Lot 107
  • 107

Serge Lemoyne 1941 - 1998

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 CAD
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Description

  • Serge Lemoyne
  • Pointe d'Étoile
  • signed and dated on the stretcher on the reverse Lemoyne 20 Dec. '77; titled and dated 1977-78 and inscribed No. 5 on the stretcher and Serie e on a label on the reverse
  • oil on canvas, framed as a triangle
  • 134.6 by 276.9 cm.
  • 53 by 109 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Quebec City

Condition

This painting is in excellent condition. The irregularly shaped stretcher contributes to some buckling of the canvas in the corners. The work would benefit from a cleaning as there is surface dirt around the edges.
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Catalogue Note

Avant-garde artist Serge Lemoyne is arguably the first pop artist to come out of Quebec. A proponent of performance art, Lemoyne organised the first art "happenings" in the province. In many respects, his work and career echo the objectives of the American Pop Art movement, not so much in style but rather in spirit. Lemoyne was interested in the idea of transcending barriers and facilitating dialogues between artists of all disciplines.

Known for his anti-establishment beliefs, Lemoyne shunned the traditional art cannon, which he viewed as elitist, in favour of more popular subjects. His notoriety stemmed from the culturally charged paintings that he produced in the 1970's, and one cannot think of a more populist subject in Montreal than the celebrated Montreal Canadians, known affectionately as "Les Habitants" to whom Lemoyne pays tribute in the acclaimed Bleu, Blanc, Rouge series, of which Pointe d'Étoile is one.