Umberto Bruni (24 November 1914 – 1 February 2021) was a Canadian artist and painter. He served as director of the Académie Internationale des Beaux-Arts du Québec.
Biography
Bruni was born in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
to an
Italian family. He learned how to decorate murals and stained glass at the age of 13 after studying
Guido Nincheri. He studied at the
École des beaux-arts de Montréal from 1930 to 1938. He was also a teacher at the in
Outremont from 1939 to 1969. In 1972, he became curator of the gallery at the
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québe ...
. During the restoration of painting in the
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...
in 1975, a painting of
Philippe-Honoré Roy
Philippe-Honor̩ Roy, (July 30, 1847 РDecember 17, 1910) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Saint-Jean in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal.
He was born in Henryville, Canada Ea ...
was found to be missing, so Bruni was tasked with its re-creation, which would be completed in 1980 using photographs. He was famous for designing many Catholic buildings across
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
and for creating a bust of
André Bessette. He has also painted portraits for many organizations and specializing in
oil paintings
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...
. He held personal expositions at the Maison des Arts de Laval and the Centre Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a notable individual present at the opening of the in 1961. He was a member of the
International Institute for Conservation and the
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) is a Canadian arts-related organization that was founded in 1880.
History 1880 to 1890
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.
Umberto Bruni died in
Laval
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People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
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on 1 February 2021 at the age of 106.
Collections
*National Assembly of Quebec
*
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...
*
Séminaire de Québec
The Seminary of Quebec (French: Séminaire de Québec) is a Catholic community of diocesan priests in Quebec City founded by Bishop François de Laval, the first bishop of New France in 1663.
History
The Séminaire de Québec is a Society of d ...
*
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (french: Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit in ...
*Musée des hospitalières de l'Hotel Dieu de Montréal
*Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
References
External links
Biography and Collection of Umberto Bruni (Canadian Classic Fine Art)
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1914 births
2021 deaths
Canadian male artists
Canadian centenarians
Canadian people of Italian descent
Artists from Montreal
Men centenarians