Lot 53: Paul-Émile Borduas 1905 - 1960 Canadian oil on

Paul-Émile Borduas 1905 - 1960 Canadian oil on canvas Chant d'été 42 x 36 inches 106.7 x 91.4 centimeters signed and dated 1955 and on verso titled and dated on the artist's label and inscribed ""P5"" and ""Gérard Bealieu [sic], 3157 Lacombe Aven., Montreal 26"" Literature:Gilberte Martin-Méry, L'Art au Canada, Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux, 1962, reproduced François-Marc Gagnon, Paul-Émile Borduas (1905 - 1960), Biographie critique et analyse de l'oeuvre, 1978, pages 384 and 385 Anna Moszynska, Abstract Art, London, 1990 Maurice Perron, Photographs, 1998, a photograph of the artist reproduced page 216 Provenance:Gilles Corbeil, Montreal Gérard Beaulieu, Montreal Galerie Camille Hébert, Montreal Acquired on April 10, 1963 for $5,000 by Edgar and Dorothy Davidson, Montreal and then moving to Ottawa in 1972 Exhibited:Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux, L'Art au Canada, May 11 - July 31, 1962, catalogue #34 Galerie Camille Hébert, Montreal For full cataloguing, text and images in PDF format