Charles Daudelin

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Charles Daudelin (October 1, 1920 – April 2, 2001) was a Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec artist.

Born in Granby, Quebec, he became a pioneer in integrating art into public space. He created many public artworks, including:

• Allegrocube, in front of the Palais de Justice in Montreal;
• the altar screen for the Sacré-Coeur chapel for Notre-Dame Basilica;
• works in Viger Square in Montreal and the Place du Québec in Paris;
• aluminum joints at Mont-Royal station and large sculptural grilles at Langelier station in the Montreal metro.

Charles Daudelin was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas in 1985 [1], and was made a member of the Ordre national du Québec in 1998. He died in Kirkland, Quebec (now in Montreal); his last work, Le Passage du 2 avril, is named for the date of his death and installed in front of Kirkland's former town hall.

Charles Daudelin. Odalisque or Le sphinx, 1948. Oil on canvas. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Sculptural grille by Charles Daudelin, at Langelier metro station in Montreal