Lot 20
ARMAND VAILLANCOURT (b. 1932)
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Provenance:
Gift of the artist;
Private collection, Montreal, QC
Note:
Collision was conceived in 1987 and cast in 1990. Keen-eyed collectors should note the mark between “1990” and “Vaillancourt” is the logo of the foundry, an F combined with an A for Fonderie d’Art. There are four sculptures in the edition, one of which is held in the collection of the Musée Laurier in Victoriaville, Quebec.
Vaillancourt is well known for his exploratory methods with respect to the various media he works with. The artist developed an original method of casting his abstract bronze sculptures in the late 1950s, which involved the use of styrofoam and other inflammable soft plastics. Vaillancourt utilised the styrofoam as a mould, which he would pack in sand before filling with molten metal. As evidenced here, a subtle imprint from the styrofoam would be left behind, stippling the surface of the sculpture’s dramatic form.