Bruce LeDain
1928-2000St. Joachim, Quebec, 1975
signed, ‘Bruce LeDain’ (lower left); titled and inscribed, ‘ST. JOACHIM, QUÉBEC / ON THE BANKS OF THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE RIVER./ ST. JOACHIM IS ONE OF THE PIONEER CANADIAN/VILLAGES OF “NEW FRANCE” SETTLED IN THE EARLY/ 17TH CENTURY./ THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1779.’ (verso, upper left); signed and dated, ‘Bruce LeDain/ 1975’ (verso, centre); inscribed, ‘WHILE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION,/ THIS WAS THE FIRST PAINTING DONE/ IN MY NEW STUDIO DURING EASTER/ WEEK MARCH 1975./ THE SKETCH FOR THIS PAINTING/ (14”X20” OIL ON PANEL) IS IN THE/ COLLECTION OF MISS SYBIL SASSOON,/ LONDON, ENGLAND.’ (verso, lower right)
Oil on board
24 x 32 in
61 x 81.3 cm
61 x 81.3 cm