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LOT 25

Lot 25

LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)

LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
Lot 25 Details
LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)

FIN DE SAISON, 1985

oil on canvas
signed and dated '85; signed, titled and dated '85 on the reverse; also titled to gallery label on the reverse
12 ins x 14 ins; 30.5 cms x 35.6 cms

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $5,640
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
  • LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
  • LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
  • LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
  • LÉON BELLEFLEUR, R.C.A. (1910-2007)
Provenance:

Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal, QC;
Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Painted in 1985 when Bellefleur was 75, Fin de Saison embodies the artist’s characteristic style, one that he had been exploring for thirty years: “colours spread liberally with a spatula, with the refinement of rhythms and shades, then as a finishing touch to the improvisation, squirts or droplets are added, or small mysterious signs traced with the tip of the tool.”

An exhibition of the artist’s work that year prompted critic Lawrence Sabbath of the Montreal Gazette to note that “if this is what advancing age has in store, artists should look forward with anticipation and hurry to reach that plateau.”

References:
Guy Robert, Bellefleur: The Fervour of the Quest, (Montreal: Iconia, 1988), 63.

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition.

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