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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
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Art Association
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto
- •Pen and Pencil Club of Montreal
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art Teacher
- •William Brymner
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Jessie Dow Prize, Montreal Art Association
- •Trevor Prize, Salmagundi Club
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
- •Watson Art Galleries, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons