Paul Archibald Octave Caron - Artist Info

About Paul Archibald Octave Caron

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    Paul Caron ARCA, CSGA, CPE (1874 - 1941)

    A prominent early 20th century Canadian painter, illustrator, draftsman, sculptor, and printmaker, Paul Archibald Octave Caron (1) was born in Montréal, Quebec, where he lived his whole life and died.

    His mediums included oil, watercolor, pastel, gouache*, ink, pencil, charcoal, chalk*, colored pencil, woodblock* print and polychrome* wood carvings. His works were also reproduced on Christmas cards, calendars and lithographic prints. His subjects included horse drawn sleighs, portraits, figures, genre*, still life, villages, harbors, farms, landscapes, snowscapes and seascapes. His style was Realism*. AskART has some excellent illustrations of his paintings.

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