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Yvonne Canu (1921–2008) was a French painter, considered part of Neo-Impressionism, who used the techniques of pointilism in her works. She was born to French parents in Meknes in Morocco in 1921. She began her studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, but they were interrupted by World War II. The future pointillist met with artists such as Élisée Maclet and Tsuguharu Foujita, who introduced her to landscape painting and the principles of impressionism. Later attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere alongside Ossip Zadkine.