Title: Paul-Émile Borduas: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Retrospective Catalogue (1988 First English Edition)
Gagnon, François-Marc. Paul-Émile Borduas.
Montréal: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1988. First English Edition. Large, thick Quarto (4to) format hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket. 481 pages, comprehensively illustrated with 147 full-page color plates and numerous archival black-and-white studio photographs.
Montréal: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1988. First English Edition. Large, thick Quarto (4to) format hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket. 481 pages, comprehensively illustrated with 147 full-page color plates and numerous archival black-and-white studio photographs.
Provenance & Technical Archive Status:
Sourced directly from the official estate liquidation of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023) via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario) [13.1, 14.1].
Sourced directly from the official estate liquidation of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023) via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario) [13.1, 14.1].
The monumental official exhibition catalogue published to accompany the definitive 1988 traveling retrospective presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Masterfully authored by curator François-Marc Gagnon, this comprehensive 481-page volume bypasses traditional chronological stages to isolate Borduas’s spatial perception, featuring crisp, full-page plates of all 147 works exhibited. [1, 2, 3, 4]
An exceptional, highly practical research tool for advanced curators, appraisers, and serious collectors looking to verify and authenticate high-end canvas works by Borduas.
Price: $145.00 CAD