Abstraction, circa 1969-1970
Acrylics
Signed and dated 1970 on the reverse
Inscribed S-G-5-69 on a gallery label on the reverse
14” x 20”
Provenance: Private collection, Montreal
Galérie 111, Montreal, Quebec
This striking composition by Fernand Leduc, created around 1969–1970, marks a pivotal moment in his transition toward a more liberated and sensorial abstraction. Departing from the structured plasticism of his earlier Automatist roots, Leduc explores expansive fields of saturated color, where fluid, organic forms in vibrant red unfold against deep blue and green grounds. The painting conveys a sense of movement and quiet tension, as if color itself is breathing across the surface—an early indication of the atmospheric, chromatic explorations that would come to define his later work.
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