René Richard was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and fur trapper. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and died in Baie St.Paul, Quebec (75 miles north-east of Quebec City along the... Read full biography
René Richard was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and fur trapper. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and died in Baie St.Paul, Quebec (75 miles north-east of Quebec City along the St.Lawrence River). His family emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1909 and to Cold Lake, Alberta... Read full biography
René Richard was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and fur trapper. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and died in Baie St.Paul, Quebec (75 miles north-east of Quebec City along the St.Lawrence River). His family emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1909 and to Cold Lake, Alberta (150 miles north-east of Edmonton) in 1911. In 1942, he moved to Baie St.Paul, Quebec where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were oil*, watercolour, gouache*, charcoal*, chalk*, ink*,... Read full biography
René Richard was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and fur trapper. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and died in Baie St.Paul, Quebec (75 miles north-east of Quebec City along the St.Lawrence River). His family emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1909 and to Cold Lake, Alberta (150 miles north-east of Edmonton) in 1911. In 1942, he moved to Baie St.Paul, Quebec where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were oil*, watercolour, gouache*, charcoal*, chalk*, ink*, crayon*, graphite*, lithograph*, etching*, silkscreen* and colored pencil*. His most recognized subjects are landscapes of the Quebec countryside and northern Canada. He is also known for portraits and genre scenes of his previous occupation as a trapper... Read full biography
René Richard was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and fur trapper. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and died in Baie St.Paul, Quebec (75 miles north-east of Quebec City along the St.Lawrence River). His family emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1909 and to Cold Lake, Alberta (150 miles north-east of Edmonton) in 1911. In 1942, he moved to Baie St.Paul, Quebec where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were oil*, watercolour, gouache*, charcoal*, chalk*, ink*, crayon*, graphite*, lithograph*, etching*, silkscreen* and colored pencil*. His most recognized subjects are landscapes of the Quebec countryside and northern Canada. He is also known for portraits and genre scenes of his previous occupation as a trapper (c.1913 - 1942) in the Canadian north. Good illustrations of this are AskART image exampl... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)