signed, dated 1959 and inscribed “epreuve d’artiste” in the lower margin
12.25 × 9 in (31.1 × 22.9 cm) (plate size)
Auction Estimate:$1,000 - $1,500
Sale date:December 1, 2022
Price Realized
$1,020
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Laval, Quebec
Private Collection, Toronto
This black and white etching was completed in 1959, while Marcelle Ferron lived in Paris. Ferron participated in several group exhibitions in Paris, and took part in the major contemporary art salons Les Surindépendants, Comparaisons and Réalités nouvelles, all held at the Musée d’art moderne of the city of Paris. During this time her works were also exhibited regularly in other countries including England, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as throughout Canada. Ferron received her introduction to printmaking in the renowned studio of William Hayter in Paris, where many Canadian artists went for their print training. She learned how to transpose her particular style-the powerful gesturalism of her painting-into the new medium, as exemplified in “Sans titre”. Also in 1959 Ferron exhibited new work at the Galerie Kleber in Paris, along with Jean Paul Riopelle, Joan Mitchell and Sam Francis.
