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1881 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1942 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Landscape painting, etching.
Painter, illustrator, and etcher, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon is credited as being one of the major figures in the development of Canadian modern art. His paintings are known for their strong color,... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, and etcher, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon is credited as being one of the major figures in the development of Canadian modern art. His paintings are known for their strong color, luminous* qualities and styles incorporating Realism* and Impressionism*. He also spent much of his... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, and etcher, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon is credited as being one of the major figures in the development of Canadian modern art. His paintings are known for their strong color, luminous* qualities and styles incorporating Realism* and Impressionism*. He also spent much of his career in France, and throughout his productive painting life was back and forth between the two countries. Gagnon was born in Montreal, Canada, November 8, 1881. He studied at the Art Association of... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, and etcher, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon is credited as being one of the major figures in the development of Canadian modern art. His paintings are known for their strong color, luminous* qualities and styles incorporating Realism* and Impressionism*. He also spent much of his career in France, and throughout his productive painting life was back and forth between the two countries. Gagnon was born in Montreal, Canada, November 8, 1881. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal, beginning when he was age 16, with William Brymner from 1897-1900. From Brymner he learned about sketching and drawing directly from nature. In 1904, Gagnon went to Paris where he set up a permanent studio for several years and studied briefly... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, and etcher, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon is credited as being one of the major figures in the development of Canadian modern art. His paintings are known for their strong color, luminous* qualities and styles incorporating Realism* and Impressionism*. He also spent much of his career in France, and throughout his productive painting life was back and forth between the two countries. Gagnon was born in Montreal, Canada, November 8, 1881. He studied at the Art Association of Montreal, beginning when he was age 16, with William Brymner from 1897-1900. From Brymner he learned about sketching and drawing directly from nature. In 1904, Gagnon went to Paris where he set up a permanent studio for several years and studied briefly at the Academie Julian* with Jean-Paul Laurens. This European venture was financed by Ja... Read full biography