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Leon Bellefleur

Leon Bellefleur (1910 - 2007) was active/lived in Quebec / Canada, France.  Leon Bellefleur is known for Abstract painting, printmaking and graphics.

"I paint by instinct without philosophical or pictorial reasoning. It's a world I invent poetically and in exaltation." -  Leon Bellefleur

Leon Bellefleur was a very important Canadian painter, printmaker and graphic artist who worked into his nineties.  His career includes a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, and group exhibitions with the Guggenhiem International and CoBrA*.  His works are included in most exhibitions that examine the scope of 20th Century Canadian art and in most recent books that discuss Canadian modern art. His paintings are in many major Canadian museums and he's won numerous prestigious awards. Among his distinguished associates were Andre Breton (1), Alfred Pellan and Paul-Emile Borduas.

He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lived most of his life in or near there and died there.  He also lived in Paris for ten years (1954 - 1965) and for five years in Deschambault, Quebec (1965 - 1970), about 175 miles east   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8500 characters.]  Artist bio

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