Narcisse Poirier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Narcisse Poirier

Canadian artist

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1883

Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1984

Profession: painter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Narcisse Poirier

  • Narcisse Poirier (March 19, 1883 – April 3, 1984) was a Quebec artist. Poirier was born in Saint-FĂ©lix-de-Valois, Quebec and moved to Montreal, where he studied at the Monument-National.
  • He continued his studies in art at the AcadĂ©mie Julian in Paris.
  • In 1922, one of Poirier's works, La vieille maison d’Henri IV was purchased by the Quebec government.
  • His paintings were shown at the Royal Canadian Academy and later at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and he participated in a number of shows with the sculptor Alfred LalibertĂ©.
  • In 1932, his work Le temps des sucres received first prize at a show at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Poirier painted a number of religious paintings which can be found in churches at Saint-FĂ©lix-de-Valois, Saint-Eustache, Montreal and Rivière-du-Loup.
  • His landscapes, painted in a traditional style, usually take as their theme the countryside of Quebec. In 1975, Poirier exhibited works at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.

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