Lot 730: André Jasmin 1922 - Canadian oil on board Falaise

André Jasmin 1922 - Canadian oil on board Falaise rocheuse 25 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches 64.1 x 56.5 centimeters signed and on verso signed, titled and dated 1956 Provenance:Galerie Denyse Delrue, Montreal Collection of the Artist Exhibited:National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Exhibition of the Association of Non-Figurative Artists of Montreal, traveling to Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, 1957 André Jasmin was born in Montreal in 1922. He studied at l'École du meuble alongside Paul-Émile Borduas. In the 1940s he joined the Société d'art contemporain founded by John Lyman. From 1958 - 1988 he taught painting and drawing at the renowned École des beaux-arts in Montréal. His work has been featured in various exhibits at the Fine Arts Museum in Montreal and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It can also be found in important collections such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Canada, the Musée du Québec, and the Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal.