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***November 2003 *** |
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Alfred Pellan May 16, 1906 – October 31, 1988 |
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In 1937 the Minister of Fine Arts of France and the curator of the Musee de Fontainebleau each bought one of his paintings and by 1940, when he returned to Quebec, he was the toast of France, along with Picasso, Leger and other great artists of the twentieth century that had so inspired him. He continued to exhibit extensively in Quebec, Montreal, and New York and taught art at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal from 1943 to 1952.
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Pellan moved back to Paris after nearly a decade of teaching and had a retrospective show at the National Museum of Modern Art in 1955, but returned once again to Quebec in 1956 where he would stay the remainder of his life. In 1960, the National Gallery in Ottawa also hosted a retrospective along with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Toronto.
Alfred Pellan, along with his painting and drawing, also made contributions to theatre in the form of design of costumes, sets, and props. His creative drive continued throughout his life and ended in Montreal on October 31, 1988. |
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Alfred
Pellan grew up in Québec, Canada and from an early age
had a love for drawing and painting. While he was still only sixteen,
one of his oil paintings was bought by the National Gallery of
Canada. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts de Québec
and won a bursary to study at Ecole Superiore in Paris from the
Quebec government in 1926 . In 1935 he won first prize in the
Salon de L'Art Mural de Paris competing against artists such as
Leger and Picasso, who had a profound influence on his work. 