He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.^[1] His legacy includes teaching Paul-Émile Borduas.^[2] He died in Saint-Hyacinthe in 1955.

Works

He is best known for his work decorating the Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation church in Shawinigan South, Quebec, a project which took him thirteen years, until his death.^[3] The work was completed by his assistant, Gabrielle Messier.

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Elle est actuellement professeure associée de recherche à la School for Studies in Art and Culture et au département d’histoire de l’Université Carleton. The painting shows the Ozias Leduc's younger brother, concentrating on a picture book, pencil in hand. 59–61. The 50¢ stamps are perforated 13 X 13.5 and were printed by British American Bank Note Company.^[5]

Leduc was named a National Historic Person on January 12, 2018.^[6] There are streets named after him in Shawinigan-Sud and Drummondville, a park in Lévis and a secondary school in Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

Record sale prices

At the Cowley Abbott Auction of An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art – Part III, December 6, 2023, lot 112, Leduc's Les foins (The Hayfield), 1901, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 ins (61 x 91.4 cms), Auction Estimate: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 realized a price of $288,000.00.^[7]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Members since 1880.

   Leduc produced many portraits and landscapes.

   Biography

   Leduc was mainly self-taught. Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation church was designated a National Historic Site in 2004 and a federal marker reflecting that status was erected at the church in 2005.^[4]

   Recognition

   On May 20, 1988, Canada Post issued 'The Young Reader, Ozias Leduc, 1894' in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series.

   He was born in Saint-Hilaire-de-Rouville. Dans cette nouvelle série de notre collection sur l’art canadien, les principaux spécialistes au pays, chercheuses et chercheurs, commissaires, conservatrices et conservateurs, ainsi que professionnelles et professionnels de l’art, abordent un sujet ou une idée qui a profondément marqué l’art canadien et l’imaginaire national.

    

   L’histoire canadienne est jalonnée de conflits qui ont été des catalyseurs de changement en même temps que de puissantes sources de destruction.

   Artscanada . 38 . Dès votre arrivée, vous serez charmé par la beauté du site avec la majestueuse rivière Saint-Maurice en toile de fond. Un voyage surprenant entre le sacré et le profane vous attend, pour découvrir ce décor monumental composé de peintures murales dont certaines relatent la vie quotidienne des travailleurs du début de la colonisation à l’ère industrielle.

   En franchissant les portes, vous serez accueilli chaleureusement puis accompagné pour une visite animée et interactive. L’art de guerre au Canada explore le thème universel de la guerre à travers l’histoire visuelle et culturelle du pays. His research interests are in public collections and art in Quebec and Canada before 1940. Around 1881, he was employed at Carli, a manufacturer of statues in Montreal.

   After that, he started working on his own on church decorations. 26 May 2011.

2. Borduas . 2021-04-18.
3. Web site: Ozias Leduc en Mauricie . In 1897 Leduc embarked on a trip to France, where he found inspiration in the art of Europe. He is a member of the Société des Dix and the Académie des lettres du Québec.