The Art of Canada Auction (Canadian Art)

May 30, 2016

LOT 142

Lot 142

ULYSSE COMTOIS

ULYSSE COMTOIS
Lot 142 Details
ULYSSE COMTOIS

MATIÈRE - LUMIÈRE

oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘78
24 ins x 60 ins; 61 cms x 152.4 cms

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $62,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Provenance:

Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto / Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto

Note:

While Ulysse Comtois had focused on sculpture in 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to painting using a form of exaggerated pointillism shown here in Matière-Lumière. Comtois used this technique to explore the effects created by juxtaposing strokes of contrasting colour. In 1978, the Government of Quebec awarded Comtois the prestigious Paul-Émile Borduas Prize for his contributions to the provincial and international art scenes.

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