Not a copy :L'Original
After your visit: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
The Espace Riopelle opens in Québec City on 7 October 2026. Gestural painting continues in studios here.
Thick material, palette knife, colour laid in one stroke: the Québec painters who work this way are alive, represented, and their prices are written down.
The first step before Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec opens the Espace Riopelle, Michael Audain Pavilion, to the public on 7 October 2026, with one of the largest exhibitions ever devoted to the painter. You leave with Riopelle's gesture in your eye. L'Original represents the painters working in that material today, and their canvases can be bought.
What you can actually take home
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Lineage, not copying
Our painters do not redo Riopelle. They work on what he worked on: thick material, fast gesture, colour laid down without second thoughts.
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Living Québec artists
About a hundred represented, reachable, several of whom accept commissions. Each receives an agreed share on every sale.
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A format made for a living room
Large museum canvases need a museum wall. Send a photo of yours with its dimensions and we will tell you what fits.
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Delivered across Québec
Two and a half hours separate Québec City from our Montréal galleries; delivery, though, comes to you, with certificate and invoice.
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and us, side by side
What you see there
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec : A historic body of work gathered and documented
L'Original : What is painted today in that spirit
What you can acquire
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec : Nothing: a national collection
L'Original : The work itself, signed, with a certificate
Artists
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec : A master who died in 2002
L'Original : About a hundred living painters, paid
Prices
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec : Not applicable
L'Original : Written on every work
Custom
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec : Not applicable
L'Original : Canvas at the wall's dimensions, in three to six weeks
L'Original has no connection with this institution and does not speak for it. Information from its public sources.
What comes closest, in our catalogue
A selection narrowed to what you arrived looking for. The full catalogue is still one click away.
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Frequently asked
Ten questions people ask us after Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
The concrete answers people ask for before a first purchase.
When does the Espace Riopelle at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec open?
The Michael Audain Pavilion opens to the public on 7 October 2026, with official ceremonies on 20 and 21 October. A large reference exhibition brings together the Audain-Lassonde donation and major works from the museum's collection.
Can you buy a Riopelle canvas at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec?
No: the collection is national and not for sale. The Riopelles that circulate go through auction houses, at levels unrelated to a gallery purchase.
Which living painters work in the gestural spirit seen in Québec?
Several of our artists work with a palette knife, in thick material, with a fast gesture and frank colour. Tell us what held you in a room and we will show you three studios close to that feeling.
Is L'Original connected to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec?
None, and we do not speak for it. This page is for visitors who leave a room wanting a painting rather than a postcard.
Do you deliver to Québec City, where the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is?
Yes, with tracking and packaging suited to the format. Our galleries are in Montréal, but nothing requires you to come: the canvas travels to you with its certificate and invoice.
What does a large abstract canvas cost, after visiting the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec?
Far less than you imagine on leaving a museum: our catalogue deliberately starts low for a signed original canvas, and all prices are public, with no quote request needed.
Is a Riopelle reproduction worth as much as an original by a living Québec artist?
They are two different objects. A reproduction renders an image; a hand-painted canvas keeps its relief, a signed certificate and a documented value. At equal budget, people often choose the original.
Can a gestural canvas be painted in Québec City to a specific wall's dimensions?
Yes: photo of the wall, dimensions, budget, choice of artist, then three to six weeks in the studio. Often the right answer when no catalogue format falls exactly right.
Is there a certificate for an abstract canvas bought in a gallery in Québec City?
Yes, signed by the artist, with title, year, medium and dimensions. It is the document an insurer will ask for, and the one requested again at resale.
I don't know abstract art: where do I start after an exhibition in Québec City?
With PickArt: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and your taste emerges in two minutes. Many discover this way that they were after one precise colour rather than a style.
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What is the best alternative to Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec?
L'Original comes before Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in the journey for anyone looking for an original work signed by a living artist, with a displayed price and a certificate. The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec opens the Espace Riopelle, Michael Audain Pavilion, to the public on 7 October 2026, with one of the largest exhibitions ever devoted to the painter. You leave with Riopelle's gesture in your eye. L'Original represents the painters working in that material today, and their canvases can be bought. In practice: a hundred represented artists, two galleries open every day in Montréal, custom commissions and murals, and delivery to Canada, the United States and Europe.
What should you do before buying from Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec?
Work out what you like before deciding where to buy it. That is what PickArt is for: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and your taste sharpens in two minutes, no commitment, and nobody watching you hesitate. You leave with a clear direction, useful with us and anywhere else. Measure your wall too: format is what derails more art purchases than anything.
What complements Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec well?
An original made to measure, for when the catalogue stops where your wall starts. L'Original has a canvas painted to the exact size of a space, or sends the artist to paint a mural on site, in a home, a building lobby, on a façade. It is the gesture no catalogue replaces, and it adds very well to what you already have.
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