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Claude Tousignant Art

Canadian, b. 1932
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry. In 1948, he entered the School of Art and Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Of all his teachers, Gordon Webber (himself a former student of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy) was the most influential in guiding his career, as he introduced him to avant-garde art and modern art theories, particularly those of the Bauhaus. Tousignant’s work has been the object of many solo exhibitions throughout his career, and he has participated in numerous group shows in Canada and abroad. These began with his first solo exhibition, at the café L’Échourie, in 1955, followed by another at the Galerie l’Actuelle in 1956 and The Responsive Eye at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 1965. That same year, he represented Canada at the 8th Bienal de São Paulo. In the following years, the retrospective Claude Tousignant opened at the National Gallery of Canada in 1973, before travelling to several other venues, including the Musée d’art contemporain in Montreal, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris; Claude Tousignant: Sculptures was held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 1982; and Claude Tousignant : monochromes, 1978-1993 was presented at the Musée du Québec in 1994. The Musée d’art contemporain devoted an exhibition to him, titled Dyptiques 1978-1980, in 1980, as well as organizing an exhaustive retrospective of his work in 2009. Tousignant is represented in all of Canada’s major museums, and his works are included in numerous corporate and private collections. Over the course of his career, Claude Tousignant has won the prestigious Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award (presented by the Canada Council for the Arts for outstanding achievement by mid-career artists), in 1974, and the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas (the highest visual arts distinction awarded by the Quebec government), in 1989. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1976 and in 2010 was a recipient of the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.
(Biography provided by Art Mûr)
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Artist: Claude Tousignant
Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

D – 1
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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1980s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Paper, Ink

Noli me tangere
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Biographical Notes Claude Tousignant was born in 1932 in Montréal, where he continues to live and work. He is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusiv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Screen

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1950s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Sans titre
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paintings involving uniform, geometr...
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2010s Claude Tousignant Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Losanges 60
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paintings involving uniform, geometr...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Arcipïade
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paintings involving uniform, geometr...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Losanges en blanc et noir
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paint...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Losanges en orange-vert-violet-bleu
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paintings involving uniform, geometr...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Losanges en bleu-vert-rouge
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paint...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Losanges en noir-blanc-rouge
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal artist Claude Tousignant is a luminary in the field of Canadian abstract painting, boasting a prolific career of 65 years. Known for his paint...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Digital

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Digital

Diagonale 1971
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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1970s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

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Screen

Oscillation 1956
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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1970s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Screen

Variation 59 #5
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
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2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Variation 59 #1
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Variation 59 #2
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Rouge red + blue cobalt
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Variation 59
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Variation 59 #3
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Variation 59 #4
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

C - 4
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1970s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Screen

D – 3
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1980s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rythmique stochastique
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

1970s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Screen

Suite P.M. 1917 #13
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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Early 2000s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Suite P.M. 1917 #10
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic

Sans titre #5
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant was born in 1932 in Montréal, where he continues to live and work. He is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Screen

Blue cobalt + rouge red
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Cible carré #1
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Cible carré #2
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
He who wants to become a master of colour must see, feel and experience each individual colour in its many endless combinations with all other colours. Colour must have a mystical ca...
Category

2010s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Untitled
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant was born in 1932 in Montréal, where he continues to live and work. He is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

2e cycle
By Claude Tousignant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant was born in 1932 in Montréal, where he continues to live and work. He is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Claude Tousignant Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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