Yvonne Canu (1921 - 2008) - photo 1

Yvonne Canu

Yvonne Canu was a French painter and neo-impressionist who used pointillism and divisionism in her work. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Académie de la Grand Chaumiere.

Yvonne Canu's paintings were mainly landscapes and still lifes. Her works displayed a meticulous attention to detail and an emphasis on capturing the effects of light and colour. Using pointillism, she achieved a luminous quality in her paintings, with colours optically blending into one another when viewed from a distance.

Date and place of birt:9 november 1921, Meknès, Morocco
Date and place of death:1 january 2008, Fréjus, France
Nationality:France, Morocco
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Genre:Cityscape, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Marine art, Rural landscape, Still life
Art style:Neo-impressionism, Divisionism, Pointillism

Creators France

Leopold Gottlieb (1883 - 1934)
Leopold Gottlieb
1883 - 1934
Jean Baptiste Eugène Henry Vever (1854 - 1942)
Jean Baptiste Eugène Henry Vever
1854 - 1942
Abel Pann (1883 - 1963)
Abel Pann
1883 - 1963
Jean Alexis Achard (1807 - 1884)
Jean Alexis Achard
1807 - 1884
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann (1898 - 1973)
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann
1898 - 1973
Emile-Rene Menard (1862 - 1930)
Emile-Rene Menard
1862 - 1930
Jean Charles Cazin (1840 - 1901)
Jean Charles Cazin
1840 - 1901
Jacques Raymond Brascassat (1804 - 1867)
Jacques Raymond Brascassat
1804 - 1867
Robert Couturier (1905 - 2008)
Robert Couturier
1905 - 2008
Pierre Szekely (1923 - 2001)
Pierre Szekely
1923 - 2001
John Goodwin Lyman (1886 - 1967)
John Goodwin Lyman
1886 - 1967
Walenty Wańkowicz (1800 - 1842)
Walenty Wańkowicz
1800 - 1842
Claude Lorrain (1600 - 1682)
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
Joseph Bernard (1866 - 1931)
Joseph Bernard
1866 - 1931
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877)
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
Alexandre-François Desportes (1661 - 1743)
Alexandre-François Desportes
1661 - 1743

Creators Divisionism

Dorothea Schüle (1970)
Dorothea Schüle
1970
Guido Cinotti (1870 - 1932)
Guido Cinotti
1870 - 1932
Angelo Morbelli (1853 - 1919)
Angelo Morbelli
1853 - 1919
Lucien Pissarro (1863 - 1944)
Lucien Pissarro
1863 - 1944
Miloš Jiránek (1875 - 1911)
Miloš Jiránek
1875 - 1911
Leon Kamir Kaufmann (1872 - 1933)
Leon Kamir Kaufmann
1872 - 1933
Maria Ines Ribeiro da Fonseca (1926 - 1995)
Maria Ines Ribeiro da Fonseca
1926 - 1995
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903)
Camille Pissarro
1830 - 1903
Jemmy van Hoboken (1900 - 1962)
Jemmy van Hoboken
1900 - 1962
Giovanni Segantini (1858 - 1899)
Giovanni Segantini
1858 - 1899
Alfred William Finch (1854 - 1930)
Alfred William Finch
1854 - 1930
Henri Logelain (1889 - 1968)
Henri Logelain
1889 - 1968
Samuel Buri (1935)
Samuel Buri
1935
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten (1870 - 1956)
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten
1870 - 1956
Alexandr Vasilievich Kharitonov (1932 - 1993)
Alexandr Vasilievich Kharitonov
1932 - 1993
Joseph Lépine (1867 - 1943)
Joseph Lépine
1867 - 1943