Marc-Aurele Fortin (1888 - 1970) Canada Watecolor on Paper Measure 9 1/2"in H x 7"in W and 15 1/4"in H x 11 3/4"in W with frame Known for: Landscape and coastal view painting, engraving Biography: He was born in Ste-Rose in 1888. He studied at The Plateau School in Montreal with Edmond Dyonnet and completed his training at the Chicago Institute, then in New York and Boston. His mediums are oil, watercolor, pastel charcoal, etching and copper etching. In 1932, he started exhibiting in Canada, then in France in 1940. He participated in many different exhibitions in Canada, in the United States, in South Africa, and in Europe. The National Gallery of Canada did a retrospective exhibition in 1964. He passed away in 1970.