'A.C. Leighton. Suprême hommage au Salon." La Presse . p.45. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Nearly 500 Works at Spring Exhibit. Art Association's 54th Annual Show Opens with Private Views. Judges Open-Minded." Gazette (Montreal) . p.13,17. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "The Spring Exhibition of the Art Association." Montreal Star . p.17. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Works in Art Exhibition Are of Unusual Merit. New Policy of Showing More Carefully Selected Pieces Followed by Association." Montreal Star . p.17. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association's Spring Exhibition. Portrait Studies Especially Good; Fewer Landscapes." Standard (Montreal) . p.5. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Henri Girard. "La Salon du Printemps." Le Canada (Montreal) . p.2. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (, ) Graham McInnes. "But They Have Nice Frames!" Toronto Saturday Night . p.22. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Henri Girard.. "La vie artistique. Le salon du printemps." Le Canada (Montreal) . p.2. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (, ) "R.C.A. Exhibition Has Private View. Over 300 Works in Galleries of Art Association of Montreal. Standard Maintained." Gazette (Montreal) . p.5. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (, ) "Canadian Academy Opens Sixtieth Exhibition." Montreal Star . p.11. Full-text pdf
- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (, ) Reynald. "Le 60e Salon de l'Académie." La Presse . pp.9,16. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association Opens 57th Spring Exhibit. Notable Feature of Display Is Unusually Large Proportion Of Portraits or Portrait Studies." Montreal Star . p.19. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Lucien Desbiens. "Le salon du printemps." Le Devoir (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf