Lot 14: Paul-Émile Borduas 1905 - 1960 Canadian limited

Paul-Émile Borduas 1905 - 1960 Canadian limited edition book Le Refus Global 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches 21.6 x 19 centimeters editioned 131/400 Provenance:A gift from Paul-Émile Borduas to the present Private Collection, Montreal Refus global was a revolutionary document, not only aesthetically but also socially and politically; after its publication, Borduas was fired from the teaching position he had held since 1937 at the École du meuble in Montreal. This book is a first edition copy of this historic artistic manifesto, launched in Montreal on August 9, 1948. In addition to the main text by Borduas, this document, mimeographed by a small local press, contains essays, two plays, drawings and photographs, all the contributions of its fifteen other signatories, namely Magdeleine Arbour, Marcel Barbeau, Bruno Cormier, Claude Gauvreau, Pierre Gauvreau, Muriel Guilbault, Marcelle Ferron, Fernand Leduc, Thérèse Leduc, Jean-Paul Mousseau, Maurice Perron, Louise Renaud, Françoise Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Françoise Sullivan. Please note that this work is accompanied by three books: the booklet Projections libérantes by Paul-Émile Borduas; the catalogue of the 1962 Borduas exhibit organized by the National Gallery of Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Toronto as well as Le Refus Global vingt ans après by Adèle Lauzon.