Louise Landry Gadbois (27 November 1896 – 10 August 1985) was a Canadian painter associated with the Contemporary Arts Society in

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. She is known for her

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ure.

Biography

Marie Marguerite Louise Gadbois was born in 1896 in Montreal, Quebec. She studied painting with

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from 1932 to 1934. Additionally she attended the

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, studying under

John Goodwin Lyman John Goodwin Lyman (September 29, 1886 – May 26, 1967) was an American-born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal, Quebec. In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada, founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939. ...

. In 1941 Gadbois was included in the ''Première exposition des Indépendants'' exhibition at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. This exhibition was organized by

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and included eleven members of the Contemporary Arts Society; Gadbois,

Paul-Émile Borduas Paul-Émile Borduas (November 1, 1905 – February 22, 1960) was a Québecois artist known for his abstract paintings. He was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement and the chief author of the Refus Global manifesto of 1948. Bord ...

, Simone Mary Bouchard, Stanley Cosgrove, Eric Goldberg,

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, Alfred Pellan,

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, and

Philip Surrey Philip Surrey LL. D. (1910-1990) was a Canadian artist known for his figurative scenes of Montreal. A founding member of the Contemporary Arts Society, and Montreal Men's Press Club (now Montreal Press Club), Surrey was part of Montreal’s cult ...

. The exhibition traveled to Montreal. In 1944 Gadbois was in two exhibitions: a joint exhibition with Philip Surrey, and a joint exhibition with her daughter Denyse Gadbois. Gadbois's portrait of Thérèse Frémont is in the

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and her portrait ''The Refugee'' is in the Musée du Québec. Gadbois died in 1985 in Montreal.

References

External links

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