Matière - Lumière
61 cms x 152.4 cms (24 ins x 60 ins)
Signed And Dated ‘78
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "The Art of Canada Auction (Canadian Art)" held on Mon, May 30, 2016.
Lot 142
Lot 142
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $62,400
Realised: CAD $62,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto / Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
While Ulysse Comtois had focused on sculpture in 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to painting using a form of exaggerated pointillism shown here in Matière-Lumière. Comtois used this technique to explore the effects created by juxtaposing strokes of contrasting colour. In 1978, the Government of Quebec awarded Comtois the prestigious Paul-Émile Borduas Prize for his contributions to the provincial and international art scenes.
Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto / Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
While Ulysse Comtois had focused on sculpture in 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to painting using a form of exaggerated pointillism shown here in Matière-Lumière. Comtois used this technique to explore the effects created by juxtaposing strokes of contrasting colour. In 1978, the Government of Quebec awarded Comtois the prestigious Paul-Émile Borduas Prize for his contributions to the provincial and international art scenes.
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