Charles Ignace Adélard Gill
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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.
Gill had one son, Roger-Charles, with his wife Georgine Bélanger (aka Gaétane de Montreuil, m. 12 May 1902). He died at Montreal
from the 1918 flu pandemic just short of his 47th birthday.
He was born at Sorel, Quebec to Charles-Ignace Gill
Charles-Ignace Gill
Charles-Ignace Gill was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1874 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1879.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada in 1844, the son of Ignace...
and Marie-Rosalie Delphire Sénécal. After studies at Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Collège de Nicolet and Collège Saint-Laurent
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Cégep de Saint-Laurent is a Cégep located in the Saint-Laurent borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is a few doors south of Vanier College, another Cégep.-History:...
, he worked in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.-Life:Jean-Léon Gérôme was born...
at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
. After returning to Montreal, he established his own studio in 1894.
Gill had one son, Roger-Charles, with his wife Georgine Bélanger (aka Gaétane de Montreuil, m. 12 May 1902). He died at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
from the 1918 flu pandemic just short of his 47th birthday.