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landscapes bustling with human activity, using brilliant colours and exuberant brushwork. Borenstein was best known for his expressionistic cityscapes and rural scenes, but also produced numerous portraits and still lifes.
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exhibition at the McCord Museum/The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in 2008. In 2011, an abridged version of the
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