AANFM ARCA OC QMG
1928 - 2021
Canadian
Saugeen
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated 1976 and on verso signed, titled and on the gallery label and dated
34 x 48 in, 86.4 x 121.9 cm
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CAD
Sold for: $18,750
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Gallery Moos, Toronto
Private Collection, UK
Contemporary & Post-War Art, Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, April 17, 2019, lot 145
Private Collection, Toronto
Born of Abenaki and Québécois parents, Rita Letendre was introduced to Paul-Émile Borduas and the Automatists during her studies at l’École des beaux-arts de Montréal. Their expressive and intuitive approach to art inspired Letendre, who was interested in creative exploration rather than the traditional methods taught at l’École. Later, her works were shown alongside the Automatists in pivotal exhibitions such as La matière chante in 1954 and Espace 1955, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. From then on, she dedicated herself entirely to painting and to the possibilities of abstraction.
In the late 1960s through the 1970s, Letendre moved away from Automatist gesture and expression to a hard-edge and geometric abstraction. During that period, she developed what became known as her flèches (arrows). Strong diagonal lines activate the surface of her works, creating a dynamic impression of movement.
Please note: this work is unframed.
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