The Collection


Making models is a new form of popular art practiced for only a few decades, principally in Québec. It is the attention to detail and sensitivity to the arrangements of Louis-Émile Beauregard which retain the attention. Most of the pieces are articulated and faithfully reproduce the origin of the model. The Beauregard collection is a window into the rural heritage of the years 1920 to 1930. Louis-Émile Beauregard had a dream-to recreate the world of his memories in scale. The world of Louis-Émile Beauregard is a world to discover!
Room 3 : Domestic Work Daily life in the rural areas at the beginning of the century was in rhythm with numerous domestic tasks. From dawn until dusk, men and women worked to improve and beautify their family's lives. Lous-Émile was inspired by the skill and labour of the women of the time in the creation of his scenes of domestic workes. Room 1: A passion, a talent, a work… From a simple marionette emerges a collction of 64 wooden sculptures which bring alive the past with emotion. The artist experiments with different processes of creation, from garden ornaments to a rail convoy; from a bas relief model to a collection of sculptures "ronde bosse". Room 2 : Daily Life The representation of daily life constitutes one of the most fascinating aspects of the work of the sculptor. The artist chiselled with humour and tenderness the places, objects and events which marked his childhood. A thousand details make the models alive and touching. Room 4 : Work on the land and olden time machines From his memories of vacations in the country, Louis-Émile reporduced with aparticular interest the life and agricultural machinery of the period. Even more, his fascination for the mechanical brought him to be interested in means of transport. Point your cursor on one of four rooms, then you just have to click a number, under the description of the room, to see the corresponding sculpture.
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