Louise Landry Gadbois

Louise Landry Gadbois (27 November 1896 – 10 August 1985) was a Canadian painter associated with the Contemporary Arts Society in Montreal. She is known for her portraiture.[1][2]

Louise Landry Gadbois
Born(1896-11-27)27 November 1896
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died10 August 1985(1985-08-10) (aged 88)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known forPainter

Biography

Marie Marguerite Louise Gadbois was born in 1896 in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She studied painting with Edwin Holgate from 1932 to 1934. Additionally she attended the Art Association of Montreal, studying under John Goodwin Lyman.[1]

In 1941 Gadbois was included in the Première exposition des Indépendants exhibition at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. This exhibition was organized by Marie-Alain Couturier and included eleven members of the Contemporary Arts Society; Gadbois, Paul-Émile Borduas, Simone Mary Bouchard, Stanley Cosgrove, Eric Goldberg, John Goodwin Lyman, Louis Muhlstock, Alfred Pellan, Goodridge Roberts, Jori Smith, and Philip Surrey.[3] The exhibition traveled to Montreal.[3]

In 1944 Gadbois was in two exhibitions: a joint exhibition with Philip Surrey, and a joint exhibition with her daughter Denyse Gadbois.[1]

Gadbois's portrait of Thérèse Frémont is in the National Gallery of Canada[4] and her portrait The Refugee is in the Musée du Québec.[5]

Gadbois died in 1985 in Montreal.[1]

References
  1. "Gadbois, Louise Landry". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Louise Gadbois". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. Carney, Lora Senechal (2017). Canadian Painters in a Modern World, 1925–1955: Writings and Reconsiderations. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 146. ISBN 978-0773551923. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "Louise Gadbois". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. "Louise Gadbois 1896 – 1985". Le Grand Rappel. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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