Rita Letendre: Fire & Light

by Georgiana Uhlyarik and Wanda Nanibush

Critically acclaimed Rita Letendre is one of the most eminent living abstract artists. Her painting career began in Montreal in the 1950s, when she associated with Quebec's Automatistes and Plasticiens. Often the sole female artist in their group shows, she broke away from their approach to painting. Seeking to express the full energy of life and harness in her powerful gestures an intense spiritual force, Letendre worked with oils, pastels, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894243978
• ISBN13: 9781894243971
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Art Gallery of Ontario
• Length: 112 Pages