Charles Ignace Adélard Gill (21 October 1871 – 16 October 1918) was a Canadian artist, specializing in poetry and painting. He also worked under the alternate names of Clairon and Léon Duval.
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| Born | 21 October 1871 |
| Died | 16 October 1918 (aged 46) |
| Education | Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège de Nicolet and Collège Saint-Laurent, |
| Known for | poet and painter |
| Spouse(s) | Georgine Bélanger (aka Gaëtane de Montreuil), (m. 12 May 1902) |
Career edit
He was born at Sorel, Quebec to Charles-Ignace Gill and Marie-Rosalie Delphire Sénécal. He studied at Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège de Nicolet and Collège Saint-Laurent, then George de Forest Brush, who was vacationing in Pierreville, undertook to develop Gill's talent for painting. As a result, he went to the Art Association of Montreal that 1888 to study with William Brymner.[1] Encouraged by Brymner, he went to Paris and worked with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. After returning to Montreal, he established his own studio in 1894.[2][1]
He also published poetry in the anthology Les soirées du Château de Ramesay (1900). After his death a volume of his poetry was published under the title Le Cap Eternité, poème suivi des étoiles filantes (1919).[2]
Gill had one son, Roger-Charles, with his wife Georgine Bélanger (aka Gaëtane de Montreuil, m. 12 May 1902). He died at Montreal from the 1918 flu pandemic just short of his 47th birthday.
References edit
- ^ a b Wycznski, Paul. "Charles Gill". www.biographi.ca. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Charles Gill". faculty.marianopolis.edu. Quebec History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links edit
- Bélanger, Claude (2005). "Charles Gill". The Quebec History Encyclopedia. Marianopolis College. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
- "Fonds Charles-Gill (P192)" (in French). University of Ottawa. 5 January 1972. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
- Brodeur, Caroline. "Charles Gill (1871-1918) Artiste, professeur" (in French). Université de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
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