AANFM AUTO CAS LP QMG
1916 - 2014
Canadian
Méandres
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1957 and on verso signed, titled and dated
39 x 25 1/2 in, 99.1 x 64.8 cm
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CAD
Preview at: Heffel Montreal
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present Private Collection, Montreal
LITERATURE
Four Canadians: Léon Bellefleur, Fernand Leduc, Jean Paul Lemieux, Claude Picher, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1957, listed page 3
EXHIBITED
Art Gallery of Toronto, Four Canadians: Léon Bellefleur, Fernand Leduc, Jean Paul Lemieux, Claude Picher, November 1 - December 1, 1957, catalogue #6
With its various intricately organized shapes, this lively 1957 oil on canvas is a testament to Fernand Leduc’s masterful understanding of form and colour. The artist started focusing his practice on geometrical abstraction beginning in 1954, and this allowed him to explore rhythm and chromatic relations and tensions. Méandres is a great example of this focus—while it is rigorously constructed, the composition is remarkably fluid. Solid planes of brightly saturated orange, red and green vibrate together, making the eye dance from one shape to another. Leduc was one of the signatories of the 1948 Refus global manifesto, a historic document that signaled an important cultural shift in Quebec. He was the president and founding member of the Association des artistes non-figuratifs de Montréal. His works have been included in solo and group shows in major institutions such as the Musée du Québec in Quebec City, the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CAD
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