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Louis Boudreault's Childhood Portraits of Icons at Tornabuoni Arte

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Louis Boudreault (born 1956 in Havre-Aubert, Canada) presents a series of portraits at Tornabuoni Arte in Florence, depicting iconic 20th-century figures as children. Each portrait uses a specific color to reflect the subject's background: green for Luciano Pavarotti (evoking the Po Valley countryside), muted grays for Pier Paolo Pasolini (urban periphery), and pop stripes for Marlon Brando. Other subjects include Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Alberto Giacometti, and Sophia Loren. The exhibition runs until January 8, 2017, at Via Maggio 58r. The dynamic installation adds musicality to this color symphony of the past century.

Key facts

  • Louis Boudreault was born in Havre-Aubert, Canada in 1956.
  • The exhibition is at Tornabuoni Arte in Florence.
  • Portraits show subjects as children.
  • Green is associated with Pavarotti and the Po Valley.
  • Muted grays reference Pasolini's urban periphery.
  • Pop stripes background Marlon Brando.
  • Subjects include Picasso, Modigliani, Pavarotti, Giacometti, Pasolini, Loren.
  • Exhibition runs until January 8, 2017.

Entities

Artists

  • Louis Boudreault
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Amedeo Modigliani
  • Luciano Pavarotti
  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Sophia Loren
  • Marlon Brando

Institutions

  • Tornabuoni Arte
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Havre-Aubert
  • Canada
  • Florence
  • Italy
  • Via Maggio 58r

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