Clarence
Alphonse Gagnon
A Life Immersed in the Canadian Landscape Clarence Alphonse Gagnon, born in Montreal on November 8th, 1881, stands as a pivotal figure in Canadian art history—a painter who dedicated his life to capturing the ethereal beauty and rugged spirit of Quebec’s Laurentians and Charlevoix regions. …
A portrait built from Clarence Alphonse Gagnon's own colours
Every 63 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.