Charles Gill (artist)
| Charles Ignace Adélard Gill or Clairon and Léon Duval | |
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| Born |
21 October 1871 Sorel, Quebec |
| Died | 16 October 1918 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège de Nicolet and Collège Saint-Laurent, |
| Known for | poetry and painting |
Charles Ignace Adélard Gill (21 October 1871 – 16 October 1918) was a Canadian artist, specialising in poetry and painting. He also worked under the alternate names Clairon and Léon Duval.
He was born at Sorel, Quebec to Charles-Ignace Gill and Marie-Rosalie Delphire Sénécal. After studies at Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège de Nicolet and Collège Saint-Laurent, he worked in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. After returning to Montreal, he established his own studio in 1894.
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).
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.
External links
- Bélanger, Claude (2005). "Charles Gill". The Quebec History Encyclopedia. Marianopolis College. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- "Fonds Charles-Gill (P192)" (in French). University of Ottawa. 5 January 1972. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- Brodeur, Caroline. "Charles Gill (1871-1918) Artiste, professeur" (in French). Université de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 2007-12-09.