Irène Legendre
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Irène Legendre | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1904 |
| Died | 1992 (aged 87–88) Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | École des beaux-arts de Québec (1932) |
| Known for | Painter |
| Style | Abstract art Landscape painting |
| Awards | First Place, Quebec Provincial Competition, 1945[1] |
Irène Legendre (born 17 November 1904 – 1992)[2][3] was a Canadian-American painter.
Irène Legendre was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in November 1904. Legendre started attending École des Beaux-Arts de Québec in 1929, where she studied under Yvan Neilson and Lucien Martial. Legendre graduated in 1932 with a focus on the Cubism style. From 1939 until 1943, she resided in New York City where she studied painting under Amédée Ozenfant and sculpture with Alexander Archipenko.[1] After studying with Archipenko and Ozenfant, she shifted away from Cubism and began painting landscapes.[4] While in New York, she participated in her first group show.[1]
Legendre had returned to Canada by 1946. That year, she Legendre hosted a five-part series about modern painting on Radio-Canada.[1] She organized art exhibitions, featuring works by herself and others, including Paul-Émile Borduas, Stanley Cosgrove, and Goodridge Roberts. In the 1960s, Legendre taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de Québec.[5]
Legendre died in 1992 in Cap-Rouge, Quebec City.[3]
