Bluteau Alban

Alban Bluteau (1923-2015)

Born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François in 1923, Alban Bluteau was initiated to art at a young age while working on the family farm. He began to paint more seriously in his thirties, influenced by the great Canadian artist René Richard. A self-taught artist, Bluteau is one of the most prolific naïve painters from the Quebec province. His main subjects are landscapes mostly of the region of Charlevoix. He used a limited pallet of bright colors making his paintings vibrant and luminous. Although simple in execution his paintings depict recognizable scenes of the Quebec countryside.

Honours and awards: Prix Irénée-Lemieux, 1988-1989 - Silver Medal, Paris France 1989.

Media Coverage: TVCO, television, interview, 1994 – La Tribune, journal, Sherbrooke 1990 – Radio-Canada, television, 1974 – Le secret des artistes, Hebdo, articles, 1974 – TVA, télevision, interview, 1974 – CKVL, radio, interview, 1974

Biography: Alban Bluteau, La Minerve, 1989 – Alban Bluteau, l’ombre et la lumière, Tome I, II. III, La Minerve 1993-1994

Alban Bluteau participated to many group and solo exhibitions and his work can be found at the Drummondville Museum, Quebec.