Les Automatistes: Exhibition and Sale

From April 20th to May 11th, 2024, we are honoured to exhibit significant works from Les Automatistes and their contemporaries.

The birth of the Automatistes movement in 1940’s Quebec rewrote the definition of Canadian Art. A group of artists, feeling pressured by the immense restrictions of a lagging and traditional society, found themselves creating a new language of visual communication. While forging this new creative ground, they spurred on a quiet revolution in their province resulting in seismic shifts in the artistic, social, and political structures  around them. The paintings born out of this movement remain highly sought after by both major institutions and private collections.

The exhibition features Barbeau, Borduas, Comtois, Ferron, Gauvreau, Leduc, Lefebure, Letendre, Maltais, Mousseau and Riopelle.

Collectors are invited to send us an email to info@petleyjones.com for your catalogue of available artworks, as many of these exclusive works are not being shown online.