Clarence Gagnon
Clarence A. Gagnon, born in Montreal; his father was Canadian and his mother English. Studied at the School of Art Association of Montreal under William Bymner, 1897-1900. He first visited Baie-Saint-Paul in 1900. Went to Paris in 1904 and studied at the Academie Julian (1904-1905). Influenced by Morrice. Returned to Canada in 1909. Divided his time until 1914 between Montreal, Baie-Saint-Paul, and Paris. A.R.C.A. in 1909, R.C.A. in 1922. Lived mostly in Europe, 1922-1936, painting in France, and Norway in the summers. Illustrated L.F. Rouquette's Le grand silence blanc (1928) and Hemon's Maria Chapdelaine (1934). Honorary doctorate (Montreal), 1938. In 1941 he exhibited a model of French Canadian village which he hoped to build as an outdoor museum. Painter and etcher. Died in Montreal.
Available Artwork
Afternoon Meal
- Oil on Canvas
- 16.00 x 20.00 in
- 1905
- Price available on request
Exceptional Sales
Farm in Winter
- Oil on Canvas
- 12.00 x 16.00 in
- Sold
Farm on Hillside, Charlevoix
- Oil on Panel
- 5.00 x 7.00 in
- 1922
- Sold
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