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In 1907, Gagnon returned to Canada, and settled in the [[Baie-Saint-Paul]] region of Charlevoix. In 1913, his career hit a turning point, with a solo exhibition of his work, mostly winter landscapes from Quebec, at the Galerie A. M. Reitlinger in Paris, ''Clarence A. Gagnon. Paysage d’hiver dans les montagnes des Laurentides au Canada'' (1913). This exhibition, the first for a living Canadian artist in Paris, marked him as a painter with his own interpretation of the Canadian winter and also as a painter known for his views of habitant life. Later he travelled to [[Venice]], [[Rouen]], [[Saint-Malo]] and the [[Laurentian Mountains|Laurentians]] in Quebec to paint landscape. He was also an illustrator and illustrated Louis-Frédéric Rouquette's ''Le Grand silence blanc'' in 1929 and in 1933, ''[[Maria Chapdelaine]]'' by [[Louis Hémon]].
In 1907, Gagnon returned to Canada, and settled in the [[Baie-Saint-Paul]] region of Charlevoix. In 1913, his career hit a turning point, with a solo exhibition of his work, mostly winter landscapes from Quebec, at the Galerie A. M. Reitlinger in Paris, ''Clarence A. Gagnon. Paysage d’hiver dans les montagnes des Laurentides au Canada'' (1913). This exhibition, the first for a living Canadian artist in Paris, marked him as a painter with his own interpretation of the Canadian winter and also as a painter known for his views of habitant life.{{sfn|SandG|2006|p=n.p.}} Later he travelled to [[Venice]], [[Rouen]], [[Saint-Malo]] and the [[Laurentian Mountains|Laurentians]] in Quebec to paint landscape. He was also an illustrator and illustrated Louis-Frédéric Rouquette's ''Le Grand silence blanc'' in 1929 and in 1933, ''[[Maria Chapdelaine]]'' by [[Louis Hémon]].


His paintings and etchings are held in many collections across Canada, including the [[National Gallery of Canada]] in [[Ottawa]], the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in [[Toronto]], the [[McMichael Canadian Art Collection]] in [[Kleinburg, Ontario]], [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]], the [[Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec]] in [[Quebec City]], the [[Art Gallery of Alberta]] in [[Edmonton]], the [[New Brunswick Museum]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[Art Gallery of Windsor]], the [[Art Gallery of Guelph]], the [[Robert McLaughlin Gallery]] in Oshawa, and the [[Vancouver Art Gallery]]. Gagnon's work is also owned by collections outside Canada, including in [[England]] the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] in [[London]], the [[Walker Art Gallery]] in [[Liverpool]], and the [[Manchester Art Gallery]] , in [[Argentina]] at the [[Fundación Proa]] in [[Buenos Aires]] and in [[France]] the [[Petit Palais]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/bitstream/52327/1988567/1/0000209059.pdf |title=Clarence Gagnon], Canadian Artists Series, Albert H. Robson, The Ryerson Press |accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Athenaeum|url=https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=tu&aid=3662}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Canadian Art Club]] and in 1922, the [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]].<ref name=RCA1880>{{cite web|title=Members since 1880 |url=http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp |publisher=Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |accessdate=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526215339/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp |archivedate=May 26, 2011 }}</ref> In 1923, he received the Trevor Prize of the Salmagundi Club of New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clarence Gagnon |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/clarence-gagnon |website=www.gallery.ca |publisher=National Gallery of Canada |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>
His paintings and etchings are held in many collections across Canada, including the [[National Gallery of Canada]] in [[Ottawa]], the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in [[Toronto]], the [[McMichael Canadian Art Collection]] in [[Kleinburg, Ontario]], [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]], the [[Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec]] in [[Quebec City]], the [[Art Gallery of Alberta]] in [[Edmonton]], the [[New Brunswick Museum]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[Art Gallery of Windsor]], the [[Art Gallery of Guelph]], the [[Robert McLaughlin Gallery]] in Oshawa, and the [[Vancouver Art Gallery]]. Gagnon's work is also owned by collections outside Canada, including in [[England]] the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] in [[London]], the [[Walker Art Gallery]] in [[Liverpool]], and the [[Manchester Art Gallery]] , in [[Argentina]] at the [[Fundación Proa]] in [[Buenos Aires]] and in [[France]] the [[Petit Palais]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/bitstream/52327/1988567/1/0000209059.pdf |title=Clarence Gagnon], Canadian Artists Series, Albert H. Robson, The Ryerson Press |accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Athenaeum|url=https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=tu&aid=3662}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Canadian Art Club]] and in 1922, the [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]].<ref name=RCA1880>{{cite web|title=Members since 1880 |url=http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp |publisher=Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |accessdate=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526215339/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp |archivedate=May 26, 2011 }}</ref> In 1923, he received the Trevor Prize of the Salmagundi Club of New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clarence Gagnon |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/clarence-gagnon |website=www.gallery.ca |publisher=National Gallery of Canada |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

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Clarence A. Gagnon
Clarence Gagnon in 1930
Born
Clarence Alphonse Gagnon

(1881-11-08)November 8, 1881
Montreal, Quebec
DiedJanuary 5, 1942(1942-01-05) (aged 60)
Montreal
EducationArt Association of Montreal, with William Brymner; Académie Julian, with Jean-Paul Laurens
Known forpainter, engraver, illustrator
SpouseLucile Rodier (m. 1919)
AwardsTrevor Prize, LL.D. (honorary, University of Montreal)

Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, RCA LL.D. (November 8, 1881 – January 5, 1942) was a French Canadian painter, draughtsman, engraver and illustrator. He is known for his landscape paintings of the Laurentians and the Charlevoix region of eastern Quebec.

Early years and training

Clarence Alphonse Gagnon was born in Montreal, Quebec on November 8, 1881. He was the son of Alphonse E. Gagnon, a milling manager, and a cultured English mother, who was interested in literature. Part of his childhood was spent in Sainte Rose, a village north of Montreal. Early in life, his mother had encouraged him to learn drawing and painting, but his father wanted him to become a businessman.

He studied with William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal in 1897,[1] the same year that Brymner delivered a lecture on Impressionism at the school. Brymner, as he did with many of his students, encouraged Gagnon to study in Paris, and with the financial support of a wealthy patron, James Morgan, Gagnon enrolled at the Académie Julian in 1904, where he studied with Jean-Paul Laurens. While there, he painted the French countryside and the beaches at Saint-Malo, Dinan, and Dinard, lightening his colour palette and recording the effects of light.

Gagnon showed his early promise by winning a bronze medal at the Canadian exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.[2] While in Paris, Gagnon developed a friendship with James Wilson Morrice. Before returning to Canada in the autumn of 1907, he travelled to Spain, Italy, England, and Norway making sketches for paintings and prints. During this period he also established an international reputation as an etcher.[3][4][5][6]

Career

In 1907, Gagnon returned to Canada, and settled in the Baie-Saint-Paul region of Charlevoix. In 1913, his career hit a turning point, with a solo exhibition of his work, mostly winter landscapes from Quebec, at the Galerie A. M. Reitlinger in Paris, Clarence A. Gagnon. Paysage d’hiver dans les montagnes des Laurentides au Canada (1913). This exhibition, the first for a living Canadian artist in Paris, marked him as a painter with his own interpretation of the Canadian winter and also as a painter known for his views of habitant life.[7] Later he travelled to Venice, Rouen, Saint-Malo and the Laurentians in Quebec to paint landscape. He was also an illustrator and illustrated Louis-Frédéric Rouquette's Le Grand silence blanc in 1929 and in 1933, Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon.

His paintings and etchings are held in many collections across Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec in Quebec City, the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton, the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Art Gallery of Windsor, the Art Gallery of Guelph, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Gagnon's work is also owned by collections outside Canada, including in England the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, and the Manchester Art Gallery , in Argentina at the Fundación Proa in Buenos Aires and in France the Petit Palais in Paris.[8][9] He was a member of the Canadian Art Club and in 1922, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[10] In 1923, he received the Trevor Prize of the Salmagundi Club of New York.[11]

Gagnon lived in France from 1917 to 1919 and from 1924 to 1936. He returned permanently to Canada in 1936, returning to his native Montreal, where he died on January 5, 1942 at the Royal Victoria Hospital. He is buried at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. A bust has been erected in his memory by the Galerie Clarence Gagnon in Quebec City.

Personal life

In 1919 Gagnon married Lucile Rodier, also a pupil of Brymner. One of his disciples was the painter René Richard.

References

  1. ^ "Clarence Gagnon". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. ^ Williamson, Moncrieff. "Robert Harris: An Unconventional Biography". search.library.utoronto.ca. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto. pp. 180–183. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Reid, Dennis (1973). A Concise History of Canadian Painting. Toronto: Oxford University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0195402065.
  4. ^ National Gallery of Canada
  5. ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
  6. ^ Grove Art Online
  7. ^ SandG 2006, p. n.p..
  8. ^ "Clarence Gagnon], Canadian Artists Series, Albert H. Robson, The Ryerson Press" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "The Athenaeum".
  10. ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  11. ^ "Clarence Gagnon". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

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