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1906 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada - 1988 Laval, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Easel and mural painting, printmaking, illustration, teaching.
Alfred Pellan was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic artist, theatrical designer, muralist and educator. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and died in Laval (a Montreal suburb), Quebec... Read full biography
Alfred Pellan was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic artist, theatrical designer, muralist and educator. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and died in Laval (a Montreal suburb), Quebec where he lived most of his life. He also lived in Paris, France for two extended periods, 1926 to 1940... Read full biography
Alfred Pellan was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic artist, theatrical designer, muralist and educator. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and died in Laval (a Montreal suburb), Quebec where he lived most of his life. He also lived in Paris, France for two extended periods, 1926 to 1940 and 1952 to 1955. His mediums were oil, watercolour, gouache, ink, silkscreen, lithograph, serigraph, etching, charcoal, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were still life, landscape, urban... Read full biography
Alfred Pellan was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic artist, theatrical designer, muralist and educator. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and died in Laval (a Montreal suburb), Quebec where he lived most of his life. He also lived in Paris, France for two extended periods, 1926 to 1940 and 1952 to 1955. His mediums were oil, watercolour, gouache, ink, silkscreen, lithograph, serigraph, etching, charcoal, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were still life, landscape, urban scenes, figures, portraits, eroticism, allegory, dreams, fantasy, symbolism, colour, shape and texture. His mature styles were Surrealism and Abstraction. Intense colours, fluid linear rhythms and two-dimensionality identify most of his work. Quote: "I... Read full biography
Alfred Pellan was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, graphic artist, theatrical designer, muralist and educator. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and died in Laval (a Montreal suburb), Quebec where he lived most of his life. He also lived in Paris, France for two extended periods, 1926 to 1940 and 1952 to 1955. His mediums were oil, watercolour, gouache, ink, silkscreen, lithograph, serigraph, etching, charcoal, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were still life, landscape, urban scenes, figures, portraits, eroticism, allegory, dreams, fantasy, symbolism, colour, shape and texture. His mature styles were Surrealism and Abstraction. Intense colours, fluid linear rhythms and two-dimensionality identify most of his work. Quote: "I began painting landscapes, and still life and figurative portraits. But then I st... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Mosaics, Intarsia
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Eroticism, Erotica
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
Art Association
- •Contemporary Art Society, Montreal
- •Prisme d'Yeux
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Lucien Simon
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Academie Ranson, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Quebec City, Student
- •Montreal School of Fine Arts (now UQAM), Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Order of Canada, Elected Member
- •Order of Quebec, Chevalier, l’Ordre national du Québec
- •Prix Louis-Philippe-Hebert
- •Priz Paul-Emile Borduas
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Fifteen Canadian Artists, Museum of Modern Art, 1963
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Quebec Museum of Fine Arts
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
- •Salon d'Automne