CC QMG RCA
1904 - 1990
Canadian
Canada - Canada
limited edition serigraph portfolio, 1985
signed and editioned 70/225
21 1/2 x 25 x 2 1/2 in, 54.6 x 63.5 x 6.3 cm
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CAD
Sold for: $3,438
Preview at: Heffel Montreal
PROVENANCE
Galerie Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
Private Collection, Quebec
This lot is comprised of the limited edition book in its wood, cloth and leather portfolio box, along with 12 silkscreens by Jean Paul Lemieux which were printed by hand on Arches paper by the Quebec master printer, Louis Desaulniers.
Each print is signed, titled and editioned 70/225, and measures as follows: British Columbia - 15 x 20 inches, Alberta - 16 x 20 inches, Saskatchewan - 16 x 20 inches, Manitoba - 16 x 20 inches, Ontario - 20 x 16 inches, Quebec - 16 x 20 inches, New Brunswick - 16 x 20 inches, Nova Scotia - 20 x 16 inches, Prince Edward Island - 16 x 20 inches, Newfoundland - 16 x 20 inches. The full sheet size is 20 x 23 5/8 inches.
The book has a preface by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, an introduction by Pierre Berton and texts on each province and territory written by Gabriel Sagard-Théodat, Alistair MacLeod, Robert Kroetsch, Jacques Cartier, Gabriel Roy, Earle Birney, Heather Robertson, Hugh MacLennan, Josef Skvorecky, Ambrose Bierce, Farley Mowat and Pierre Biard. This book was published by Editions ASL, Montreal in 1985 in a limited edition of 225 copies. The preface is signed by Jean Paul Lemieux, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Pierre Berton.
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