About Irène Legendre
Lived 1904 – 1992 (aged 87). Irène Legendre was an American and Canadian painter, draftsperson and teacher.
Life and work Irène Legendre was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in November 1904. Legendre started attending École des Beaux-Arts de Québec in 1929, where she studied under Yvan Neilson and Lucien Martial. Legendre graduated in 1932 with a focus on the Cubism style. From 1939 until 1943, she resided in New York City where she studied painting under Amédée Ozenfant and sculpture with Alexander Archipenko. After studying with Archipenko and Ozenfant, she shifted away from Cubism and began painting landscapes. While in New York, she participated in her first group show.
Legendre died in 1992 in Cap-Rouge, Quebec City.
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Who was Irène Legendre?
American-Canadian painter (1904–1992)
When was Irène Legendre born?
Irène Legendre was born on 17 November 1904 in Fall River.
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Irène Legendre died on 4 February 1992 in Cap-Rouge.
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Irène Legendre was a painter, draftsperson and teacher.
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Irène Legendre was American and Canadian.
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