Jean Paul Lemieux
 Jean Paul Lemieux 1904 - 1990 |
Jean Paul Lemieux was born in 1904 in Quebec City. Lemieux and his family spent winters in Quebec City and summers at Kent House, above Montmorency Falls. In 1914 at Kent House, the young Lemieux met the American artist Charles Parnell; after many hours of observing Parnell, Lemieux began to sketch on his own.
In 1916 the Lemieux family moved to California; however, returned to Canada shortly after in 1917, settling in Montreal. In 1926, Lemieux enrolled in l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal and spent the next three years studying under Edwin Holgate and others. Lemieux took teaching positions beginning in 1934, first at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, then in 1935 at the École du meuble. In 1937, he moved to Québec City and taught at the École des beaux-arts de Québec until his retirement in 1965. Until 1940 Lemieux’s paintings were inspired by a decorative and realistic style. During the period of 1940 - 1950, Lemieux’s paintings can be characterized as humourous studies of the social environment of Quebec, an area which he had a great affinity for. Lemieux maintained distance from the volatile atmosphere of Montreal during the late 1940s; despite being cognisant of the manifestos Prisme d’Yeux and Refus Global, Lemieux remained indifferent to them. The early to mid 1950s marked an important departure in Lemieux’s style. Lemieux’s works became simplified and he began experimenting with cubist structures. From 1956 onwards Lemieux produced paintings of solitary figures in simplistic, monochromatic landscapes, a style which he has become well known for. |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Nineteen Ten Remembered 42 x 57 1/2in 106.7 x 146cm oil on canvas Sold for: $2,340,000 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Fall 2011 - 1st Session auction on Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux La plage américaine 46 x 69 1/2in 116.8 x 176.5cm oil on canvas Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000 CDN Sold for: $1,813,500 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2012 - 1st Session auction on Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Les Moniales 41 5/8 x 80 3/8in 105.7 x 204.1cm oil on canvas Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000 CDN Sold for: $1,023,750 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2011 - 1st Session auction on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Dimanche 67 3/4 x 31 3/4in 172.1 x 80.6cm oil on canvas Estimate: $700,000 - $900,000 CDN Sold for: $914,500 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Fall 2016 - 4th Session auction on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Dimanche 67 3/4 x 31 3/4in 172.1 x 80.6cm oil on canvas Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000 CDN Sold for: $819,000 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2011 - 1st Session auction on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux La visite 36 x 20 1/2in 91.4 x 52.1cm oil on canvas Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000 CDN Sold for: $719,800 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2015 - 1st Session auction on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Les voyageurs 39 3/4 x 74 3/8in 101 x 189.5cm oil on canvas Estimate: $350,000 - $450,000 CDN Sold for: $702,000 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Fall 2011 - 1st Session auction on Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Ti-Gus 45 1/4 x 30in 114.9 x 76.2cm oil on canvas Estimate: $150,000 - $250,000 CDN Sold for: $672,750 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2010 - 1st Session auction on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux Les enfants de la ville 26 x 44in 66 x 111.7cm oil on canvas Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 CDN Sold for: $497,250 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Fall 2012 - 1st Session auction on Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Jean Paul Lemieux La Québécoise 36 x 24in 91.4 x 61cm oil on canvas Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000 CDN Sold for: $442,500 CDN (premium included) At Heffel's Spring 2014 - 1st Session auction on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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