La Montée de Saumon

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Location:

École Jacques Cartier, 7 rue Louis-Jolliet, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Desgagné, Chantale

Text author(s):

Desgagné, Chantale

Installation year:

1986

Remarks on location:

Both sides of the work are located in the Pavillon Le Goéland. The triptych is located on the North-East wall of a corridor leading to the gymnasium, and the mural is on a wall outside the gymnasium.

Description:

Mural painted on a concrete wall and a triptych consisting of a painting with bas-reliefs. The mural consists of horizontal rectangles, blue wavy forms and stylized fishes that swim along the wall. The central painting of the triptych is a thin horizontal rectangle and represents similar fishes on a blue background. The two bas-reliefs are larger than the painting and represent children next to a river, which overflows on both sides of the central painting.

Text of the artwork:

Framed between the wall and the triptych is a text by a student entitled "The Salmon".

Text theme:

Fauna

Artwork theme:

Wildlife, salmon repopulation in the Jacques-Cartier River

History:

Plexiglas boxes have been added to the painting and bas-reliefs to protect them. This decision was made by the school in 1992.

Dimensions:

Remarks:

Triptych Height: 1.37m Width: 4.57m Depth: 7cm Mural Height 2.34m Width: 6.39m

Owner(s):

Commission scolaire de la Capitale; École Jacques-Cartier

La Montée de Saumon