period (1940–1947), focused on anecdote and accumulated scenic detail. Minimalist period (1951–1955), with cubist structures, which signaled a major turning point in the artist's career. Classical period (1956–1970), with a figures fuelled by the sources and practices of abstract art (MNBAQ). It is in this period that Lemieux produced the paintings of lonely figures in desolate, bleak landscapes for which he is so well known today. Expressionist period (after 1970), presenting humanity living in a post nuclear attack world. Legacy A set of postage stamps depicting three works by Lemieux, Self-portrait (1974), June Wedding (1972) and Summer (1959) were issued by Canada Post on October 22, 2004. The stamps were released on the day that a retrospective of his work organized to recognize the centenary of the artist's birth opened at the National Gallery of Canada. The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (abbreviated as MNBAQ) held the exhibition Jean Paul Lemieux: Silence and Space in 2022. The Jean Paul Lemieux and Madeleine Des Rosiers fonds, R6612, is in Library and Archives Canada. References Sources Tel qu’en Lemieux, produced and directed by Guy Robert in the artist's Quebec City studio (L’Office du film du Québec, 1973). External links Images and galleries Painting: The Visit Gallery from the Canadian government's Cybermuse project. Small gallery from Virtual Museum of Canada. Information Short biography (in French) from the Université de Sherbrooke website. Criticism and interpretation The introduction to the Gaëtan Brulotte book (see: References), written by Anne Hébert. 1904 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters Modern painters Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec Companions of the Order of Canada French Quebecers Artists from Quebec City Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni 20th-century Canadian male artists