Lemieux Signed Limited Edition (1978)Price: $650.00 CAD
Artist: Jean Paul Lemieux (1904–1990)
Author: Guy Robert (Translated by John David Allan)
Publisher: Gage Publishing (Toronto / Vancouver / Calgary / Montreal)
Year / Edition: Limited First English Edition (1978), Numbered from a strict printing of 3,500 copies. No. 2375
Binding: Full publisher’s cloth boards, portrait format
Original Acquisition Lot Number: Lot #278 (Lindsay Reference Library Selection)
Legal Estate Liquidation: Sourced directly from the private library of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023), via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Artist: Jean Paul Lemieux (1904–1990)
Author: Guy Robert (Translated by John David Allan)
Publisher: Gage Publishing (Toronto / Vancouver / Calgary / Montreal)
Year / Edition: Limited First English Edition (1978), Numbered from a strict printing of 3,500 copies. No. 2375
Binding: Full publisher’s cloth boards, portrait format
Original Acquisition Lot Number: Lot #278 (Lindsay Reference Library Selection)
Legal Estate Liquidation: Sourced directly from the private library of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023), via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Association Copy / Inscribed Provenance
This exceptional hardcover volume is hand-signed in black fountain ink by the artist directly on the title page:
“Jean Paul Lemieux”
Accompanying the signature is a highly desirable contemporary collector or gallery notation in matching script documenting the precise launch window of the book’s English translation release: “29 oct 78”.
Note on Rarity: While Jean Paul Lemieux frequently signed his original French-language monographs within Quebec, authenticated signatures on this scarce, limited English-edition print run are exceptionally difficult to source.
Sourced from the private library of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, a prominent Toronto philanthropist, corporate executive, cultural patron, and advisor to the Canadian Heraldic Authority. As a dedicated connoisseur of the Quebec Masters and the Charlevoix School, Lindsay utilized his library volumes as active cultural ledgers. This signed volume reflects his lifelong commitment to archiving the defining creators of the 20th-century Canadian avant-garde, carrying pristine estate lineage with zero authentication risk.
Condition Report
Presenting in fair, well-preserved antiquarian condition, the textured cloth boards have impact areas. Appropriate shelf-wear to edges consistent with age.
About the Book
A monumental visual retrospective tracking the life, drawings, and sparse, haunting landscapes of Quebec’s master painter. This 1978 Gage Publishing monograph serves as the definitive reference work on Lemieux’s mid-century career, capturing the unique psychological emptiness and vast horizons that define his contributions to modern Canadian art history.