Lot 31
Jack Beder (1909-1987)
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Literature:
[1] Esther Trépanier, Jewish Painters of Montreal: Witness of their time, 1930-1948, Les Éditions de l'Homme, Montreal, 2008, page 216.
Note:
Jack Beder immigrated to Montreal from Poland in 1926, where he quickly became known for his paintings of bustling street scenes in a variety of media. Beder worked and exhibited all across North America, most notably at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. By the 1950s and ‘60s the art world had changed dramatically; the influx of European aesthetic trends and American Abstract Expressionism informed the Canadian art scene.
Esther Trépanier writes: "During the 1950s, Beder was among those artists who maintained a strong attachment to figurative art despite the emergence of abstract movements...Beder nevertheless continued to experiment and in the fifteen years from 1960-1975 he produced a series of sculptures that embodied the more abstract formal explorations." [1]
We are pleased to present two sculptures from this experimental period, lots 29 and 31 in this auction.
CONDITION DETAILS
The work has recently been restored and is currently in very good condition. Please contact specialist for a detailed report.
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