René Gagnon (painter)

René Gagnon (27 February 1928 – 22 January 2022) was a Canadian landscape painter. He specialized in depicting the landscapes of the St. Lawrence River.[1][2][3]

This article is about the painter. For the US military officer, see Rene Gagnon.
René Gagnon
Born(1928-02-27)27 February 1928
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Died22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 93)
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPainter
Rene Gagnon painting
Trees in Hilly Landscape painting by Rene Gagnon
Rene Gagnon Signature
Rene Gagnon Signature

Biography

Gagnon was born in Cap-Sainte-Anne (now Chicoutimi North). He was a self-taught artist, who first exhibited in Arvida. He then lived in New York City until he moved to Montreal in 1967 and founded the Galerie des peintres canadiens at the Place des Arts. In 1974, he exhibited at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris thanks to music producer Gilles Talbot and journalist Jacques Ourévitch. He had two other solo exhibitions in Paris in 1977 and 1984.

In 1995, Gagnon had several shows in Asia, including Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur in particular. In 2004, he exhibited in Morocco. That same year, the Pulperie de Chicoutimi museum in Chicoutimi held a retrospective in his honor titled L’Art du paysage selon René Gagnon.

Rene Gagnon received the Medal of the Quebec National Assembly on June 21st, 2012.[4]

He returned to Montreal in 2014 and set up the Petit Musée René Gagnon.[5] He remained active and kept painting until the age of 88.[6] One of his paintings is part of the White House art collection.[7]

Rene Gagnon's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 100 USD to 2,265 USD[8]

Gagnon died of cancer in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean on 22 January 2022, at the age of 93.[9]

References
  1. Clément, Éric (22 January 2022). "Mort du peintre René Gagnon". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. "René Gagnon, un peintre international à L'Anse-de-Roche". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. Clément, Éric (11 September 2015). "René Gagnon: une passion pour le paysage laurentien". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. "Gagnon, René".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Petit Musée René Gagnon - Galerie 2013". Petit Musée René Gagnon (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
  6. Blackburn, Roger (30 November 2014). "René Gagnon, le peintre éternel". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. Kennedy, Shirley (10 May 2016). "L'artiste peintre René Gagnon : une de ses toiles à la Maison-Blanche". Journal Haute Côte-Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. "Rene Gagnon".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Tremblay, Isabelle (22 January 2022). "Le peintre René Gagnon s'éteint à l'âge de 93 ans". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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