Pierre Le Ber (1669 – 1 October 1707), a son of
Jacques Le Ber
Jacques Le Ber ( c. 1633 – 25 November 1706) was a merchant and seigneur in Montreal, New France. In 1686 he was ennobled by Louis XIV and took the title Jacques Le Ber de Saint-Paul de Senneville, based on his hometown of Senneville-sur-FĂ ...
and brother of
Jeanne Le Ber
Jeanne Le Ber (4 January 1662 – 3 October 1714) was a religious recluse in New France.
Family and education
Jeanne Le Ber was born in Ville-Marie (Montreal), on January 4, 1662. As a daughter of Jeanne Le Moyne and Jacques Le Ber, Jeanne ...
, was a painter from
Montreal
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.
Biography
Le Ber was a member of two of the wealthiest families in the colony and used his wealth to be a generous member of his community, founding an almshouse. He contributed to the
Congregation of Notre Dame, likely because of his sister, Jeanne, was a recluse there. He was one of the founders and supporters of the
Brothers Hospitallers
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(Hôpital Général of the Charon brothers).
Le Ber was considered an untalented amateur painter in his lifetime. In 1965, his so-called primitive painting of
Marguerite Bourgeoys, restored in 1963-1964 in New York,
[Ethel Tiffin, "Restoration of Painting Described". Montreal Star, Nov 10, 1965] brought him to the attention of the
Canadian
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art world and his surviving work and his life have been examined.
The oil painting of
Marguerite Bourgeoys as a nearly 80-year old compassionate woman who suffered and shared the suffering of others is in the possession of the mother house of the
Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal.
His work marks him as an important artist of the time.
Gallery
Image:La Venerable Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber.jpg, La Venerable Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber c. 1700, before restoration.
Image:Pierre_le_Ber_-_Le_vrai_portrait_de_Marguerite_Bourgeoys_-_1700.jpg, Le Ber's painting of Marguerite Bourgeoys, c. 1700, restored.
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1669 births
1707 deaths
Canadian male painters
Pre-Confederation Quebec people
17th-century painters