Estelle Hecht Explained

Estelle Hecht (died in 1971) was a Jewish Canadian engraver, painter and gallerist from Montreal, Quebec.[1] She ran the print gallery Gallery 1640 which she founded in 1961.[2] She studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal and was trained by drawing professors Jacques de Tonnancour, Arthur Lismer, and Moses "Moe" Reinblatt in engraving.[3] She died in the fire that destroyed her art gallery in 1971.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sabbath. Lawrence. March 1966. Seven Jewish Women. Congress Bulletin. 2021-11-14.
  2. Lafleur. Geneviève. Le parcours de formation et les stratégies de diffusion de femmes galeristes à Montréal entre 1941 et 1963: Denyse Delrue, Estelle Hecht, Agnes Lefort et Rose Millman.. Université du Québec à Montréal. 2011. French.
  3. Book: Comeau, André. Artistes plasticiens: Canada (Régime français et Conquête), Bas-Canada et le Québec. Bellarmin. 193. 2890075133. French.
  4. F.. J.. 13 November 1971. She was an art pioneer in the city. The Gazette (Montréal). 51.

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