Red Glow
76.2 cms x 101.6 cms (30 ins x 40 ins)
Signed, dated, and titled verso
Lot offered for sale by BYDealers, Montréal at the auction event "Post-war and Contemporary" held on Sun, May 26, 2019.
Lot 41
Lot 41
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $10,000
Realised: CAD $14,400
Realised: CAD $14,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private collection, Montréal
Notes:
Françoise Sullivan studied at the École des beauxarts de Montréal from 1940 to 1945. Invited to participate in Les Sagittaires exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Arts in 1943, Sullivan, along with other avant-garde artists - including Pierre Gauvreau and Paul-Émile Borduas - formed the Automatists, which published the Refus Global in 1948. Sullivan continually reinvented herself for a large part of her career, as she transitioned from sculpture to contemporary dance and conceptual art. Nostalgic for working with materials, Sullivan returned to painting in the 1980s. Her works are permeated with movement and sensuality stemming from her past as a choreographer. In the 1990s, Sullivan refined the pictorial composition of her paintings, in which chromatic vibrations and the quality of the textures convey the intimate dialogue between the artist and her work.
Private collection, Montréal
Notes:
Françoise Sullivan studied at the École des beauxarts de Montréal from 1940 to 1945. Invited to participate in Les Sagittaires exhibition of the Society of Contemporary Arts in 1943, Sullivan, along with other avant-garde artists - including Pierre Gauvreau and Paul-Émile Borduas - formed the Automatists, which published the Refus Global in 1948. Sullivan continually reinvented herself for a large part of her career, as she transitioned from sculpture to contemporary dance and conceptual art. Nostalgic for working with materials, Sullivan returned to painting in the 1980s. Her works are permeated with movement and sensuality stemming from her past as a choreographer. In the 1990s, Sullivan refined the pictorial composition of her paintings, in which chromatic vibrations and the quality of the textures convey the intimate dialogue between the artist and her work.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with BYDealers auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with BYDealers auction house for permission to use.