Canadian Fine Art Auction

May 26, 2014

LOT 16

Lot 16

LÉON BELLEFLEUR

LÉON BELLEFLEUR
Lot 16 Details
LÉON BELLEFLEUR

ROSÉDO

gouache on paper
signed, titled and dated ‘63
25.25" x 19.25" — 64.1 x 48.9 cm.

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $4,720
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Private Collection, Montreal

Literature:

Guy Robert, Bellefleur, The Fervour of the Quest, Montreal, 1988, pages 51 and 97. 

Note:

In the early 1960s, Bellefleur lived in Paris and allied himself with André Breton and Surrealism. He travelled home to Montreal for a few months each year until finally settling back in Canada in 1965. 

Unlike many artists, Bellefleur chose not to leave his abstracts untitled but christened them after they were painted, or occasionally as he approached their completion. His inspiration was prompted by associations he found within the composition. He sought both to enrich the viewer's experience and "to pull them (the paintings) out of anonymity". While we are uncertain whether Rosédo is Person, Place or Thing, it is possible that it refers to Spanish rosé wine, "Rosado".  

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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