Louise Landry Gadbois

Louise Landry Gadbois
Born(1896-11-27)27 November 1896
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died10 August 1985(1985-08-10) (aged 88)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationArt Association of Montreal
Known forPainting
SpouseÉmilien Gadbois
ChildrenAndré Gadbois, Hélène Gadbois, Denyse Gadbois, Pierre Gadbois, Philippe Gadbois, Jean Gadbois
AwardsMacpherson Prize for drawing, Art Association, Montreal, 1935

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][3]

Biography

Marie Marguerite Louise Gadbois was born on 27 November 1896 in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She studied painting with Edwin Holgate from 1932 to 1934. Additionally she attended the Art Association of Montreal, studying with 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.[4] The exhibition traveled to Montreal.[4]

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[5] and her portrait The Refugee is in the Musée du Québec.[6]

Gadbois died on 10 August 1985, in Montreal.[1] She was the daughter of Joseph Philippe Landry[7] and the wife of Émilien Gadbois; she had six children.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ Le portrait dans la peinture de Louise Gadbois 1936 à 1955 (in French). Musée d'art contemporain. 1977.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Louise Gadbois". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Louise Gadbois 1896 – 1985". Le Grand Rappel. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "À la découverte des archives de la famille Landry".
  8. ^ "Andre Gadbois Obituary". Legacy.com. May 1, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
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