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Pierre Le Ber
Born1669
DiedOctober 1, 1707(1707-10-01) (aged 37–38)
Parent(s)Jeanne Le Moyne
Jacques Le Ber
RelativesJeanne Le Ber (sister)
Charles le Moyne (uncle)

Pierre Le Ber (1669 – 1 October 1707), a son of Jacques Le Ber and brother of Jeanne Le Ber, was a painter from Montreal.

Biography

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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 (Hôpital Général of the Charon brothers).[1]

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,[2] brought him to the attention of the Canadian 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.[2][3] His work marks him as an important artist of the time.

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References

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  1. ^ Bazin, Jules. "Pierre le Ber". www.biographi.ca. Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ethel Tiffin, "Restoration of Painting Described". Montreal Star, Nov 10, 1965
  3. ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 34.

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