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Rita Letendre
1928 - 2021
In 1949, at the age of 21, Rita Letendre quit her studies at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, frustrated by the constraints imposed by the formal education system. A determined young woman, she soon met Paul-Émile Borduas and the Automatistes, who would be a tremendous source of inspiration. Her work was first noticed in 1954 during a pivotal exhibition organized by the poet Claude Gauvreau titled, La matière chante. The following year, she exhibited at the Galerie L’Échourie. In 1961, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presented a selection of her large-format works, an event that would launch her on a long and prolific career with many exhibitions around the world.
A key figure in the abstract art movement in Canada, the painter, printmaker, and muralist was awarded the Order of Canada, the Ordre national du Québec, and the Order of Ontario. She is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and a companion of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. She has received the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, and an honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal. Today, her works enrich the most important public and private art collections. A bold and audacious artist, Letendre has reinvented herself over time, between movement, colour, and light, while maintaining her strong and distinctive identity. The artist died on November 20th, 2021, in Toronto.
Past artworks by Rita Letendre
Les nuits
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - Oct. 26 to Nov. 19 2023, 2PM
Sold for $96,000 CAD
Angoisse II
Rita Letendre
Post-war and Contemporary - November 5th 2018
Sold for $90,000 CAD
Tornade joyeuse
Rita Letendre
No auction
Sold for $90,000 CAD
L’espace d’un moment
Rita Letendre
Canadian Art Sale - May 31st, 2018
Sold for $60,000 CAD
Tension II
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Historical and Post-War Canadian Art - 2 to 22 NOV 2020 2PM
Sold for $51,000 CAD
Reflet nocturne II
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - Oct. 26 to Nov. 19 2023, 2PM
Sold for $48,000 CAD
Crecento
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Historical and Post-War Canadian Art - 2 to 22 NOV 2020 2PM
Sold for $42,000 CAD
Malapèque
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – Post-War & Contemporary Art – 6 to 28 Nov. 2021, 2PM
Sold for $36,000 CAD
Meeting in Space
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – Historical and Post-War Canadian Art - 8 to 30 May, 2021, 2PM
Sold for $31,200 CAD
Otal
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - Oct. 26 to Nov. 19 2023, 2PM
Sold for $28,800 CAD
Dorit
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – Post-War & Contemporary Art – 6 to 28 Nov. 2021, 2PM
Sold for $27,600 CAD
Reflections
Rita Letendre
Post-war and Contemporary – May 26th 2019
Sold for $27,000 CAD
Nuit d’avril
Rita Letendre
Post-war and Contemporary - Spring 2020
Sold for $19,200 CAD
Nights
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Post-War & Contemporary Art - 11 to 29 May, 2022 (2PM EDT)
Sold for $19,200 CAD
Emblème
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - Oct. 26 to Nov. 19 2023, 2PM
Sold for $19,200 CAD
Sans titre
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – March Online Auction – 28 February to 15 March, 2022, 2:00PM
Sold for $19,200 CAD
Remous
Rita Letendre
Post-war and Contemporary - November 5th 2018
Sold for $14,400 CAD
Gould
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – March Online Auction – 28 February to 15 March, 2022, 2:00PM
Sold for $8,400 CAD
Untitled
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Post-War & Contemporary Art - 11 to 29 May, 2022 (2PM EDT)
Sold for $8,400 CAD
Opening in the Mist
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – March Online Auction – 20 March to 4 April, 2023, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Sold for $7,800 CAD
A Moment in Time
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May & June Online Auction – 27 May to 15 June 2021, 2PM
Sold for $7,800 CAD
Sun Song, Tel-Aviv
Rita Letendre
Post-War and Contemporary – November 10th, 2019
Sold for $6,000 CAD
Always there is peace and calm
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - 18 September to 3 October (2:00 P.M. EDT)
Sold for $6,000 CAD
Forever
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - Sept. 23rd to Oct. 8th, 2:00 PM (EDT)
Sold for $3,900 CAD
Construction
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – November Online Auction – 22 November to 7 December 2021, 2PM
Sold for $3,000 CAD
XVIII
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May Online Auction – 22 May to 6 June, 2023 (2PM)
Sold for $3,000 CAD
Denna
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – March Online Auction – 20 March to 4 April, 2023, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Sold for $3,000 CAD
Zahaka
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May Online Auction – 22 May to 6 June, 2023 (2PM)
Sold for $2,700 CAD
Luminescence
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – November Online Auction – 22 November to 7 December 2021, 2PM
Sold for $2,700 CAD
Electronic Dreams
Rita Letendre
No auction
Sold for $2,280 CAD
Un mirage
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - 18 September to 3 October (2:00 P.M. EDT)
Sold for $2,160 CAD
Twilight phase III
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - Sept. 23rd to Oct. 8th, 2:00 PM (EDT)
Sold for $2,160 CAD
Electric dreams
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May Online Auction – 23 May to 7 June 2022
Sold for $2,100 CAD
Twilight Phase III
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - 18 September to 3 October (2:00 P.M. EDT)
Sold for $1,920 CAD
Mirage
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May Online Auction – 23 May to 7 June 2022
Sold for $1,920 CAD
Refraction
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - September Online Auction - 18 September to 3 October (2:00 P.M. EDT)
Sold for $1,800 CAD
Yatar
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – October Online Auction – 3 to 18 October 2022, 2PM (EDT)
Sold for $1,680 CAD
Refraction
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – March Online Auction – March 11 to 26, 2:00 PM (EST)
Sold for $1,680 CAD
Luminescence
Rita Letendre
BYDealers – May Online Auction – 23 May to 7 June 2022
Sold for $1,440 CAD
Into Night
Rita Letendre
February Online Auction – 7 to 21 FEB 2PM
Sold for $920 CAD
Untitled/Sans titre
Rita Letendre
October Online Auction – 30 OCT to 13 NOV 2PM
Sold for $840 CAD
Tempête
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - 8 to 28 may, 2024, 5PM
Sold for $46,800 CAD
Sun Song, Teal-Aviv
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - Important Canadian Art - 8 to 28 may, 2024, 5PM
Sold for $10,800 CAD
Sans titre / Untitled
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - May Online Auction - May 20th to June 4th, 2:00 PM (EDT)
Sold for $9,000 CAD
Zahaka
Rita Letendre
BYDealers - May Online Auction - May 20th to June 4th, 2:00 PM (EDT)
Sold for $1,680 CAD
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