Clarence Alphonse Gagnon

Lot # 108 Clarence Alphonse Gagnon CAC RCA 1881 - 1942 Canadian Schooner in a Squall - Study from Le Grand Silence Blanc coloured wood engraving on paper stamped Atelier Gagnon and on verso certified by Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc. 3 3/4 x 4 in 9.5 x 10.2cm Provenance: Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal Private Collection, Montreal Private Collection, New York Please note: this work is archivally matted but is unframed. Estimate: $1,000 ~ $1,500 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver

Gagnon, Clarence A., R.C.A. (1881-1942) PORTRAIT OF VAN GOGH An oil on canvas portrait of a man painted in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. Signed lower left, 'By Clarence Gagnon/ After Van Gogh.' Two Walter Klinkhoff Gallery labels on verso authenticating the work and stating, 'This sketch in the manner of Van Gogh was done by Clarence Gagnon as a divertissement, and formed part of Madame Gagnon's estate.' Framed. Gagnon studied at the Art Association of Montreal in 1897 under William Brymner. After travelling in Europe and studying at the Acadèmie Julian in France, Gagnon returned to Canada to become a member of the RCA. Gagnon was greatly influenced by Impressionism and brought the style of the movement to his depictions of the rural Quebec landscape.

Gagnon, Clarence A., R.C.A. (1881-1942) PORTRAIT OF VAN GOGH An oil on canvas portrait of a man painted in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. Signed lower left, 'By Clarence Gagnon/ After Van Gogh.' Two Walter Klinkhoff Gallery labels on verso authenticating the work and stating, 'This sketch in the manner of Van Gogh was done by Clarence Gagnon as a divertissement, and formed part of Madame Gagnon's estate.' Framed. Gagnon studied at the Art Association of Montreal in 1897 under William Brymner. After travelling in Europe and studying at the Acadèmie Julian in France, Gagnon returned to Canada to become a member of the RCA. Gagnon was greatly influenced by Impressionism and brought the style of the movement to his depictions of the rural Quebec landscape. 11.75" x 8.25" — 29.8 x 21 cm.

Lot # 171 Clarence Alphonse Gagnon CAC RCA 1881 - 1942 Canadian Lac Norvégien - Lac Olden (Nordfjord) oil on canvas board on verso titled on the certification label and titled Lac Norvégien on a gallery label, dated 1940 on the certification label and certified by Lucile Rodier Gagnon, Montreal in 1942 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in 29.2 x 31.7cm Provenance: Estate of the Artist Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal D & E Lake Ltd. Fine Arts, Toronto Private Collection, Toronto Literature: Clarence Gagnon Memorial Exhibition, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1942, reproduced Hugues de Jouvancourt, Clarence Gagnon, 1970, reproduced page 140 Hélène Sicotte and Michèle Grandbois, Clarence Gagnon, 1881 ~ 1942: Dreaming the Landscape, Musée national des beaux~arts du Québec, 2006, listed pages 403 and 406 Exhibited: Musée de la province de Québec, Exposition rétrospective de Clarence A. Gagnon, RCA, 1881 ~ 1942, June 16 ~ July 16, 1942, catalogue #25 Art Association of Montreal, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings, Sketches, Etchings, etc. by Clarence Gagnon, RCA, August 7 ~ September 30, 1942, catalogue #25 Art Gallery of Toronto, Memorial Exhibitions of the Work of Clarence Gagnon, RCA, J.W. Beatty, RCA, OSA, October ~ November 1942, catalogue #48 National Gallery of Canada, Memorial Exhibition, Clarence Gagnon, 1881 ~ 1942, November 1942 ~ January 1943, catalogue #49 Kitchener~Waterloo Art Gallery, Clarence Gagnon, RCA, LLD, 1881 ~ 1942, January 7 ~ February 6, 1966, catalogue #41

Lot # 115 Clarence Alphonse Gagnon CAC RCA 1881 - 1942 Canadian Apr�s la messe crayon and graphite on paper stamped with the Atelier Gagnon stamp and on verso titled on the labels and certified by Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., #1082 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in 6.3 x 8.9cm Provenance: Galerie Martin, Montreal Collection of Michel Moreault, former Director of the Dominion Gallery, Montreal, and family Estimate: $1,000 ~ $2,000 CAD Preview at: Heffel Gallery Montreal