Alfred Pellan by Ms Campbell

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Alferd Pellan's talent was quickly recogized and the National Gallery of Canada bought his painting "A Corner of Old Quebec" when he was only seventeen.

His talent was quickly recognized and the National Gallery of Canada bought his painting A Corner of Old Quebec (1922) when he was only seventeen.

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Alfred Pellan was born in 1906 and died in 1988 he sold his first painting when he was 17 to National Gallery of Canada.

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He was born in 1906 in Quebec City, Quebec and died in 1988 Montreal.

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Alfred Pellan made surrealism paintings,like this one.

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Here is his painting called Le Besiaire.

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He lived in Quebec City.

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He was born on May 16, 1906.

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He studied at École des beaux-arts de Québec.

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Alfred Pellan studied at E'cole nationale supe'rieure des Beaux-Arts between 1926 to 1930 in Paris.

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He was born in 1906 and lived for 82 years. He died in 1988.

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After he graduated he went to an art school in Quebec.

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Alfred Pellan won his first prize at the exhibition of the mural art in Paris in 1935.

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His mother, Régina Damphousse, died when he was young and his father, Alfred Pelland, a locomotive engineer raised their three children.

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His paintings didn't make logical sense.

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Alfred Pellan was born in Quebec City.

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Alfred Pellan won an award called Paul-Emile Borduas Prize,

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Alferd Pellan painted murals,designed theatre costumes and stained glass and illustrated books.

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Alfred Pellan had his first solo exhibition in Paris at the Academie Ranson in 1935

at this time he worked as a graphic designer and designed fabric. Later in 1943 he

settled in Montreal and and was in charge of a painting course at the Ecole des Beaux

Arts. Alfred Pellan also designed costumes and sets. These are some of the costumes he designed.

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This is one of Alfred Pellans painting.

it is called Fleurs et Dominos.

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This is another painting that Alfred Pellan made. It is called Orsino.

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This painting is an abstract compostion.

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When he was a boy, he loved to draw in his notebooks.

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In 1952 Alfred Pellan received a scholarship

from the Royal Society of Canada and returned

to Paris until 1955.

THE PAINTER OF THE UNIMAGINABLE

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-01 16:31:32 UTC