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Alfred Pellan
Canadian artist
For the federal district in Laval, Quebec, see Alfred-Pellan.
Alfred PellanCC OQ RCA (born Alfred Pelland; 16 May 1906 – 31 October 1988) was an important figure in twentieth-century Canadian painting.
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Biography
Alfred Pellan was born on 16 May 1906 in the Saint-Roch quarter of Quebec City. His mother, Régina Damphousse, died when he was young, and his father, Alfred Pelland, a locomotive engineer,[1] raised their three children.
In school, Pellan filled the margins of his notebooks with drawings and excelled at his art classes, with little interest in other subjects. He later changed his surname to "Pellan".[1]
In 1920 Pellan enrolled at the School of Fine Arts of Quebec.
He won first prizes in advanced courses and earned medals in painting, drawing, sculpture, sketching, anatomy and advertising. He sold his first painting at the age of 17 to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.[2]
In 1926