Olé !
Clarence Gagnon · 1906
Why it's great
A dancer in a bright red dress stands with her arm raised in a flamenco pose, while a guitarist plays beside her. Clarence Gagnon, a Quebec painter, traveled widely in Europe and painted scenes from Spain. The title is the Spanish shout of praise, 'Olé!' It shows that Canadian artists also painted the world.
Where to see it
📍 Musée national des beaux-arts du QuébecQuebec City, Canada
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Clarence Gagnon was born in Montreal and studied in Paris. He is best known for his bright, colorful paintings of Quebec villages in winter, and also for illustrating the novel 'Maria Chapdelaine'. He lived part of his life in France and part in Quebec. He died in Montreal in 1942.
