George Lorne Holland Bouchard
(1913 - 1978) RCA
Previously Sold Works
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Spring Day Charlevoix County
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated December 1960 and inscribed “Reproduction rights property of the artist” on the reverse
20 x 30 ins ( 50.8 x 76.2 cms )
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Still Life with Lamps
oil on board
signed upper right; signed, titled, dated July 1965 and inscribed “Painted at St. Placide - P.Q., Lake of Two Mountains” on the reverse
36.5 x 20.5 in ( 92.7 x 52.1 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: May 21st 2024
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Looking Across to Drummondville, P.Q. (Eastern Townships)
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Village Scene, Comté Yamaska, P.Q.
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated “Oct. 24th 1976” on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,300.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Barns in Winter, Drummond County
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated 1969 and inscribed "Province of Quebec" "Reproduction Rights Property of Artist" on the reverse
16 x 24 in ( 40.6 x 61 cm )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $1,920.00
Sale date: June 25th 2024
GEORGE LORNE HOLLAND BOUCHARD
Laurentides en Octobre - Comte Charlevoix; The St. Lawrence River (Below Quebec)
two oil paintings on board
- "Laurentides en Octobre - Comte Charlevoix" signed lower right; signed, titled and dated "Oct. 9th, 1975" on the reverse; 12 x 16 ins.;
- "The St. Lawrence River (Below Quebec)" signed lower right; signed, titled and dated "April 1966" on the reverse; 12 x 18 ins.
12 x 18 in ( 30.5 x 45.7 cm ) ( largest )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: September 24th 2024
Lorne Bouchard Biography
(1913 - 1978) RCA
Born in Montreal, he studied at the Barnes School of Art. He was encouraged by Clarence Gagnon to paint the Quebec landscape. His talent was recognized by both Gagnon and Maurice Cullen, who were influential in his early artistic development. At the age of 16 he exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. For 11 years he worked as a label designer at the Dennison Company and then was an illustrator for the firms Rapid Grip and Batten Limited and Bomac Limited.
He applied his paint with a palette knife and brushes and continually searched for faster drying mediums for outdoor painting. Working quickly, he caught the effect of sunlight and atmosphere and finished his pictures in one sitting. In other work, he painted with watercolour, charcoal, casein, polymer, resins, tempera and felt tipped pen and ink which he applied directly to the paper.
During his early career he earned his living as a commercial designer, while continuing to paint in his free time. In 1952 he turned to free-lance illustration work. Weekend Magazine, Issue No. 1, 1963, recorded his trip in a 60’ river boat from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean in August of 1962 with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. David Molson. The dunnage included 300 pounds of his sketching equipment. Good weather made the trip very successful and the sun didn’t set until 11 o’clock in the evening, allowing him many hours of painting. A few of these paintings appeared also in that issue.
Among his commissions were magazine covers as well as large paintings for the board rooms of corporations such as Seagrams and Nordair. He was much infuenced by the landscape of Northern Quebec, which he first visited in 1928. Generally drawn to wild and isolated regions around the country, such places served as inspiration for his landscape painting. He was a location painter, working quickly to capture the atmospheric effects of light. His style can be described as a combination of realism and impressionism. He was a member of the Montreal Art Association and the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists. He died in Montreal at the age of 65.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977
