Pierre Le Ber

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'''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 ==

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).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bazin |first1=Jules |title=Pierre le Ber |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/le_ber_pierre_2E.html |website=www.biographi.ca |publisher=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003 |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

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,<ref name="tiffin ">Ethel Tiffin, "Restoration of Painting Described". Montreal Star, Nov 10, 1965</ref> 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.<ref name="tiffin " /><ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Morgan |editor-first=Henry James |editor-link=Henry James Morgan |title=Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada |location=Toronto |publisher=Williams Briggs |date=1903 |url=https://archive.org/details/typesofcanadianw01morguoft |page=[https://archive.org/details/typesofcanadianw01morguoft/page/34 34]}}</ref> His work marks him as an important artist of the time.

== Gallery == <gallery> Image:La Venerable Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber.jpg|La Venerable Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber c. 1700, before restoration. Image:Pierre_le_Ber_-_Le_vrai_portrait_de_Marguerite_Bourgeoys_-_1700.jpg|Le Ber's painting of Marguerite Bourgeoys, c. 1700, restored. </gallery>

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==Bibliography== * {{cite book |last1=Gagnon |first1=François-Marc |last2=Cloutier| first2=Nicole|title=Premiers Peintres de la Nouvelle-France, vol. 1 |date=1976 |publisher= Ministère des Affaires culturelles Du Québec|location=Québec|url=http://library.gallery.ca/search~S1?/aGagnon%2C+francois-marc/agagnon+francois+marc/1%2C1%2C77%2CB/frameset&FF=agagnon+francois+marc+1935+2019&67%2C%2C77 |access-date=2021-10-22}}

==External links== * {{cite DCB |first=Jules |last=Bazin |title=Le Ber, Pierre |volume=2 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/le_ber_pierre_2E.html}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Ber, Pierre}} Category:1669 births Category:1707 deaths Category:Canadian male painters Category:Pre-Confederation Quebec people Category:17th-century painters Category:People of New France