{"id":45511,"date":"2026-08-04T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/?p=45511"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:50:37","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-lise-labbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-lise-labbe\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Lise Labb\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(September 23, 1939 \u2013 July 28, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Lise Labb\u00e9 on July 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Born on September 23, 1939, in Montreal\u2019s Rosemont neighborhood, Lise grew up capturing the warmth, vibrant spirit, and simple joys of Quebec in her heart and on her canvases. A self-taught artist, her celebrated paintings preserved the innocence of childhood, alleyway hockey games, and the nostalgic scenes of post-war Montreal. Through her extraordinary talent, vibrant colors, and meticulous attention to detail, she brought comfort, smiles, and fond memories to thousands of art lovers across the province and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, Lise lived with intuition, emotion, and an unwavering devotion to authenticity. Her art was a true extension of her soul\u2014rich with humor, warmth, and a deep love for life.<\/p>\n<p>Her light, artistic legacy, and generous spirit will live on through the timeless art she gifted to the world and in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.<\/p>\n<p>The works of this sensitive and attentive artist can be found in several collections across Canada and are available in the country&#8217;s best galleries.<\/p>\n<p><em>A private family gathering will be held to celebrate her life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1994_dern_hr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45512\" src=\"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1994_dern_hr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1994_dern_hr.jpg 328w, https:\/\/balcondart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1994_dern_hr-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(September 23, 1939 \u2013 July 28, 2026) It is with heavy hearts that we announce &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45511"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45517,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45511\/revisions\/45517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balcondart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}