Paul Archbald Caron

Paul Caron - "Village in Lower St. Lawrence"

Artist Bio: Paul Archbald Caron, ARCA (1874-1941)

Paul Caron was born in Montreal and studied drawing and painting under William Brymner, Maurice Cullen, and Edmond Dyonnet at the Art Association of Montreal. Following graduation, he worked in the stained glass industry for several years. He then worked for both La Presse and the Montreal Star newspaper as an illustrator. Caron’s work was popular and he did both design work and illustration for magazines and other publications. Eventually, he turned to full-time painting, particularly in watercolour, for which he is best known. He specialized in scenes of historic Montreal and Quebec City.

Caron exhibited with both the Royal Canadian Academy and in the Spring Show of the Art Association of Montreal. He won the Jessie Dow Award in 1931 and also in 1937. His works are included in most of the main collections in Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Quebec Museum, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.