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November 24, 2014

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LOT 123

Lot 123

RITA LETENDRE, R.C.A.

RITA LETENDRE, R.C.A.
Lot 123 Details
RITA LETENDRE, R.C.A.

SOUVENIR MOROSE

gouache on paper
signed and dated ‘62
9.5 ins x 12.125 ins; 24.1 cms x 30.8 cms

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $5,900
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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RITA LETENDRE, R.C.A.
  • RITA LETENDRE, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Montreal
Private Collection, Winnipeg

Literature:

Rita Letendre, Rita Letendre: A Continuing Tradition, Moore Gallery, Toronto, 1994, quoted by Linda Jansma in Rita Letendre: Beginnings in Abstraction, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 2005, page 6.

Note:

Though lacking the lavish impasto of canvases executed during this time, the surface of Souvenir Morose, vibrates with the same tension. Rita Letendre manipulates the watery medium into a restless scene that wields magnetic command over the viewer’s eye. Atop a backdrop of black and Venetian red, Letendre compels us towards a cascade of vitesse in blue: a semblance of a figure caught between two worlds, one of the “prisoners struggling to free themselves.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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