Alfred Laliberté
Alfred Laliberté
1878 - 1953
RCA SSC
Alfred Laliberté is known primarily as a sculptor, and he produced over 900 pieces during his lifetime. His practice embodied an authentic tradition of French Canadian carving, with his best known pieces dedicated to historical depictions of national figures and events in Canada and France. His work is often divided into two parts. The first is his academic execution of public monuments and statues. The second is his intimate personal practice of small works, which were created mainly for his own pleasure. In these he would work from his vivid imagination, often recreating scenes from daily life in his childhood in rural Quebec or illustrating traditional folk legends of the area.

Born into a farming family in 1878, Laliberté initially intended to take up the family business. However, at the age of 15 he began sculpting figurines as a hobby, astonishing friends and family for their accurate likenesses of the local people. At the age of 20, his life-sized bust of future Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier won first prize at the Provincial Exhibition in Quebec City. His work was seen by Laurier, who encouraged the young artist, convincing Laliberté’s father to let him attend the Conseil des arts et manufactures (CAM) school in Montreal, where he began studying in 1896.

Upon graduating, Laliberté received first prize in the class, which granted him a study trip abroad. In 1902 he left Canada to live and study in Paris at the prestigious École des beaux-arts, where he met another notable Canadian sculptor, Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Coté. During this time Laliberté showed at the Salon du Printemps in Paris, receiving an honourable mention for his sculpture Young Indians Hunting (circa 1905), which was later acquired by the National Gallery of Canada.

In 1922 Laliberté joined the faculty of the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, and in 1928 he cofounded the Sculptors Society of Canada. He wrote three manuscripts about his life and works, which were published together in 1978 as Mes souvenirs.
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Le violoneux by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $43,125
Alfred Laliberté
Le violoneux
12 x 10 in, 30.5 x 25.4 cm
1928
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 15 000 $ - 18 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 43 125 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2006, jeudi, 25 mai 2006
Le colon construisant son foyer by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $37,375
Alfred Laliberté
Le colon construisant son foyer
19 x 20 x 8 in, 48.3 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 20 000 $ - 30 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 37 375 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007, vendredi, 23 novembre 2007
Le violoneux by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $34,500
Alfred Laliberté
Le violoneux
11 x 9 x 9 in, 27.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 9 000 $ - 12 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 34 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2006 - 2nd Session, samedi, 27 mai 2006
Le bûcheron by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $14,950
Alfred Laliberté
Le bûcheron
8 1/2 x 5 x 4 1/2 in, 21.6 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 6 000 $ - 8 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 14 950 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2006, vendredi, 24 novembre 2006
Bookends by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $10,625
Alfred Laliberté
Bookends
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sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 4 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 10 625 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
July 2017 - 1st Session, jeudi, 27 juillet 2017
Le Prisonnier Politique by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $8,625
Alfred Laliberté
Le Prisonnier Politique
20 x 7 1/4 x 7 in, 50.8 x 18.4 x 17.8 cm
sculpture en bronze sur une base en marbre
Estimation : 6 000 $ - 8 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 625 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2004, samedi, 27 novembre 2004
Le jeu de cartes du diable by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $8,190
Alfred Laliberté
Le jeu de cartes du diable
13 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 9 3/4 in, 34.9 x 41.3 x 24.8 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 7 000 $ - 9 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 190 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2009 - 1st Session, jeudi, 28 mai 2009
Autoportrait / La femme, l'inspiratrice de tant de choses en ce monde by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $8,050
Alfred Laliberté
Autoportrait / La femme, l'inspiratrice de tant de choses en ce monde
15 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in, 38.7 x 11.4 x 13.3 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 8 000 $ - 10 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 8 050 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
May 2008 - 2nd session, samedi, 31 mai 2008
Le creuseur d'auge by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $7,020
Alfred Laliberté
Le creuseur d'auge
12 x 6 3/4 x 11 1/2 in, 30.5 x 17.1 x 29.2 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 8 000 $ - 10 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 7 020 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
November 2012 - 5th Session, jeudi, 29 novembre 2012
Le sellier by Alfred Laliberté vendu pour $4,720
Alfred Laliberté
Le sellier
15 x 9 x 14 in, 38.1 x 22.9 x 35.6 cm
sculpture en bronze
Estimation : 5 000 $ - 7 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 4 720 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
August 2014 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 28 août 2014