The month of October is traditionally a time of autumnal colours and is thus reflected in exhibitions about landscape art in various cultural institutions.
© Laura Dumitriu – Musée McCord-Stewart Museum
The McCord-Stewart Museum invites you to discover the work of James Duncan (1806-1881), one of the very first professional landscapists to settle in Montreal. This is an opportunity to appreciate the virtuosity of the master and the artistic qualities of his work, better known to historians for its documentary interest on 19th-century Montreal life, than to art historians and amateurs. The exhibition features beautifully preserved watercolours in a variety of formats, as well as fresh ink and wash sketches.
https://www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/en/exhibitions/becoming-montreal-1800s-painted-duncan/
Fancy a short getaway to Quebec City without the hassle of travel? Landscape paintings of Quebec City are on display at Château Ramezay until January 2024. The exhibited works, covering the period from 1830 to 1987, belong to the Power Corporation of Canada collection, one of the country’s most important corporate collections.
https://www.chateauramezay.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/montreal-landscapes/
The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto invites you to explore the impact of travel on European and Canadian Impressionist painters, and in particular on their perception of landscape in the light of the development of steam-powered maritime and rail transport.
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/steam-impressionist-painting-across-atlantic/
Last but not least, the Montreal Botanical Garden presents its annual “Gardens of Light” nocturnal tour. The beauty of the show reminds us that horticulture, botany and gardens are an integral part of landscape art.
https://calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/gardens-of-light-955579