Leo Ayotte (1909 - 1976). Leo Ayotte was a landscape and figure painter. He was born in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, a town about 80 miles west of Quebec City, and he died in Montreal, Quebec where he'd... Read full biography
Leo Ayotte (1909 - 1976). Leo Ayotte was a landscape and figure painter. He was born in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, a town about 80 miles west of Quebec City, and he died in Montreal, Quebec where he'd lived since 1938. His primary medium was oil paint. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, still... Read full biography
Leo Ayotte (1909 - 1976). Leo Ayotte was a landscape and figure painter. He was born in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, a town about 80 miles west of Quebec City, and he died in Montreal, Quebec where he'd lived since 1938. His primary medium was oil paint. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, still life, nudes, harbour scenes, shorelines, snowscapes and rivers. His styles include Realism* and Fauvism*. AskART have some good illustrations of his work. Ayotte was a self taught artist, however... Read full biography
Leo Ayotte (1909 - 1976). Leo Ayotte was a landscape and figure painter. He was born in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, a town about 80 miles west of Quebec City, and he died in Montreal, Quebec where he'd lived since 1938. His primary medium was oil paint. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, still life, nudes, harbour scenes, shorelines, snowscapes and rivers. His styles include Realism* and Fauvism*. AskART have some good illustrations of his work. Ayotte was a self taught artist, however throughout his life he associated with some of the most influential artists and art teachers in Canada. As a young man (c.1938) he worked as a model and caretaker at the Ecole de Beaux Arts*, Montreal and as a model at the Art Association of Montreal School;... Read full biography
Leo Ayotte (1909 - 1976). Leo Ayotte was a landscape and figure painter. He was born in Sainte-Flore, Quebec, a town about 80 miles west of Quebec City, and he died in Montreal, Quebec where he'd lived since 1938. His primary medium was oil paint. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, still life, nudes, harbour scenes, shorelines, snowscapes and rivers. His styles include Realism* and Fauvism*. AskART have some good illustrations of his work. Ayotte was a self taught artist, however throughout his life he associated with some of the most influential artists and art teachers in Canada. As a young man (c.1938) he worked as a model and caretaker at the Ecole de Beaux Arts*, Montreal and as a model at the Art Association of Montreal School; in these jobs he had contact with the students as well as teachers such as Charles Maillard, Fleurimond Constantineau... Read full biography
Leo Ayotte - Artist Info
About Leo Ayotte: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)