Claude Bettinger
Stained-glass murals (1988)
Antique stained glass
Locations: west entrance building and transept
Set in the station’s granite walls, the two stained-glass murals show coloured stripes streaking down like rays of sunlight. The interplay of lines represent the paths of individual lives, intersecting and separating over time.
Did you know?
Claude Bettinger inserted a self-portrait into his large glass cylinder on the esplanade of Place des Arts in Montréal.
About the artist
Born in Lyon, France into a family of artists and artisans, sculptor and glassworker Claude Bettinger (1942-1998) grew up in Alsace. He is known for numerous stained-glass windows he created for churches, notably the church of Cana in Israel and St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Verdun.