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Raoul Barré

Canadian American cartoonist (1874-1932) · Canada · On the map · Artists · Died at 58

Vital Achille Raoul Barré was a Canadian cartoonist, animator of the silent film era, and painter. Initially known as a political cartoonist, he originated the French Canadian comic strip, then crossed over into animated film and started his own studio, a pioneering effort.

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As a painter, he is considered an Impressionist, evoking atmosphere and light with visible, choppy strokes of paint, whose paintings are in the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

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Canada
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1932 · aged 58

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