Leo Ayotte

Canadian , 1909-1976

Born: Sainte-Flore, Mauricie, Quebec, October 10, 1909
Died: Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, December 21, 1976 (aged 67)
Selected works
Leo Ayotte
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Gaspésie
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
CAD 875
Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
CAD 975
Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
CAD 875
Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
CAD 875
sold artworks
Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Ruisseau...
Oil on canvas
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Mont-Comi
Oil on canvas panel
16 x 20 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Untitled
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1977
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
France
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Vieille maison canadienne a Dorval
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas laid down on board
12 x 16 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on board
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
8x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Grange
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
Canadian, 1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 in
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Leo Ayotte
Canadian, 1909-1976
Sunny autumn
Oil on canvas panel
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on masonite
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
Canadian, 1909-1976
Untitled
Oil on masonite
8 x 10 in
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Leo Ayotte
Untitled
Oil on board
14 x 16 in
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Leo Ayotte
Untitled
Oil on canvas
18 x 20 in
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Leo Ayotte
Untitled
Oil on canvas panel
12 x 16 in
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Biography
Mostly self-taught Ayotte had a unique style often using a single brush to achieve a work. From a single stroke and with spontaneity Ayotte always achieved a successful painting with his first attempt, never having to make corrections or touch-ups. The bold and lively colors that emerged from his brush captured the essence of his subjects. His colorful landscapes are real hymns to nature.

Born in Sainte-Flore, Mauricie, Quebec to a family of modest means, he began his studies at the College Séraphique and at Trois-Rivières Seminary, and finally, in Nicolet. He abandoned his studies at the end of his rhetoric and began to compose poems and paint.

In 1938, Ayotte moved to Montreal and worked as a model at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Not being registered, Ayotte could not follow the lessons, but his work there as a model and as a janitor allowed him to listen in on classes. Without money, he also picked up the half-empty tubes left by careless students and used them to paint. The director Maillard told him later after he saw one of his paintings: “You are my best student.”

Through his art career and lectures, Ayott was able to save enough money to fulfill his dream of visiting France. In July 1962, he went to visit the Louvre Museum, which moved him to tears. After a year in France, he returned to Canada, where he participated in numerous exhibitions throughout Quebec until 1975. He died on December 21, 1976.

Studied at
Collections
Exhibitions
Awards
Professional Activities
Publications
Signatures, Ayotte, mon Québec, Le Guide Vallée (1983, 1989 and 1993),