Gilles Emmanuel Gingras

Gilles Emmanuel Gingras (1932 - 2002)

Paysages et Lumieres

Folio number 26, with 45 signed and numbered (26/40) Etchings

Sales Price C$3,900

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Canadian School,

Folio of 45 eaux-fortes,

Signed and numbered in pencil: 26/40

Other works by Gingras:

SALE Original Print Signed and Numbered by Listed Artist Gilles Emanuel Gingras (1932 - 2002)

À l'orée du bois 1988 Etching Gilles Gingras

Rue St-Paul

Frame: 25 x 30 in. Image: 19 x 23.5 in.

Signed, #: 37/150

$169 USD SALE

Ruby Lane

A Hand Colored Etching from Gilles Gingras created in 1988 entitled: À l'orée du bois.

Edition Size: 40

Format: 14" x 17"

Price $200

Etching Artwork.com

A Hand Colored Etching from Gilles Gingras created in 1979 entitled: Avec Marie.

Edition Size: 40

Format: 10 inches by 14 inches

Price $175

Etching Artwork.com

Nuages près de Tadoussac

Oil on wood panel

Signed and dated on the lower right:

G. Gingras 69

Signed, titled and dated on the reverse

81x122cm - 32x48

Iegor 2

Lot # 024

Le Politicien

Oil on canvas 20" x 16" (50.8 x 40.64cm.)

Signed & dated '72 lower right; signed, titled & numbered verso

Estimate: $300/500

Westbridge Fine Art

Gilles Emmanuel Gingras was born in Magog, Quebec in 1932 . His interest in painting started at the age of eight years. In 1952, he earned his first post-secondary diploma from the Quebec Conservatory of Music. The following year, he began his formal training in fine arts at the Canadian Arts Academy. He also attended sculpture studies under the direction of Elzéar Soucy . Gilles Gingras has changed his technique since his first exhibition in 1958 at the Hotel de Ville de Longueuil. In 1969 he received the title " The Painter of the Year" by a jury composed of members of the Arts Council of McGill University . In 1973 he exhibited at the Canadian Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia , and some months later in Paris at the Galerie du Roule.

Although the arts were always a dominant force in his life, he maintained other pursuits. In 1960, the Canadian Government sent him to Africa to work in Niger and Chad as a representative of the Foreign Assistance Bureau. While living and working abroad, he was inspired by the African landscape and created several works that he exhibited upon his return.

In 1965, the Canadian Government sent to Africa again; this time, he exhibited his Nigerian-inspired landscapes in Africa. At this point, he was considered a landscape artist, but throughout his career, Gilles Gingras experimented with several styles and subjects; even going as far as full abstractions.

Although his work evolved throughout the years, he is most recognized for painting with subtle tones, colors and marks, making his work stand-out from the general trends of Canadian fine art.

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Book References:

2001	Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar	The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
1974	MacDonald, Colin, S.	A Dictionary of Canadian Artists

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