Abstract Painting in Canada
(Exhibition catalog)
2008Nasgaard, Roald
432 pages (color)
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Born 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Abstract painting, graphics and printmaking.
Pierre Gauvreau is a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and broadcaster (1). He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he has lived and worked in Montreal all his life. His mediums are oil,... Read full biography
Pierre Gauvreau is a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and broadcaster (1). He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he has lived and worked in Montreal all his life. His mediums are oil, acrylic, collage*, watercolour, gouache*, egg tempera*, ink, pastel, serigraph* and mixed mediums. The... Read full biography
Pierre Gauvreau is a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and broadcaster (1). He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he has lived and worked in Montreal all his life. His mediums are oil, acrylic, collage*, watercolour, gouache*, egg tempera*, ink, pastel, serigraph* and mixed mediums. The subjects of his early works were figures, nudes and still life influenced by Fauvism* and Surrealism*. Since the mid 1940s, and his association with Paul-Emile Borduas (see AskART) and Les... Read full biography
Pierre Gauvreau is a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and broadcaster (1). He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he has lived and worked in Montreal all his life. His mediums are oil, acrylic, collage*, watercolour, gouache*, egg tempera*, ink, pastel, serigraph* and mixed mediums. The subjects of his early works were figures, nudes and still life influenced by Fauvism* and Surrealism*. Since the mid 1940s, and his association with Paul-Emile Borduas (see AskART) and Les Automatistes*, his work has focused on achieving effects through colour, form, line and texture. His mature styles include Color Field*, Abstract Expressionism*, Lyrical Abstraction*, and Automatism*. Good illustrations of the range and nature of his mature work... Read full biography
Pierre Gauvreau is a painter, graphic artist, printmaker and broadcaster (1). He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he has lived and worked in Montreal all his life. His mediums are oil, acrylic, collage*, watercolour, gouache*, egg tempera*, ink, pastel, serigraph* and mixed mediums. The subjects of his early works were figures, nudes and still life influenced by Fauvism* and Surrealism*. Since the mid 1940s, and his association with Paul-Emile Borduas (see AskART) and Les Automatistes*, his work has focused on achieving effects through colour, form, line and texture. His mature styles include Color Field*, Abstract Expressionism*, Lyrical Abstraction*, and Automatism*. Good illustrations of the range and nature of his mature work from the mid 1940's to present day can be found in AskART's image examples. Quote: "I don't lik... Read full biography
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Abstract Painting in Canada
2008The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar622 pagesEgregore: A History of the Montreal Automatist Movement
1998Ellenwood, Ray357 pages (color)Reflecting Paradise: Expo '93' (University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
1993Spaulding, Jeffrey and Stephen B. Smart68 pages (color)Total Refusal (Refus Global): The Complete 1948 Manifesto of the Montreal Automatists
1991Borduas, Paul; Claude Gauvreau, Bruno Cornier, et all119 pagesArt and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson1,557 pages (color)Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing417 pagesA Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988Reid, Dennis418 pages (color)Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken119 pages (color)The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A Peoples' Art
1974Lord, Barry253 pages (color)A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974MacDonald, Colin, S.3,667 pages35 Painters of Today
1957Leduc, Fernand47 pages