His interest in preserving the original architecture and character of cities led his gallerist, Alan Klinkhoff, to call him ‘the Jane Jacobs of Canadian art,’ and many of his paintings depict working-class neighbourhoods now being gentrified
John Little , who died in Montreal on Oct. 29 at the age of 96, was a painter best known for his city scenes, in particular of his native Montreal along with Quebec City and New York. Many of his paintings are of working-class neighbourhoods now being gentrified. He came to dislike the way the centres of cities, especially Montreal , were bulldozed for expressways and high rises.
Mr. Little was a shy man, not an obsessive recluse, but someone who stuck to his art. He did speak to a lot of sportswriters, though, because he was a big sports fan who once lived near the Montreal Forum, home of the Montreal Canadiens. Next Mr. Little studied under Arthur Lismer at the Art Association of Montreal , and then in 1947 Mr. Little went to New York.
Around this time, Mr. Little decided to paint full-time. Ms. Little worked in a clerical job to support them, though she ended up being his very effective business manager. In 1952, he sold a painting for $300 through Watson Art Galleries. At the same time he started doing covers for Maclean’s, also for $300 .
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