{"product_id":"rita-letendre-storm-scene-vi-pastel-1982","title":"RITA LETENDRE \"STORM SCENE VI\" PASTEL, 1982","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/rita-letendre\"\u003eRita Letendre\u003c\/a\u003e (1928-2021) is one of Canada’s leading abstract painters...and one of Caviar20's favourite artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in her career, Letendre was associated with Les Automatistes (which included Borduas and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/jean-paul-riopelle-paillettes-litho-1987?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=818fb4eaf\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Riopelle\"\u003eRiopelle\u003c\/a\u003e amongst others) in Montreal's avant-garde circles of the 1950s. However in the 1960's she propelled her reputation by embracing hard-edge abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are particularly interested in her work once she meets, and then marries, the sculptor \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/caviar20.com\/products\/koso-eloul-elusive-framed-lithograph-1971\"\u003eKosso Eloul\u003c\/a\u003e in the mid 1960s. Together they seem to evolve simultaneously, each artist influencing the other. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/rita-letendre-sina-painting-1972?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=b63bc86d1\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Rita Letendre pastel\"\u003eClick here to see a paradigm of Rita Letendre's graphic chevron paintings from 1972\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 1980, her style loosened significantly from her iconic chevron works. Letendre began working more frequently on paper, and her aesthetic revisited some of the gestural techniques and formal approaches similar to when she launched her career in  Montreal. However despite this shift from hard-edge abstraction, Letendre continued to use rich, saturated colors often contrasted with dense black spaces.  Such techniques and palettes, as well as revealing titles such as \"Storm\" seem to suggest an acknowledgement of the influence of nature or landscape on the artist's work.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Storm Scene is vibrant and emblematic of one of Rita Letendre's works on paper. We love its undeniable uplifting energy and its dynamic palette. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly every major institution in Canada has examples of her work in their permanent collections including the National Gallery, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Storm Scene VI\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCanada, 1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePastel on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned, titled, and dated in pencil, lower margin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\"H 12\"W (work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17\"H 21\"W (framed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita Letendre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47488039813356,"sku":"04-26","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Rita-Letendre-Storm-Scene-VI-1982_chartruse__01.jpg?v=1775765163","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/rita-letendre-storm-scene-vi-pastel-1982","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}