René Richard, a well-known Canadian artist-painter was born in Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Dec. 1, 1895. His family established themselves in Baie Saint-Paul, Quebec on 31 March 1982.
His family first emigrated to Canada and settled in Alberta, at Cold Lake.
He was first a trapper in order to raise money for the realization of his dream of becoming a painter.
In January 1927, he left for Paris, where he studied at the Grande Chaumiere and became the protégé of Clarence Gagnon, also a well-established Canadian artist. He continued his training at l’Académie Colarossi and he returned to Canada in 1930. In 1938, he was a gamekeeper in Gaspésie. On the recommendation of his friend Clarence Gagnon, he stayed several times in Baie St. Paul, where he settled in 1942 after marrying Blanche Cimon.
The Museum of Quebec has organized two major retrospectives of his work (in 1967 and in 1978). After his death, Laval University and the city of Montreal paid homage to the artist by organizing two exhibitions of his works (1982 and 1986). In 1978, Robert Baumgartner published the first major book on René Richard with the publishing house les Éditions de la Frégate.
In 1982, René Richard Foundation was created to help promising young artists.
Jean-Guy Quenneville published another book on his life in 1985: “Le voyage d’un solitaire” tracing the life of Richard in the North. Les Éditions de la Fondation also published a book about the artist: “René Richard, 1895-1982” and Les Éditions Art Global edited, in 1990, the autobiography “René Richard, ma vie passée”.
The Exhibition Centre of Baie St. Paul organized a major retrospective from 9 October 1993 to 30 January 1994.
40 recent art(s) sold
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Cabanes de pêcheurs
Richard, René
16 x 20 in.
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Paysage fleuve et montagnes
Richard, René
16 x 20 in.
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Baie St-Paul
Richard, René
18 x 24 in.
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Scène de campement
Richard, René
6 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.
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Resting at Campsite
Richard, René
8 3/4 x 11 in.
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Scène de campement
Richard, René
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
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Scène de trappeurs
Richard, René
18 x 21 7/8 in.
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La drave
Richard, René
14 x 17 in.
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La belle vie
Richard, René
12,75 x 14 in.
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Rivière Sault-aux-cochons, Côte Nord
Richard, René
18 x 24 in.
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Trappeur dans la forêt
Richard, René
20 x 24 in.
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Sans titre (Chiens de traîneau)
Richard, René
9 x 13 in.
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Sans titre (Vue sur la baie)
Richard, René
18 x 24 in.
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Scène de Baie-Saint-Paul
Richard, René
28 x 36 in.
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Sans titre (Scène de campement)
Richard, René
8 x 10 in.
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Paysage d’hiver
Richard, René
18 x 24 in.
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Scène de trappeurs
Richard, René
24 x 30 in.
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Scène de trappeur
Richard, René
25 x 30 in.
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Vieille maison Baie St-Paul
Richard, René
13 x 16 in.
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Sans titre (Montagne bleue)
Richard, René
13 x 15 in.
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Cap-aux-Corbeaux
Richard, René
24 x 29 1/2 in.
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Sans titre (Montagne et grève)
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12 x 16 in.
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Cap aux Oies
Richard, René
21 x 26 in.
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Sans titre (La montagne secrète)
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9 x 12 in.
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Le cratère de Chubb
Richard, René
9 x 12 in.
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Sans titre (Maison)
Richard, René
18 x 24 po.
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Sans titre
Richard, René
10 x 12 pouces
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Scène près de la rivière Manicouagan
Richard, René
12 x 16 po.
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Ungava Bay
Richard, René
16 x 20 po.
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Paysage
Richard, René
16 x 20 po.
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Sans titre
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10 x 12 3/4 po.
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Étude de dessin Côte Nord
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13 1/2 x 16 po.
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Scène de campement
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30 1/2 x 30 1/2 po.
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Sans titre (Paysage)
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18 X 24 po.
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Sans titre
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10 x 11 po
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Scène de trappeurs
Richard, René
9 1/2 x 12 1/2
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Sans titre (2 personnages avec 4 chiens)
Richard, René
13 x 10 3/4 po.
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Parc des Laurentides sur la route de B.S.P à Chicoutimi
Richard, René
12 X 15,5 po.
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Forêt
Richard, René
13 x 15 po.
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Rivière Malbaie
Richard, René
16 x 20 po.
