signed, titled & dated lower left
Provenance: La Galerie Continentale, Montreal QC (label verso)
Note: This painting was chosen to illustrate the invitation to Tomalty’s 1986 exhibition, as well as the artist’s biography page. Both promotional items accompany the painting.
St. Ann’s Church, built in 1854, was Montreal’s second English Catholic church. For many years it was the heart of the Griffintown Irish-catholic working-class community. The church was demolished in 1970. The location is now the site of Parc Griffintown-St-Ann. This nostalgic scene would be particularly meaningful to Tomalty, who was raised in a strong Irish household, and who played hockey growing up, and later for the Montreal Royals.
