Rita Letendre
Daybreak , 1981 (Executed)
Lot #6 |
2012-05-24 |
Sotheby's, Toronto
Canadian Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
CAD 7,000 - 9,000 (currency of sale)
USD 7,000 - 9,000 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: T00140
Auction name: Canadian Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Toronto
Start date: 2012-05-24
Currency: CAD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 76.2 by 102.1 cm. 30 by 40ÂĽ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
76.2
Width In Centimeters:
102.1
Height In Inches:
30
Width In Inches:
40.25
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Year notes: Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto Private Collection, Ancaster Catalogue Note Although the theme of the beam is closely associated with Letendre's later work, it was pre-figured in her works of the late 1960s and was part of an evolution that came about quite gradually. The elongated triangles, precisely rendered and initially outlined by black, were superceded by compositions that relied on the juxtaposition of more and brighter colours to emphasize this favorite shape, and compositions for which Letendre experimented with the spray gun as for this lot.
Literature
Micheline Moisan, 16 Québec Painters in their Milieu , "Letendre," p. 108
Catalog summary
Rita Letendre Daybreak signed and dated '81 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse acrylic on canvas 76.2 by 102.1 cm. 30 by 40¼ in. Provenance Gallery Moos, Toronto Private Collection, Ancaster Catalogue Note Although the theme of the beam is closely associated with Letendre's later work, it was pre-figured in her works of the late 1960s and was part of an evolution that came about quite gradually. The elongated triangles, precisely rendered and initially outlined by black, were superceded by compositions that relied on the juxtaposition of more and brighter colours to emphasize this favorite shape, and compositions for which Letendre experimented with the spray gun as for this lot. LITERATURE Micheline Moisan, 16 Québec Painters in their Milieu , "Letendre," p. 108