Automatistes · Stained glass

Marcelle Ferron1924–2001 · Montréal

"The light of the Automatistes, held and crossed through glass."

The signature

A 1948 signatory of Refus global, Marcelle Ferron stands among the great Automatistes voices alongside Borduas. Her gestural painting and stained glass — most famously at Champ-de-Mars métro — brought free colour into Québec's public space.

Lineage

Borduas / Automatistes lineage — same school as Françoise Sullivan, already in the portfolio.

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