7. Baudaux Monique (Belgian 1931-2009) "Hiccup", pastel, 20'' x 16'' (Gallery artist)----- Monique Baudaux was born in Belgium and was attracted to painting at an early age. She graduated in Brussels at the Institut Normal Provincial de Dessin and later received guidance from her master teacher, Raoul Labarre, she became soon a very promising artist. Newspaper critics were unanimous in recognizing her inborn abilities of a great talent. In her native Belgium, Monique Baudaux would not need any introduction. Her first two exhibitions, a one-woman show at the famous Gallery Albert in Brussels, followed by a group show at the gallery Ptah together with such prominent Belgian artists as Haine, Howet, Labarre, and Van Riet, were big successes and spread her fame throughout Belgium. In 1959, her work entitled Interieur Sombre was sold to the Ministry of National Education and Culture in Brussels. A year later, the government of Brabant acquired her painting, “Autoportrait”. Artistic success continued for this ambitious artist for years to follow in Canada and, since 1968, in the United States. She brought with her a reputation as a master portraitist, landscapist, and an expert with still life.