CC QMG RCA
1904 - 1990
Canadian
Canada - Canada
limited edition serigraph portfolio, 1985
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
21 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 2 1/4 in, 54.6 x 64.1 x 5.7 cm
a ) Colombie-Britannique
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
15 x 20 in, 38.1 x 50.8 cm
b ) Alberta
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
c ) Saskatchewan
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
d ) Manitoba
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
e ) Ontario
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
f ) Québec
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
g ) Nouveau-Brunswick
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
h ) Nouvelle-Écosse
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
i ) Ile-du-Prince-Édouard
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
j ) Terre-Neuve
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
k ) Yukon
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
l ) Territoires du Nord-Ouest
signed, titled and editioned 124/225
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CAD
Sold for: $4,688
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Private Collection, Ontario
This lot is comprised of the limited edition book in its wood, cloth and leather portfolio box, along with 12 silkscreens by Jean Paul Lemieux which were printed by hand on Arches paper by the Quebec master printer, Louis Desaulniers.
The book has a preface by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, an introduction by Pierre Berton and texts on each province and territory written by Gabriel Sagard-Théodat, Alistair MacLeod, Robert Kroetsch, Jacques Cartier, Gabriel Roy, Earle Birney, Heather Robertson, Hugh MacLennan, Josef Skvorecky, Ambrose Bierce, Farley Mowat and Pierre Biard. This book was published by Editions ASL, Montreal in 1985 in a limited edition of 225 copies.
Please note that these twelve silkscreens by Lemieux exist only in this medium, the original images having been destroyed by the artist when the publication was complete.
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