Posted: Dec 27, 2020 11:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 27, 2020
From left: Dominic Fontaine-Lasnier of the Centre d’Art de Richmond, Louis Carignan of the Musée de l’Ardoise, Romeo Boutin, Richmond County Historical Society president Norma Husk, and Sherbrooke muralist Serge Malenfant, with the giant painting before rolling it up to move it once again. (Spencer Van Dyk/CBC)
Moving a single painting 650 metres might not sound like a big job, but transporting this particular canvas across the town of Richmond, in the Eastern Townships, required four sets of arms.
The artwork in question, which depicts a cottage, flowers, and the Saint-François River, measures 15 feet high and 29 feet across. It was done by celebrated local artist Antonio Montour.