Edmond Dyonnet
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Edmond Dyonnet was a Canadian painter, born French and naturalised Canadian. He taught numerous students in Quebec province and was an academician and secretary of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
, from the marriage of Ulysses-Alexandre Dyonnet, industrialist, and Goullioud Albine. The real family name is Guyonnet de Pivat but due to an error of births during the French Revolution, the surname became Dyonnet. Edmond died in Montreal
on 7 July 1954, at age 95. He was buried with his family in the cemetery of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, in Montreal.
Edmond had two younger sisters, Emma Dyonnet, wife Lorin (1866–1947) and Clémence Dyonnet, wife Chabot (18? -1905). Ulysses, the father of Edmond, had an older brother Leon Dyonnet Goullioud who married Helen, the sister of Albine. Leon Dyonnet made a fortune in corsets for women in association with Amyot from 1886 to 1891 and set up the Dominion Corset company, rue de la Couronne in Quebec City
. The couple had a daughter artist, cousin of Edmond Dyonnet: Eugénie Dyonnet, who immigrated to Canada
in 1872 and died in 1875 in Montreal.
Edmond Dyonnet was born in Drôme in 1859, and at 9 years old, he followed his father and migrated to Italy
, he continued his primary education in Turin, from 1868 to 1873, in municipal schools and then returned to France with his family in the Drôme. He studies at Crest high school from 1873 to 1875. His father Ulysses met in Paris
the brother of Judge George Baby who convinced him to emigrate to Quebec
.
On May 16, 1875, the family emigrated to Canada. In 1882 Dyonnet moved to Labelle, Quebec
in the Laurentian mountains
. The village was founded by Father Antoine Labelle. Ulysses Dyonnet was a pioneer; he cleared land and resumed two mills, a sawmill and a flour mill. The timber industry was thriving. Using the North River Rouge (Quebec) for transportation of the wood, it was then sawed at the family business in Labelle, located near the Iroquois Falls. The trade was intense. The family expanded.
The young Edmond stayed in Montreal, where he studied drawing at the National Institute of Fine Arts from 1875 to 1881. One of his teachers was Father Joseph Chabert (1831–1894). In 1882, he returned to Italy and studied painting at the Accademia Albertina in Turin with Andrea Gastaldi and Pier Celestino Gilardi. After Turin, he did a complete tour of Italy and then went to Napoli in 1883 and to Roma at the Villa Medicis in 1884.
When he returned to Canada in 1890, Edmond settled in Montreal and taught in the school founded by Father Joseph Chabert. In 1899, He went to paint in the Gaspé, in the Laurentians and in Berthier-sur-Mer. Not much is known about his emotional life. Edmond Dyonnet never got married and had no children. At the turn of the century, he supported his sister Emma, widow of Ernest Lorin who died in February 1899. His father Ulysses died the following year in 1900. Edmond raised his three nephews and nieces, Alice Lorin (1886–1907), Gabrielle Lorin (1897–1985) and Louis Gustave Lorin (1898–1956). Dyonnet had interests for a lot of things and never stopped reading books. The nonagenarian was said to go outside only by the worst winter storms in Montreal. At his death, his niece Gabrielle Lorin inherited and donated all the archives in 1967 to the University of Ottawa.
and Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté. He taught there from 1922 to 1925, and also became professor of drawing at the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, at the Conseil des Arts et Métiers of the Quebec province, and at McGill
University (1920–1936). He was a member the Art Association of Montreal. In 1893 He became a member of member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and became its Secretary in 1910. He was also an officer of Academy, a member of the Pen and Pencil Club, and a member of the Arts Club. He lived a long time in Montreal at 1207 Bleury Street.
Although he was French by birth, he didn’t want to stay only in the French Canadian community. Thus he learned and spoke perfect English. His reputation expanded in the English-speaking environment. Most of his friends were on the English side. He never painted religious paintings, although Quebec was very influenced by Catholicism.
Dyonnet's work is varied and numerous, distributed in many private collections and museums. There is yet no inventory of his work. He preferred the portraits to landscapes. His inspirations were Nicolas Poussin
and Claude Gellée also known under the name Le Lorrain, two great painters of the seventeenth century in famous for their Italian lights. He never really appreciated the Impressionists and criticized Vincent van Gogh
at the end of his life.
He received a silver medal at the Buffalo
exposition in 1901 and also at the International Exhibition of St. Louis in 1904.
He trained thousands of students including Narcisse Poirier
, Clarence Gagnon
, Thomas Garside, Alexander Young Jackson and Marc-Aurèle Fortin
who became famous painters. He never tolerated mediocrity, nor half finished work. He was used to say "Rub it out and do it over again."
In 1968, the University of Ottawa published his autobiography, Memoirs of a Canadian artist.
they can be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Québec and in the collection of the Power Corporation of Canada. In Ottawa the Museum of Fine Arts of Canada and the Canadian Museum of War both own works by Dyonnet. In Toronto (Ontario) his works can be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts of Ontario, as well as in Kingston, Ontario
at the Agnes Etherington Art Center, and in Victoria (British Columbia) in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Biography
He was born on 25 June 1859 in Crest (Drôme), FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, from the marriage of Ulysses-Alexandre Dyonnet, industrialist, and Goullioud Albine. The real family name is Guyonnet de Pivat but due to an error of births during the French Revolution, the surname became Dyonnet. Edmond died in 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...
on 7 July 1954, at age 95. He was buried with his family in the cemetery of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, in Montreal.
Edmond had two younger sisters, Emma Dyonnet, wife Lorin (1866–1947) and Clémence Dyonnet, wife Chabot (18? -1905). Ulysses, the father of Edmond, had an older brother Leon Dyonnet Goullioud who married Helen, the sister of Albine. Leon Dyonnet made a fortune in corsets for women in association with Amyot from 1886 to 1891 and set up the Dominion Corset company, rue de la Couronne in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. The couple had a daughter artist, cousin of Edmond Dyonnet: Eugénie Dyonnet, who immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1872 and died in 1875 in Montreal.
Edmond Dyonnet was born in Drôme in 1859, and at 9 years old, he followed his father and migrated to Italy
Italy
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, he continued his primary education in Turin, from 1868 to 1873, in municipal schools and then returned to France with his family in the Drôme. He studies at Crest high school from 1873 to 1875. His father Ulysses met in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
the brother of Judge George Baby who convinced him to emigrate to Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
On May 16, 1875, the family emigrated to Canada. In 1882 Dyonnet moved to Labelle, Quebec
Labelle, Quebec
Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large "L"-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117....
in the Laurentian mountains
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of 1166 metres at Mont Raoul Blanchard, north east of Quebec City in the Reserve Faunique des Laurentides. The Gatineau, L'Assomption, Lièvre,...
. The village was founded by Father Antoine Labelle. Ulysses Dyonnet was a pioneer; he cleared land and resumed two mills, a sawmill and a flour mill. The timber industry was thriving. Using the North River Rouge (Quebec) for transportation of the wood, it was then sawed at the family business in Labelle, located near the Iroquois Falls. The trade was intense. The family expanded.
The young Edmond stayed in Montreal, where he studied drawing at the National Institute of Fine Arts from 1875 to 1881. One of his teachers was Father Joseph Chabert (1831–1894). In 1882, he returned to Italy and studied painting at the Accademia Albertina in Turin with Andrea Gastaldi and Pier Celestino Gilardi. After Turin, he did a complete tour of Italy and then went to Napoli in 1883 and to Roma at the Villa Medicis in 1884.
When he returned to Canada in 1890, Edmond settled in Montreal and taught in the school founded by Father Joseph Chabert. In 1899, He went to paint in the Gaspé, in the Laurentians and in Berthier-sur-Mer. Not much is known about his emotional life. Edmond Dyonnet never got married and had no children. At the turn of the century, he supported his sister Emma, widow of Ernest Lorin who died in February 1899. His father Ulysses died the following year in 1900. Edmond raised his three nephews and nieces, Alice Lorin (1886–1907), Gabrielle Lorin (1897–1985) and Louis Gustave Lorin (1898–1956). Dyonnet had interests for a lot of things and never stopped reading books. The nonagenarian was said to go outside only by the worst winter storms in Montreal. At his death, his niece Gabrielle Lorin inherited and donated all the archives in 1967 to the University of Ottawa.
Activities
Edmond Dyonnet was famous as a landscape painter and portraitist especially in the wealthy and cultivated citizens of Montreal. Judges, doctors, and community leaders all ordered their portraits. He was one of the founders of the School of Fine Arts with Alfred LalibertéAlfred Laliberté
Alfred Laliberté was a Canadian sculptor and painter based in Quebec. His output includes more than 900 sculptures in bronze, marble, wood, and plaster. Many of his sculptures depict national figures and events in Canada and France like Louis Hebert, François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle, Adam Dollard...
and Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté. He taught there from 1922 to 1925, and also became professor of drawing at the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, at the Conseil des Arts et Métiers of the Quebec province, and at McGill
McGill
McGill may refer to:People:* McGill , a common surname of Scottish and Irish origin and list of for individuals with the surname McGill* McGill family , a prominent early Americo-Liberian family...
University (1920–1936). He was a member the Art Association of Montreal. In 1893 He became a member of member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and became its Secretary in 1910. He was also an officer of Academy, a member of the Pen and Pencil Club, and a member of the Arts Club. He lived a long time in Montreal at 1207 Bleury Street.
Although he was French by birth, he didn’t want to stay only in the French Canadian community. Thus he learned and spoke perfect English. His reputation expanded in the English-speaking environment. Most of his friends were on the English side. He never painted religious paintings, although Quebec was very influenced by Catholicism.
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
and Claude Gellée also known under the name Le Lorrain, two great painters of the seventeenth century in famous for their Italian lights. He never really appreciated the Impressionists and criticized Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
at the end of his life.
He received a silver medal at the Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
exposition in 1901 and also at the International Exhibition of St. Louis in 1904.
He trained thousands of students including Narcisse Poirier
Narcisse Poirier
Narcisse Poirier was a Quebec artist.Poirier was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec and moved to Montreal, where he studied at the Monument-National. He continued his studies in art at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1922, one of Poirier's works, La vieille maison d’Henri IV was purchased by...
, Clarence Gagnon
Clarence Gagnon
Clarence Gagnon was a Québécois painter.A native of Montreal, he studied at the Art Association of Montreal in 1897...
, Thomas Garside, Alexander Young Jackson and Marc-Aurèle Fortin
Marc-Aurèle Fortin
Marc-Aurèle Fortin was a Québécois painter.His works are displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal...
who became famous painters. He never tolerated mediocrity, nor half finished work. He was used to say "Rub it out and do it over again."
In 1968, the University of Ottawa published his autobiography, Memoirs of a Canadian artist.
Works in museums
Several Canadian museums own his paintings and drawings. In MontréalMontreal
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...
they can be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Québec and in the collection of the Power Corporation of Canada. In Ottawa the Museum of Fine Arts of Canada and the Canadian Museum of War both own works by Dyonnet. In Toronto (Ontario) his works can be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts of Ontario, as well as in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
at the Agnes Etherington Art Center, and in Victoria (British Columbia) in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
External links
- List of Canadian painters
- Charles Ignace Adélard GillCharles Ignace Adélard GillCharles Ignace Adélard Gill was a Canadian artist, specialising in poetry and painting. He also worked under the alternate names Clairon and Léon Duval....
- George Horne RussellGeorge Horne RussellGeorge Horne Russell was a Canadian painter.Born in Scotland, he studied at the Alberdeen School of Art and the South Kensington School of Art. In 1889, he moved to Canada settling in Montreal. From 1922 to 1926, he was the president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. -References:...