"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker,... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my painting. There is none. It is pure experience." - Yves Gaucher (1972). His mediums were acrylic on canvas; planographic prints - lithography* and silkscreen*; intaglio prints - aquatint* and drypoint etching*; woodcut*; collage*; graphite; ink; and... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my painting. There is none. It is pure experience." - Yves Gaucher (1972). His mediums were acrylic on canvas; planographic prints - lithography* and silkscreen*; intaglio prints - aquatint* and drypoint etching*; woodcut*; collage*; graphite; ink; and mixed mediums. He was a lifelong abstractionist, and as such his primary subjects were shape, color and... Read full biography
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About Yves Gaucher: Books
Books & Publications (49)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
AGO: Highlights from the Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario
2013
Editor, Art Gallery of Ontario
357 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian Painting, (Third Edition)
2012
Reid, Dennis
506 pages (color)
Abstract Painting in Canada (Exhibition catalog)
2008
Nasgaard, Roald
432 pages (color)
Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings
2007
Newlands, Anne
366 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
The Shape of Colour: Excursions in Colour Field Art (Art Gallery of Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Cheetham, Mark; Matthew Teitelbaum, David Moos
120 pages (color)
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Leclerc, Denise; Pierre Dessureault; National Gallery of Canada
188 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Yves Gaucher (Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art) (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Marchand, Sandra Grant
276 pages (color)
Pleasures of Sight and States of Being: Radical Abstract Painting Since 1990 (Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee)
2001
Nasgaard, Roald
60 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who's Who in America 2001-2002 55th Edition (Vol 1)
2000
Brooks, Maurice (Ed)
2,987 pages
Home Base: Notes to an Installation (Kamloops Art Gallery)
1998
Hunter, Andrew
36 pages (color)
Depth Markers: Selected Art Writings, 1985-1994, Volume One
1995
Campbell, James D.
397 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection
1992
Paikowsky, Sandra and Lois Valliant
59 pages (color)
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)
Masterpieces of Canadian Art: From the National Gallery of Canada
1990
Burnett, David; Dr. Shirley L. Thomson (Foreward)
230 pages (color)
Cineplex Odeon The First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art
1989
Burnett, David
97 pages (color)
The Asymmetric Vision: Philosophical Intuition and Original Experience in the Art of Yves Gaucher (Mackenzie Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Campbell, James D
0 pages (color)
Living Impressions: Contemporary Canadian Graphics from the Permanent Collection of the Art Gallery of Hamilton
1989
Cummings, Glen E.
92 pages (color)
The Art Gallery of Hamilton: Seventy-Five Years (1914-1989) (Art Gallery of Hamilton)
1989
Fox, Ross and Grace Inglis
122 pages (color)
Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989
Naylor, Colin (editor)
1,059 pages
Agnes Etherington Art Centre: Exhibitions in Review, 1987-1988 (Agnes Etherinton Art Centre)
1988
Bell, Michael et al
122 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988
Reid, Dennis
418 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Artists, Builders and Dreamers-50 Years at the Banff School
1982
Leighton, David; Peggy Leighton, McClelland, Stewart
160 pages
Canadian Art in Britain: Contemporary Works from Collections in Britain
1982
Shepherd, Michael
56 pages (color)
Selections from the Westburne Collection (Edmonton Art Gallery)
1982
Wilkin, Karen
48 pages (color)
Yves Gaucher: A Fifteen Year Perspective, 1963-1978 (Art Gallery of Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)
1979
Nasgaard, Roald
144 pages (color)
Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978
Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken
119 pages (color)
A Canadian Survey: Selected Works from the Collection of Imperial Oil Limited (Art Gallery of Ontario)
1978
Moses, Gerry
52 pages (color)
16 Quebec Painters in Their Milieu
1978
Paradis, Andree; Claude Beaulieu, Jules Bazin
171 pages (color)
Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, 1973-1976 (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1977
Phillips, Carol A.
36 pages
Thirteen Artists from Marlborough Godard, Toronto, Montreal
1974
Editor, Marlborough Gallery, New York
39 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Contemporary Canadian Painting
1972
Withrow, William
224 pages (color)
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
The Canada Council Collection (National Gallery of Canada)
1969
Thompson, David
64 pages (color)
Canadian Artists 68 (The National Art Exhibition Committee)
1968
Young, Dennis
79 pages
Statements: 18 Canadian Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1967
Curator, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
99 pages
Canadian Prints and Drawings: With a Collection of Photographs by Yousuf Karsh
1967
Fenwick, Kathleen M. and Yousuf Karsh, Roger Duhamel
64 pages
Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967
Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy
254 pages (color)
The Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition (Ontario Council for the Arts)
1967
Robertson, Bryan
60 pages
4th National Burnaby Print Show
1967
Smith, Gordon and Maurice Tuchman
40 pages
Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art
1966
Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld
128 pages (color)
Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)