Yves Trudeau (December 3, 1930 – December 18, 2017) was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in

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art in Quebec, especially

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Life and career

Yves Trudeau studied at the

École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région ...

and began his career in the 1950s. At first concentrating on

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, he later incorporated wood and iron into his works. In 1960, he founded the Association des sculpteurs du Québec (today the Conseil de la sculpture du Québec), a professional association for Quebec sculptors. He created numerous significant public sculptures and took part in significant group and individual shows throughout Canada and Europe. He received the

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in 1995.

Major public works

File:Le Phare du Cosmos.JPG, "Le Phare du Cosmos" (1967) (created for

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) in St. Helen's Island in

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''Artnet'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Trudeau, Yves 1930 births 2017 deaths Canadian sculptors Canadian male sculptors Members of the Order of Canada Montreal Metro artists École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni French Quebecers Artists from Montreal Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts