Lot 234: DAVID BOLDUC (1945 - 2010), SOFT CENTRE, OIL ON CANVAS; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 54.25" x 67.25" - 137.8 x 170.8 cm.

Name: DAVID BOLDUC (1945 - 2010), SOFT CENTRE, OIL ON CANVAS; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO, 54.25" x 67.25" - 137.8 x 170.8 cm.
Brand: Waddington's
SKU: 4cb4d4e8d7
Price: 1500 CAD

Est: $3,000 CAD - $5,000 CADPassed

Waddington'sToronto, ON, CAApril 21, 2015

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DAVID BOLDUC (1945 - 2010)SOFT CENTREOIL ON CANVAS; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO54.25" x 67.25" - 137.8 x 170.8 cm.Provenance:Purchased directly from the artistNote:DAVID BOLDUC (1945 - 2010)"The drawings are a conscious attempt to represent the world around me and the paintings are a conscious attempt not to represent what the world looks like. To some degree I have no control over the paintings. I'm not trying to make it look like something, I'm not trying to describe a narrative. I'm trying with colour, line, shape and texture to get something across to me and everything else is unimportant until that happens."- David Bolduc -Toronto-born David Bolduc was one of Canada's leading modernist poetic, lyrical abstract paintings, working in a number of styles, experimenting with many media, exploring layers of colour and light. Through his art, he offered the world his optimism, intuition and intellect. David Bolduc was born in Toronto in 1945. He attended the Ontario College of Art from 1963 to 1965 and went on to study at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 1965, with Jean Goguen and Arthur Lismer. His first exhibitions were held in Montreal galleries, including a solo show at the Elysee Theatre in 1966. Bolduc returned to Toronto at the end of 1966 to take on a position as conservationist at the Royal Ontario Museum. In 1967 Bolduc had a solo exhibition at the prestigious Carmen Lamanna Gallery in Toronto. He received a grant in 1968 from the Canada Council, which allowed him to leave his job at the ROM to travel extensively through Europe, Turkey, Nepal, Uzbekistan and Moscow. In the ensuing 33 years, Bolduc continued his travels throughout the world, but had an affinity to India, having visited it at least 15 times. He drew much of his artistic inspiration from his love of travel, incorporating art traditions from Persian miniatures, floral designs in persian carpets to African art and Asian calligraphy. Bolduc was also known for his work as a book illustrator, including Roy K. Kiyyiooka's Pear Tree Poems, as well as Michael Ondaatje's The Story, a project on behalf of the World Literacy Fund.Between 1968 and 2008, Bolduc worked prodigiously, his works featured in either solo or group exhibitions every year but one. He also taught at York University, the Ontario College of Art, and Concordia University. In 2009, David Bolduc was diagnosed with a brain tumor, yet he pursued with endless optimism. He plunged into his final works, producing an astonishing 40 canvases, 15 or so of which were exhibited in Days and Nights in the Forest: David Bolduc, held at Christopher Cutts Gallery in Toronto in 2010 . Some critics state that this collection was the most impressive work of Bolduc's career.Selected Corporate, Private and Public CollectionsAgnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ONArt Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ONArt Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ONArt Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ONArt Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ONBank of MontrealBeaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New BrunswickCadillac FairviewCanada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ONCanadian Development Corporation Costain Ltd. CanWest CorporationClaridge Collection, Montreal, QCDavies, Ward & BeckDeutsche BankEdmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AlbertaGeneral FoodsThe Granite Club, Toronto, ONHart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONThe Honourable John Aird, Lieutenant-Governor of OntarioMacLean HunterNational Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ONPolysar Ltd.Richardson Securities of CanadaSecal-AlcanShell Canada Resources Ltd.Sir George Williams Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QCThorne, Riddell & CoToronto-Dominion BankUniversity of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AlbertaWestburne International Industries Ltd.Selected Solo Exhibitions2010Days and Nights in the Forest: David Bolduc, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON2010A Tribute to David Bolduc, 1945-2010, McLarren Art Center, Barrie, ON2007First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto, ON2007DeLong Gallery, Toronto, ON2006DeLong Gallery, Toronto, ON2005Moore Gallery, Toronto2005Thielsen Gallery, London, ON2005Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary2005James Baird Gallery, St. John's, NL 2004Moore Gallery, Toronto2004Wallack Galleries, Ottawa2003Moore Gallery, Toronto2003Moore Gallery Ltd., Toronto, ON2002Moore Gallery Ltd., Toronto, ON2001Moore Gallery Ltd., Toronto, ON1998Waddington and Gorce, Montreal, QC1998Moore Gallery Ltd., Toronto, ON1996Mira Godard, Gallery, Toronto, ON1996Paul Kuhn, Fine Art, Calgary, AB1995Baird Gallery, St. John's, NF1995 Thieves Gallery, London, ON1995Mira Godard, Gallery, Toronto, ON1993Moore Gallery Ltd., Hamilton, ON1993Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON1993Paul Kuhn, Fine Art, Calgary, AB1992Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1992Gallery Seven, Hong Kong1991Paul Kuhn, Fine Art, Calgary, AB1991Art 45, Montreal, QC1990Moore Gallery Ltd., Hamilton, ON1990Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1989Moore Gallery Ltd., Hamilton, ON1989Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1987Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1986Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant, Montreal, QC1986Art 45, Montreal, QC1985 Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1984Galerie Don Stewart, Montreal, QC1984Art 45, Montreal, QC1983Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant, Montreal, QC1983Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1982New Colour Aquatint & Related Works on Paper, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON1982Paintings, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1981Alberta Gallerie Jolliette, Quebec City, QC1981Paintings, 1975-1980, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB1981Recent Paintings, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX, USA1981Royd Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA1980An Exhibition of New Work, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON1980Galerie Jolliette, Quebec City, QC1980Galerie GIlles Gheerbrant, Montreal, QC1979Galerie GIlles Gheerbrant, Montreal, QC1979Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX, USA1977Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C. USA1977Recent Paintings, David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, ON1976Watercolors and Drawings, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK1976Marlborough Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON1976David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, ON1975 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1975Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB1974Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1973Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1973Marlborough Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON1972Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1971Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1970Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON196920/20 Gallery, London Towne Cinema, Toronto, ON1968Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1967Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON1966Elysee Theatre, Montreal, QCSelected Group Exhibitions2012If the Sky Falls: The Heavens in Canadian Art, Museum London, North London, ONCollectors Choice Exhibition featuring RAY MEAD, Thielsen Gallery, London, ON2008Group Exhibition of gallery artists featuring new work by David Bolduc, Frank Caprani, Scott Pattinson and Deborah Worsfold, Thielsen Gallery, London, ON2006DeLong Gallery, TorontoPaul Kuhn Gallery, CalgaryNew York Affordable Art Fair (Paul Kuhn Gallery)2005Moore Gallery, Toronto2004Moore Gallery, TorontoDuring the 1990's - lived and worked mainly in Paris, then Morocco with extended stays in India, China, and Sri Lanka. Continued to show in Canada while having exhibitions in: American Consulate Museum, Tangier, Morocco (also Artist in Residence) Espace Othello, Essoauira, Morocco 2003 American Consulate Museum, Tangier, Morocco (also Artist in Residence) 2002 Espace Othello, Essoauira, Morocco 2001 American Consulate Museum, Tangier, Morocco (also Artist in Residence) 2000 Espace Othello, Essoauira, Morocco 1999 American Consulate Museum, Tangier, Morocco (also Artist in Residence) 1998 Espace Othello, Essoauira, Morocco 1997 American Consulate Museum, Tangier, Morocco (also Artist in Residence) 1984 Toronto Painting '84, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, national travelling exhibition. 1983 Drawing - A Canadian Survey 1977-1982, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, QC. 1982 Recent Paintings by David Bolduc,Paul Fournier, K.M. Graham, Canada House, Cultural Centre Gallery, London, England, International travelling exhibition. Painting '82/Painting '82, An Exhibition In Two parts (Part 2), The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON1981 8 Painters, Wells Gallery, Ottawa, ON.David Bolduc: Recent Paintings, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Viewpoint: Twenty-Nine by Nine, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON. Twentieth Century Canadian Painting, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Travelling to the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Hokkaido, Sapporo, The Oita Prefectural Art Center, Oita. 1980 Toronto, Cutler/Stavaridis Gallery, Boston, MA, U.S.A. Aspects of Canadian Painting In The Seventies, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB Compass/8 Painters, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1978 Toronto Sensibility, organized by Harbourfront Art Gallery, travelling to museums in Ohio, USA. Painting, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1977 Bologna Art Fair, Bologna, Italy.New Abstract Art, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB Works On Paper, Galerie Wentzel, Hamburg, West Germany. Six From Toronto, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. The Fauve Heritage, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, ABTendances Actuelles, Centre Culture de Canadien, Paris France. 14 Canadians: A Critic's Choice, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. USA. 1976 Four Toronto Painters, The Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. 1975 The Canadian Canvas, Touring exhibition organized by Time Canada Ltd. 1974 The Carmen Lamanna Gallery at the Owens Art Gallery, Owens Art Gallery,Contemporary Ontario Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1973 Art In The Corporate Environment, Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON. Gallery 219, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.Canada X Ten, The Edmonton Art Gallery, AB Art Gallery of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. 1972 Diversity - Canada East, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, ABRecent Vanguard Acquisitions, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. Diversity - Canada East, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. 1971 Five Lyrical Colour Painters, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. Festival of Canada, Robertson Centre For The Arts And Sciences, Binghampton, New York, USA. 1970 Third International Pioneer Galleries Exhibition, the Museum of Modern Art, Paris, FranceReflets des Galeries Pilotes, Musee des Art Decoratifs, Lausanne, France.Reflets des Galeries Pilotes, Maison de la Culture, Grenoble, France.Canadian Cross-Sections, Rothmans Art Gallery of Stratford, Stratford, ON.Third International Pioneer Galleries Exhibition, Musee Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Lausanne, France. Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. 1969 Art For Architecture - The Wall, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1968 Toronto Painters Exhibition, Galerie du Siecle, Montreal, QC.Seventy Biennial of Canadian Painting, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON. Canada: Art d'Aujourd'hui, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, touring Europe; Rome, Italy, Brussels Belgium, Paris, France. 1967 The Shaped Canvas, York University, Toronto, ON.Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON.Ontario Centennial Awards Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON.Young Painters of Toronto, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, touring Quebec. 1967 Form, Motion & Sculpture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. 1966 Galerie Soixante, Montreal, QC. Selected LinksCenter for Canadian Contemporary Art, David BolducDavid Spalding on David Bolduc Video Portraits of David BolducCanadian Art, David Bolduc: A Remembrance

Artist or Maker

David Bolduc

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Charles Bronfman's Claridge Part V: Session 2: Fine Art

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April 21, 2015, 07:00 PM EST

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