Postcard Léon Bellefleur "Volutes" 1956 Private Coll., Graph MINT

Description: Postcard, 4 x 6-1/2 in. Léon Bellefleur (French-Canadian, 1910-2007). Volutes, 1956. Encre - Ink Drawing. Publisher: Graph, Montreal, Canada, 1966. Unused. MINT. Printed on CIP Paper.Image on card is a postcard reproduction of a stone engraving by Léon Bellefleur. About the artist: Léon Bellefleur [As a painter and graphic artist, Léon Bellefleur ...] For 25 years Léon Bellefleur was an elementary school teacher, developing his artwork during the summers and studying during the evenings at the école des Beaux-Arts in Montreal for several years. In 1954 he was able to retire and pursue his art career full-time. Along with Albert Dumouchel, Jacques de Tonnancour, Louis Archambault and others, Bellefleur joined the Prisme d'Yeux led by Alfred Pellan, signing their manifesto in 1948 and exhibiting with the group. These artists were responding to the approach of the Quebec Automatistes, and called for freedom of expression. Through this association, Bellefleur became interested in the Surrealist preoccupation with the subconscious as a source of inspiration. Towards the end of the decade, he became interested in the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky and the Spanish artist, Juan Miro. Fish in the City (1946) is a patchwork of colours and textures, representing a world of child's play where a fish can be bigger than a clown and a star lays on the ground. In 1947 he wrote, "Plea for the Child," an article defending the value of children's creativity and imagination. After retiring, Bellefleur travelled to Europe and set up a studio in Paris, producing prints and etchings. He also experimented with painting techniques, working with a spatula, which provided cleaner definitions to outlines than a brush and created various dimensional effects. Bellefleur spent most of the next 10 years working and travelling in Europe, before returning to Quebec permanently in 1966. His career was boosted by a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in 1968. He continued to create lyrical and surrealist influenced painting, drawings, and prints through the 1980s. He also led the Prisme d'Yeux (1948), artists who were open to traditional expression and inspiration, and who were responding to the more radical ideological approach of the Automatistes. About Shipping and Handling: All postcards are enclosed in protective sleeves. Postcards are mailed First Class with cardstock or heavier weight paper protecting both sides of the card. I am happy to combine shipping if you buy more than one item from me. Please ask for adjusted shipping amount before payment. If you don't ask before payment, I will refund part of the shipping cost to your PayPal account. About Feedback: I always post positive feedback and I appreciate your positive feedback in return. If you have any problems at all with your purchase, please contact me so that we can resolve the issue!

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