Autoportrait et tableau/Self-portrait with Painting, 1968

Autoportrait et tableau/Self-portrait with Painting, 1968

"I've always said - and it's perhaps the only thing worth saying - that Art is not a means of communication but rather a form of communion. I think that people become united with a work of Art, those who are ready anyway, not because they have prepared themselves but because they are available. It has nothing to do with intelligence, culture, or knowledge, it's something else".

Charles Gagnon in conversation with Olivier Asselin, 1998.

Charles Gagnon paints in his St Paul Street Studio, circa 1968

Charles Gagnon paints in his St Paul Street Studio, circa 1968

1957-58, "Signs Conquer #2", oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm

1957-58, "Signs Conquer #2", oil on canvas, 51 x 61 cm

Private collection

1961, "Vallée-Valley", oil on canvas 112x127.3 cm

1961, "Vallée-Valley", oil on canvas 112x127.3 cm

Corporate collection

1962, "Février-February", oil on canvas 147.5x132 cm

1962, "Février-February", oil on canvas 147.5x132 cm

Private collection

1963, "Intersection", oil on canvas 76.2x66 cm

1963, "Intersection", oil on canvas 76.2x66 cm

Private collection

1965, Le Déjeuner sur L'Herbe, oil on canvas 94x72 cm

1965, Le Déjeuner sur L'Herbe, oil on canvas 94x72 cm

Private collection 

1962, "The Gap", oil on canvas 173x198.5 cm

1962, "The Gap", oil on canvas 173x198.5 cm

Musée national du Québec, permanent collection

1963, "The Fourth Day-Le Quatrième Jour", oil on canvas, 132.7x117.9cm

1963, "The Fourth Day-Le Quatrième Jour", oil on canvas, 132.7x117.9cm

Permanent collection of The Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery of Concordia University, Montréal.

1962, "July #3", casein on paper 40.6x50.8cm

1962, "July #3", casein on paper 40.6x50.8cm

Private collection

1963, "Untitled", paint-collage on paper, 45.7x61cm

1963, "Untitled", paint-collage on paper, 45.7x61cm

Private collection

1964, "Hero", mixed media on masonite, 85 x 70 cm

1964, "Hero", mixed media on masonite, 85 x 70 cm

Musée National du Québec, Ville de Québec, permanent collection

Charles Gagnon, St Paul Street Studio, Old Montreal, circa 1970

Charles Gagnon, St Paul Street Studio, Old Montreal, circa 1970

1966, "The Sound", enamel paint on aluminum on wood 81.8x81.8 cm

1966, "The Sound", enamel paint on aluminum on wood 81.8x81.8 cm

Private collection

1973, "Marqueur #5-Marker #5", oil on canvas 203.2x203.2 cm

1973, "Marqueur #5-Marker #5", oil on canvas 203.2x203.2 cm

Private collection

1973, "Marqueur #3-Marker #3", oil on canvas 203.3x203.5 cm

1973, "Marqueur #3-Marker #3", oil on canvas 203.3x203.5 cm

St Paul Street Studio with "Time-Screen - Thought-Space", circa 1975

St Paul Street Studio with "Time-Screen - Thought-Space", circa 1975

Charles Gagnon paints in his St Paul Street Studio, circa 1968

Charles Gagnon paints in his St Paul Street Studio, circa 1968

1977-78, "Splitscreenspace-Summer-D'été", oil on canvas 213x284cm

1977-78, "Splitscreenspace-Summer-D'été", oil on canvas 213x284cm

National Gallery of Canada, Permanent collection

Farmhouse & Studio in the Eastern Townships, 2000

Farmhouse & Studio in the Eastern Townships, 2000

1978, "Cassation-A Summer Day-Été", oil on canvas 167.6x203.2 cm

1978, "Cassation-A Summer Day-Été", oil on canvas 167.6x203.2 cm

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Permanent collection

1989, "Continuum", oil on canvas, 203x305cm

1989, "Continuum", oil on canvas, 203x305cm

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Permanent collection

1993, "Creation of the Universe (abridged version), oil on canvas, (2) 203x168cm, (5) 40.8x50.9cm

1993, "Creation of the Universe (abridged version), oil on canvas, (2) 203x168cm, (5) 40.8x50.9cm

Permanent collection, Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal

1976, 76-112, SX-70

1976, 76-112, SX-70

Private collection

Charles Gagnon signature

Charles Gagnon signature

1961, "Été - Summer", oil on canvas

1959, "La Danse", oil on canvas, 51 x 40.4 cm

1959, "La Danse", oil on canvas, 51 x 40.4 cm

Private collection

1977, "MN-XXXVI-23-77", gelatin silver print, 6.9 x 9.3 cm

1977, "MN-XXXVI-23-77", gelatin silver print, 6.9 x 9.3 cm

Multiple private collections

Exhibition at Art 45, Montreal, Charles Gagnon - Le Flâneur 24 Études Minox (1977-1978), du 18 février au 12 mars, 2016

Exhibition at Art 45, Montreal, Charles Gagnon - Le Flâneur 24 Études Minox (1977-1978), du 18 février au 12 mars, 2016

Exhibition at Galerie Roger Bellemare-Christian Lambert, Montreal, Charles Gagnon, November 26 to December 24, 2011

Exhibition at Galerie Roger Bellemare-Christian Lambert, Montreal, Charles Gagnon, November 26 to December 24, 2011