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Pierre Gauvreau

painter and filmmaker (1922-2011)
Person human Q2749658

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 23, 1922
Date of death
April 7, 2011
Place of birth
Montreal
Place of death
Montreal
Country of citizenship
Canada[11]
Occupation
writer, painter, film producer, film director, actor, producer, visual artist[12][13]
Field of work
painting, art of drawing[14][15]
Educated at
École des beaux-arts de Montréal[16]
Spouse
Madeleine Arbour[10]
Sibling
Claude Gauvreau[24]
Work location
Canada[21]
Student of
Paul-Émile Borduas[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[23]
Artist files at
Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights, works protected by copyrights[41]
Family name
Gauvreau[19]
Given name
Pierre[20]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée de la civilisation, Musée d'art de Joliette, LeBer-LeMoyne House, Galerie de l’UQAM, Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Fine Arts, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Collection d'oeuvres d'art de l'Université de Montréal, Cinémathèque québécoise, Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Musée de Rimouski, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Canada Council Art Bank, Loto-Québec[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Movement
Les Automatistes[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ[25]
P14750
DBC4-16CC-B073-1A30-41B3
🏷️ Also known as
en Pierre Gauvreau
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000078373086
VIAF cluster ID
25490391
Library of Congress authority ID
n82072393
GND ID
122660994
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pierre Gauvreau, Francoise Sullivan, Louise Renaud, Madeleine et Mimi Lalonde, Claude Gauvreau et Marcel Barbeau a Saint-Hilaire, 1946.jpg ↗
ACMI ID
creators/78923
Artist-info artist ID
236323
Artists in Canada record number
6137
Artists of the World ID
00055361
BAnQ authority ID
0000054164
Benezit ID
B00071681
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13535621w
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Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
pierre-gauvreau
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
23277
DACS ID (2022)
046754
DACS ID (former)
cf9700d0-10e6-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Discogs artist ID
3426445
Europeana entity
agent/base/84884
External data available at URL
macrepertoire.macm.org, www.donneesquebec.ca
FAST ID
1760318
Film.ru person ID
pierre-gauvreau
Freebase ID
/m/0cy49f
IMDb ID
nm0310420
IdRef ID
244223874
Invaluable.com person ID
ttkklw8mzl
Kinobox person ID
224388
Le Delarge artist ID
19314_artiste_GAUVREAU_Pierre
MACM artist ID
gauvreau-pierre
MNBAQ artist ID
600001303
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
pierre-gauvreau
Prabook ID
1959118
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
11982
SNAC ARK ID
w6ks9gt0
Union List of Artist Names ID
500058822
WikiTree person ID
Gauvreau-239
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxkHGDG6HjQvwcHGgh73
Yale LUX ID
person/a1e5ada6-a2f4-4b27-aa28-65b211403d22
ČSFD person ID
661392

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
actor, writer, film director, painter, film producer, producer, visual artist
Has works in the collection 6
National Gallery of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Musée de la civilisation, Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Artist files at 2
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Field of work 2
painting, art of drawing
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Educated at 1
École des beaux-arts de Montréal
Given name 1
Pierre
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Movement 1
Les Automatistes
Place of birth 1
Montreal
Place of death 1
Montreal
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Claude Gauvreau
Siblings 1
Claude Gauvreau
Spouse 1
Madeleine Arbour
Spouses 1
Madeleine Arbour
Student of 1
Paul-Émile Borduas
Teachers 1
Paul-Émile Borduas
Work location 1
Canada
← Signatory 1
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Summary

Pierre Gauvreau was born on August 23, 1922[1], in Montreal[2]. He died on April 7, 2011[3], in Montreal[4]. He worked as a writer[5], painter[6], film producer[7], film director[8], and actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Gauvreau born?

Pierre Gauvreau was born in Montreal[2].

Where did Pierre Gauvreau die?

Pierre Gauvreau died in Montreal[4].

Who was Pierre Gauvreau married to?

Pierre Gauvreau's spouses include Madeleine Arbour[10].

What did Pierre Gauvreau do for work?

Pierre Gauvreau worked as a writer[5], painter[6], film producer[7], film director[8], and actor[9].

Where did Pierre Gauvreau go to school?

Pierre Gauvreau was educated at École des beaux-arts de Montréal[16].

Related Entities

Canada Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . collections.mnbaq.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . macrepertoire.macm.org. macrepertoire.macm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . macrepertoire.macm.org. macrepertoire.macm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . radio-canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . gallery.ca. gallery.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . collections.mnbaq.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . collections.mcq.org. Retrieved . collections.mcq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . mbam.qc.ca. mbam.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Montreal
    Educated at → École des beaux-arts de Montréal
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights, works protected by copyrights
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