Lilias Torrance Newton ( Quebec 1896-1980 ) - Louis Muhlstock c.1937

In this gripping portrait, the artist brings us nose-to-nose with the painter Louis Muhlstock, a fellow Montrealer Known for his depictions of the street life of the city and the plight of the working class during the great Depression. Here, Torrance Newton has taken in her subject with a steady, sympathetic gaze that matches the sitter’s own thoughtful intensity.

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