106
Pellan, Alfred - Delirium concerto - 1981
Estimate:
CA$2,500 - CA$3,000
Sold
CA$2,000
Live Auction
ART INTERNATIONAL ET CANADIEN - INTERNATIONAL AND CANADIAN ART
ARTIST
Pellan, Alfred
Category
Description
Pellan, Alfred (1906-1988)
Delirium concerto (1981)
Lithographie signée et datée en bas à droite Pellan 81, épreuve d'artiste 2/2
Dimension:
16" x 24.5"
41 x 62 cm
-------------
Pellan, Alfred (1906-1988)
Delirium concerto (1981)
Lithograph signed and dated lower right Pellan 81, artist's proof 2/2
Dimension:
16" x 24.5"
41 x 62 cm
Delirium concerto (1981)
Lithographie signée et datée en bas à droite Pellan 81, épreuve d'artiste 2/2
Dimension:
16" x 24.5"
41 x 62 cm
-------------
Pellan, Alfred (1906-1988)
Delirium concerto (1981)
Lithograph signed and dated lower right Pellan 81, artist's proof 2/2
Dimension:
16" x 24.5"
41 x 62 cm
Literature
Alfred Pellan, né à Québec le 16 mai 1906, se distingue très tôt par son talent artistique. Élève à l’École des beaux-arts de Québec, il excelle dans diverses disciplines et vend sa première toile à seulement 17 ans au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. En 1926, il obtient une bourse qui lui permet de partir à Paris, où il étudie à l’École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts et fréquente les cercles avant-gardistes européens.
De retour au Québec en 1940 à cause de la guerre, il s’installe à Montréal et se confronte à un milieu artistique souvent conservateur. Enseignant à l’École des beaux-arts de Montréal, il milite pour une approche plus libérale de l’art et cofonde le groupe Prisme d’Yeux en 1948, prônant la liberté créative. Son œuvre évolue vers un style surréaliste marqué par des couleurs éclatantes et des compositions audacieuses.
En 1952, Pellan retourne en France où il organise une grande exposition au Musée national d'Art moderne à Paris, une première pour un artiste canadien. Après son retour au Québec, il continue à enseigner et à réaliser des œuvres majeures, notamment des murales qui renforcent sa notoriété à travers le pays.
Atteint de leucémie dans ses dernières années, il produit peu d’œuvres avant de s’éteindre le 31 octobre 1988 à Laval. Alfred Pellan demeure une figure clé de l’art canadien, connu pour son audace et sa quête incessante de liberté artistique.
Alfred Pellan, born in Quebec City on May 16, 1906, distinguished himself early on through his artistic talent. A student at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, he excelled in a variety of disciplines, selling his first canvas at the age of just 17 to the National Gallery of Canada. In 1926, he won a scholarship to Paris, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and frequented European avant-garde circles. Returning to Quebec in 1940 because of the war, he settled in Montreal, where he encountered an often conservative artistic milieu. A teacher at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, he campaigned for a more liberal approach to art and co-founded the Prisme d'Yeux group in 1948, advocating creative freedom. His work evolved into a surrealist style marked by bright colors and bold compositions. In 1952, Pellan returned to France, where he organized a major exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, a first for a Canadian artist. After his return to Quebec, he continued to teach and to produce major works, notably murals that consolidated his reputation across the country. Stricken by leukemia in his final years, he produced few works before passing away in Laval on October 31, 1988. Alfred Pellan remains a key figure in Canadian art, known for his audacity and relentless quest for artistic freedom.
Alfred Pellan, born in Quebec City on May 16, 1906, distinguished himself early on through his artistic talent. A student at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, he excelled in a variety of disciplines, selling his first canvas at the age of just 17 to the National Gallery of Canada. In 1926, he won a scholarship to Paris, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and frequented European avant-garde circles. Returning to Quebec in 1940 because of the war, he settled in Montreal, where he encountered an often conservative artistic milieu. A teacher at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, he campaigned for a more liberal approach to art and co-founded the Prisme d'Yeux group in 1948, advocating creative freedom. His work evolved into a surrealist style marked by bright colors and bold compositions. In 1952, Pellan returned to France, where he organized a major exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, a first for a Canadian artist. After his return to Quebec, he continued to teach and to produce major works, notably murals that consolidated his reputation across the country. Stricken by leukemia in his final years, he produced few works before passing away in Laval on October 31, 1988. Alfred Pellan remains a key figure in Canadian art, known for his audacity and relentless quest for artistic freedom.