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This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $6,000 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

872113 29-Sep-2022 09:40:04 AM $6,000

24344 02-Sep-2022 05:51:06 PM $5,500

2288 02-Sep-2022 12:07:46 PM $5,000 AutoBid

871905 02-Sep-2022 12:07:46 PM $4,750

2288 01-Sep-2022 10:01:34 PM $4,500 AutoBid

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 07:13:56

LOT 117

AANFM ARCA OC QMG
1928 - 2021
Canadian

Sans titre
oil on canvas
signed, dated 1969 and inscribed "sketch" and on verso signed and inscribed "Pour Sarah avec amitiés - Rita"
10 5/8 x 9 1/2 in, 27 x 24.1 cm

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CAD

Sold for: $7,500

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PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist by the family of Kosso Eloul
By descent through the family, Israel


Born of Abenaki and Quebecois parents, Rita Letendre was first introduced to Paul-Émile Borduas and the Automatistes during her studies at the École des beaux-arts in Montreal. Their expressive and intuitive approach to art was inspiring to Letendre, who was interested in creative exploration rather than the traditional methods taught at l’École. From that moment on, she dedicated herself entirely to painting and to the possibilities that abstraction could offer. Later, her works were shown alongside the Automatistes’ in pivotal exhibitions such as La matière chante in 1954 and Espace 1955 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

In the late 1960s through the 1970s, Letendre moved away from Automatiste gesture to a hard-edge and geometric abstraction. During that period, she developed what would later be known as her “flèches” (arrows). In these works, strong diagonal or horizontal lines activate the surface of the canvas, creating a dynamic impression of movement. Painted in a variety of colour combinations, ranging from earthy to vibrant and bold, Letendre’s Arrows suggest light and energy shooting through space.

All the works included in this specialty online session come from the private collection of her husband Kosso Eloul’s family. They are being consigned by the family.

Please note: this work is unframed.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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