Vincent Canadé (1879 – 1961) was an American artist, born in

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. He was active during the 1920s and 1930s and is known especially for his landscapes. His work, which also includes portraits and still lifes, is held in the collections of over 20 museums, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. His artwork was published in ''The Dial'' (July 1925) and other publications. On April 10, 1927, ''The New York Times'' reviewed: :Vincent Canadé has introduced a 20th-century reflection of the dark smile that glows eternally in the painting of the Middle Ages into his latest paintings (at the Weyhe Galleries) of elemental landscapes and living trees and faces. During the 1930s, he lived in

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. He had previously resided in the Bensonhurst section of

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. Vincent and Josephine Picciulo Canadé had six children: sons Eugene, George and Vincent; and daughters Laura Canade, who married noted curator and art dealer

Carl Zigrosser Carl Zigrosser (1891–1975) was an art dealer best known for founding and running the New York Weyhe Gallery in the 1920s and 1930s, and as Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art between 1940 and 1963. In the 1910s, ...

, Celia Canade Raupp and Florence Canade Lambert. Vincent Canadé died in 1961 in New York City. His work today is represented by the Spanierman Gallery.

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