Research in artworks: Bronze

Le Témoin

Lucienne Cornet, Le Témoin, 2003
The work consists of a concrete column, at the top of which two bronze shapes are attached. A little house placed inside a stainless steel boat sit on the very top of the column. An integrated lamp li [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cornet, Lucienne
Installation year: 
2003

Lookout

Noel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André Brouillette
A sculptural installation consisting of two glass-roofed pavilions separated by approximately 120 metres. The elliptical roof of each pavilion is supported by two walls made of stainless steel with cu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Best, Noel (architect by profession); Dikeakos, Christos (artist by profession)
Installation year: 
1999

L’Île des Commencements

Rober Racine, L’Île des Commencements, 1995Rober Racine, L’Île des Commencements, 1995Rober Racine, L’Île des Commencements, 1995Rober Racine, L’Île des Commencements, 1995
The artwork consists of a granite bench, 26 slabs embedded in the ground and 4 small bronze pieces grafted to the Maison des Éclusiers. The bench reproduce the shape of Ilot Normandin, a small island [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Racine, Rober
Installation year: 
1995

Make West

Bill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
The piece can be found along the foundation of the building, on the waterfront walkway between Nicola and Cardero Streets. It is made of stones, plaques and objects cast in bronze that refer to the hi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pechet, Bill; Robb, Stephanie
Installation year: 
1997

Memorial Fountain

Brett David, Memorial Fountain, 2005
Artwork creator(s): 
Davis, Brett
Installation year: 
2005

Monument aux braves

Suzanne Silvercruys, Monument aux braves, 1948
This monument commemorates the brave Shawinigan men who fell in the fields of Flanders during the two wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The monument is modeled on tombstones of ancient Greece. A bronze [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Silvercruys, Suzanne
Installation year: 
1948

Monument to Honoré Mercier

 Paul Chevré, Monument to Honoré Mercier, 1912
Honoré Mercier was Prime Minister of Quebec from 1887 to 1892 and this bronze statue shows him as a tribune. Two high-reliefs adorn the monument: a woman holding a flag, a symbol of patriotism, and pe [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chevré, Paul
Installation year: 
1912

Monument to Jean Lesage

Annick Bourgeau, Monument to Jean Lesage, 2000
Artwork creator(s): 
Bourgeau, Annick
Installation year: 
2000

Monument to Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Henri Hébert, Monument to Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Artwork creator(s): 
Hébert, Henri
Installation year: 
1921

Monument to Louis-Joseph Papineau

Suzanne Gravel & Yvon Milliard, Monument to Louis-Joseph Papineau, 2002
Artwork creator(s): 
Gravel, Suzanne; Milliard, Yvon
Installation year: 
2002

Monument to René Lévesque

Fabien Pagé, Monument to René Lévesque, 2001
Artwork creator(s): 
Pagé, Fabien
Installation year: 
1999

Monument to Robert Bourassa

Jules Lasalle, Monument to Robert Bourassa, 2006
Artwork creator(s): 
Lasalle, Jules
Installation year: 
2006

New Currents, An Ancient Stream

Gwen Boyle, New Currents, An Ancient Stream, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteGwen Boyle, New Currents, An Ancient Stream, 1994. © Marc André Brouillette
A series of connecting high and low pools, with a waterfall made of overlapping black slate. A large glacial boulder sits in the upper pool and an identical cast bronze replica sits in the lower pool. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyle, Gwen
Installation year: 
1994

Nous sommes un peuple

Luc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne Gervais
The work consists of a low relief that evokes the original purpose of the Institut Canadien, 2 bronze sculptures and of five brass plates that evoke its history. The text is engraved on the wall [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Archambault, Luc
Installation year: 
2000