Jean Dallaire Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jean Dallaire Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 25, 2024
Jean Philippe Dallaire (CA 1916-1965) Profil Bleu
Est: $200 - $400
Jean Philippe Dallaire (Canadien 1916-1965) Profil Bleu lithograph in colors edition 144/150 Plate 13 x 16" sheet 24 x 19" 31 x 26" as framed. Estate stamped and signed.
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 15, 2020
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe - Le roi pélerin
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Le roi pélerin Description (FR): Lithographie sur papier, 30/65, signée dans la plaque en bas à droite Description (EN): Lithograph on paper, 30/65, signed in the plate on lower right Dimension (PO): 24" x 16" Dimension (CM): 60.96 x 40.64 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Jun. 15, 2020
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe - Mon poêle - 1957
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Mon poêle (1957) Description (FR): Gouache sur papier, signée en bas à droite Dallaire Description (EN): Gouache on paper, signed on lower right Dallaire Dimension (PO): 10" x 5" Dimension (CM): 25.40 x 12.70 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Sep. 24, 2019
DALLAIRE, JEAN-PHILIPPE - CARICATURE - 1936
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Caricature (1936) Encre et aquarelle sur papier, signée et datée en haut à droite Dallaire 1936 Ink and watercolour on paper, signed and dated on upper right Dallaire 1936 22" x 28" - 55.88 x 71.12 cm Rapport de condition : Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition Report : Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Mar. 19, 2019
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe - Caricature - 1936
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Caricature - 1936 Encre et aquarelle sur papier, signé et daté en haut à droite Dallaire 1936 Ink and watercolour on paper, signed and dated on upper right Dallaire 1936 22" x 28" - 55.88 x 71.12 cm Rapport de condition : Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos question de manière détaillée. Condition Report : Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Jan. 29, 2019
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Poêle à bois
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Gouache sur papier, signée en bas à droite Dallaire Gouache on paper, signed on lower right Dallaire
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 10, 2018
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (1916-1965) Panier à la cane
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (1916-1965) Panier à la cane signé, daté et situé ‘Dallaire, Paris 45’ (en bas à gauche) gouache sur papier 42 x 50 cm. (à vue) Exécuté à Paris en 1945 Provenance Collection privée, Toulouse. Signed, dated and located lower left; gouache on paper; 16.1/2 x 19.5/8 in. ; executed in Paris in 1945.
Leclere - Maison de ventes
Dec. 10, 2018
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (1916-1965) Nature morte aux poissons
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (1916-1965) Nature morte aux poissons signé et daté ‘Dallaire 45’ (en bas à droite); signé de nouveau, daté, situé et inscrit ‘J.P. Dallaire St Denis Seine France 1941 Interne Britannique M-1240’ (au revers) huile sur toile 41 x 27 cm. Peint vers 1941-45 Provenance Collection privée, Toulouse. Signed and dated lower right; signed again; dated, located and inscribed on the reverse; oil on canvas; DIMENSIONS; painted circa 1941-45. 16.1/8 x 10.5/8 in.
Leclere - Maison de ventes
Sep. 13, 2018
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, SANS TITRE, charcoal on paper, 6 ins x 6 ins x 1.7 ins; 27.9 cms x 35.6 cms x 4.4 cms
Est: $800 - $1,200
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRESANS TITREcharcoal on papersigned 6 ins x 6 ins x 1.7 ins; 27.9 cms x 35.6 cms x 4.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $800–1,200
Waddington's
Apr. 19, 2018
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, STILL LIFE, conté on paper, sight 18 ins x 24 ins; 45.7 cms x 61.6 cms
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRESTILL LIFEconté on papersigned and inscribed ‘Paris ‘44’ sight 18 ins x 24 ins; 45.7 cms x 61.6 cms Provenance:Dominion Gallery, Montreal Private Collection, MontrealEstimate: $1,500–2,000
Waddington's
Oct. 27, 2017
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), La Cigale et la Fourmi, watercolour and gouache on paper, 6 x 5 in. (15.3 x 12.7 cm)
Est: $300 - $500
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
May. 29, 2017
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, A NYMPH INTO THE ST. LAURENT’S RIVER, gouache, 14 ins x 18 ins; 33 cms x 44.5 cms
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIREA NYMPH INTO THE ST. LAURENT’S RIVERgouachesigned, dated ‘59 and inscribed “Vence, A.M.”; also signed, titled, dated and inscribed on the reverse 14 ins x 18 ins; 33 cms x 44.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, TorontoJean-Philippe Dallaire (1916-1965) was a painter, an illustrator for the National Film Board of Canada, and a teacher. He had some formal art training in Canada and then in Paris, 1938-40 at the Studios of Sacred Art run by Maurice Denis and Georges Desvalières, and at the André Lhote Academy. In Paris, the work of Picasso, Pellan, and the Surrealists were a revelation, and would have a lasting influence on his art. He was also interested in naive art and children’s drawings. His large body of work shows a variety of stylistic influences and is imaginative and original. In 1958, he left his family and moved to Vence in Alpes-Maritime on the French Riviera, where he died in 1965. A Nymph into the St. Laurent’s River [sic] is a work of fantasy, painted by Dallaire in France, far from the Canadian river that was discovered by Jacques Cartier on June 9, 1534 and named after Saint Lawrence of Rome. The ninth of June was also Dallaire’s birthday, and this may have been painted on that day in June 1959. St. Lawrence (a lesser-known, martyred saint) has been transformed into the spirit of the river, appearing as a fish with a human head, holding a cross (one of his attributes) before him. The saint met a horrible death—he was roasted alive—and the flame above his head may refer to that event. A red-eyed cyclops (likely the artist himself) in the bottom left corner is weeping, while an impish figure to the right may be one of the saint’s torturers. Dallaire had done a number of religious paintings and a mural for the Dominican convent in Ottawa in 1936, and had attended the Studios of Sacred Art in Paris, whose aim was to teach artists to produce religious art that was modern and relevant. Estimate: $8,000–12,000
Waddington's
May. 10, 2017
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), The Fox and the Crow, watercolour and gouache on paper, 6 x 5 in. (15.3 x 12.7 cm)
Est: $800 - $1,200
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
May. 10, 2017
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), A Man on a Donkey, watercolour and gouache on paper, 7 x 5 3/4 in. (18 x 14.5 cm)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
May. 10, 2017
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), La Cigale et la Fourmi, watercolour and gouache on paper, 6 x 5 in. (15.3 x 12.7 cm)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Feb. 12, 2017
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Sans Titre (1964)
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
Acrylique et gouache sur papier, signée et datée en bas à droite, Dallaire 1964 Provenance : Collection personelle du gouverneur-général Jules Léger, Ottawa, Ontario Acrylic and Gouache on Paper, signed and dated on lower right, Dallaire 1964 Provenance : Personal collection General-Governor Jules Léger, Ottawa, Ontario 18” x 12” ; 45,72 x 30,48 cm
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 11, 2016
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Nature morte (1938)
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Huile sur carton, signee et datee en bas a droite Dallaire 38 Oil on cardboard, signed and dated on lower right Dallaire 38 21 .25 x 25 .5 in ; 53.97 x 64.77 cm
Champagne Auctions
Nov. 21, 2016
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, SEBASTIANO, oil on board, 24 ins x 20 ins; 61 cms x 50.8 cms
Est: $50,000 - $60,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRESEBASTIANOoil on boardsigned and titled; also signed, titled (multiple times in various ways) and dated 1953 on the reverse 24 ins x 20 ins; 61 cms x 50.8 cms Provenance:Dominion Gallery, MontrealWaddington Gorce, MontrealGalerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., MontrealPrivate Collection, MontrealLiterature:Guy Robert, Dallaire ou l'oeil panique, Éditions France-Amérique, Montreal, 1980, page 111 and pages 110 for Défroqués and 245 for L'Annonciation.Note:From 1952-1955, the period during which this work was executed, Dallaire's work was being created "dans un climat mental d'incertitudes, de frustration et d'angoisse." Such uncertainty may have led Dallaire to identify with the Christian martyr, St. Sebastian, who had been violently attacked for his beliefs not once, (the first time, most famously, with arrows) but twice (with cudgels this time, which would be the instrument of his martyrdom). Despite the threat to Sebastian's health that the arrows presented, he, like Dallaire, would recover from the assault. Sebastian has been a favourite subject of painters and sculptors for centuries, from early renaissance masters to Damien Hirst. Not only does this event provide artists with material for high, if violent, drama, but artists also seem to associate with the saint's poise under extreme circumstance, and his miraculous ability to overcome adversity. Dallaire undertook other works with religious themes during this period including L'Annonciation of 1952-53 and Défroqués of 1953-54.This painting is inscribed "Narbonne" on the reverse. While the people of Narbonne, a small village in the south of France near the Spanish border, lay claim to their town being the site of Sebastian's maternal home, little is recorded about his early life. Dallaire was clearly aware of the local legend and, as such, recorded the information on his painting. Estimate: $50,000–60,000
Waddington's
Oct. 19, 2016
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), The Fox and the Crow, watercolour and gouache on paper, 6 x 5 in. (15.3 x 12.7 cm)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Oct. 19, 2016
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), Peoneam 1961, charcoal and watercolour on paper, 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (47 x 62 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
signed and dated
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Oct. 19, 2016
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), A Man on a Donkey, watercolour and gouache on paper, 7 x 5 3/4 in. (18 x 14.5 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Oct. 19, 2016
Jean-Phillippe Dallaire, Canadian (1916 - 1965), La Cigale et la Fourm, watercolour and gouache on paper, 6 x 5 in. (15.3 x 12.7 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
May. 30, 2016
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, MON POÊLE, gouache on board, 10 ins x 5.25 ins; 25.4 cms x 13.3 cms
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIREMON POÊLEgouache on boardsigned; titled and dated 1957 on the reverse 10 ins x 5.25 ins; 25.4 cms x 13.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealNote:In 1957, the year this whimsical interior was executed, Jean-Philippe Dallaire found himself at a crossroads. Though he had been offered the support of two Montreal collectors which would enable him to quit his job at the NFB in order to devote himself to painting full-time, he did not accept. Juggling art making with his day job must have been gruelling, but perseverance paid off. In December 1957, Dallaire was recognized in France’s leading newspaper, Le Droit, where he was described as a “brilliant French Canadian artist.”
Waddington's
Apr. 17, 2016
Dallaire, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Péone
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Fusain sur papier, signé en bas à droite Dallaire Charcoal on paper, signed on lower right Dallaire 18 ¾ x 24 ¼; 47.62 x 61.59 cm Merci de nous contacter pour le rapport de condition. Please contact us for condition report.
Lapointe & Champagne
Dec. 02, 2015
Young Girl
Est: -
Jean-Philippe Dallaire (1916-1965) 1954 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Signed and titled on the back 81.3 cm x 63.5 cm / 32" x 25"
Cosner Gallery
Dec. 02, 2015
Pantin
Est: -
Jean-Philippe Dallaire (1916-1965) Gouache on paper Signed and dated 60 upper right 20.3 cm x 15.2 cm / 8" x 6"
Cosner Gallery
Dec. 02, 2015
La femme pensant
Est: -
Jean-Philippe Dallaire (1916-1965) Charcoal on paper Signed and dated 56 lower right 61 cm x 47 cm / 24" x 18 1/2"
Cosner Gallery
Nov. 23, 2015
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, STILL LIFE, oil on canvas, 21 ins x 25.75 ins; 61.6 cms x 64.8 cms
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRESTILL LIFEoil on canvassigned; also signed and inscribed “Painting” on the reverse 21 ins x 25.75 ins; 61.6 cms x 64.8 cms Provenance:Dominion Gallery, MontrealPrivate Collection, OntarioLiterature:Guy Robert, Dallaire, Éditions France-Amérique, Montreal, 1980, page 111.Michèle Grandbois, Dallaire (catalogue), Musée du Québec, Quebec, 1999, page 114 and 151.Note:Dallaire’s love affair with France began early in his artistic career when, following one of the first showings of his works in 1938, he departed for studies at the Atelier d’art sacré and l’Académie André Lhote. While in Paris, Dallaire was confronted by Cubism and Surrealism in the works of painters such as Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso. These styles would go on to influence Dallaire’s oeuvre, amalgamating with the artist’s sensible, working-class beginnings to culminate in a humanistic approach to modernism. In contrast to the often impersonal qualities of these modern styles, Dallaire’s works are festive and highly personal. Dallaire used the strategies of abstraction to feel liberated in his work: transforming highly schematized forms into rich and animated representations. Michèle Grandbois writes, “Dans la nature luxuriante qui baigne des scènes aux couleurs chatoyantes, la douceur de vivre s'empare des hommes et des femmes, d'ici et d'ailleurs, d'un autre siècle très certainement.” This painting bears a strong resemblance to still lifes which we know the artist to have executed during his time in Vence, France, where he lived from 1959 until his passing in 1965. Comparisons indicate that the work was most likely painted during the later portion of this timeframe. The work was entered into the Dominion Gallery inventory books in 1964, alongside fifty-five other Dallaire works that came into the gallery between November 1963 and August 1965. Given the gallery’s contract system, which provided monthly payments to artists in exchange for an agreed upon number of works, one may speculate that this painting was acquired by Max Stern directly from Dallaire himself. Inspired by the light, the plentifulness, and the colours of the Mediterranean, there is a spontaneity and an edginess to this still life which evokes both Cézanne and Braque.“À Vence,” says Grandbois, “Jean Dallaire s'abandonne entièrement au ludisme de la couleur, de la ligne et de la texture…"
Waddington's
Aug. 27, 2015
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (CANADIAN, 1916-1965), UNTITLED (NUDE WITH BIRDS), CHARCOAL ON PAPER; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT (Sight, 5.5” x 5.5”)
Est: -
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE (CANADIAN, 1916-1965)UNTITLED (NUDE WITH BIRDS), CHARCOAL ON PAPER; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT (Sight, 5.5” x 5.5”)Provenance:Private Collection, QuebecEstimate: $600—800
Waddington's
Jun. 02, 2015
JEAN PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Canadian, 1916-1965, Abstract Composition, Watercolour & gouache, Signed and dated 1964, 15.25 x 11 in, 38.5 x 28 cm, Provenance: The Right Honorable Jules Leger. This work was presented to Mr. Leger by the artist, who was a friend
Walker's
Nov. 24, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, LA CHASSE À L'OURS, gouache on paper, 8.5 ins x 12.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 31.8 cms
Est: $6,000 - $7,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRELA CHASSE À L'OURSgouache on paperdated 1951 on a gallery label on the reverse 8.5 ins x 12.5 ins; 21.6 cms x 31.8 cms Provenance:Galerie Valentin, MontrealLiterature:Guy Robert, Dallaire ou l'oeil panique, Éditions France-Amerique, Montreal, 1980, page 93.Note:As Guy Robert indicates, "En 1951, le pinceau de Dallaire se montre de nouveau très actif." During this year, Jean-Philippe Dallaire executed several major works including the mural Québec sous le Régime français at the Industrial Alliance Head Office in Québec City. This playful work of a startlingly successful bear hunt, contrasts the serious nature of his political works and alludes to the skills he would hone as a draughtsman at the National Film Board of Canada in Ottawa (1952-1956).
Waddington's
Jun. 04, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CANADIAN, 1916-1965, Floral Bouquet, Gouache, signed & dated 1952, 15.5 x 9.5 in, 39.5 x 24 cm.
Walker's
Jun. 04, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
CANADIAN, 1916-1965, Still Life with Wine, Gouache, signed,, painted c.1946, 7 x 8.75 in, 18 x 22 cm, Certified by Dr. Serge G. Morin, Paris in a letter dated 31 January 2014.
Walker's
May. 26, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, LE MUSICIEN, gouache, 10 ins x 6.75 ins; 25.4 cms x 17.1 cms
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRELE MUSICIENgouachesigned and dated '55 10 ins x 6.75 ins; 25.4 cms x 17.1 cms Provenance:Galerie Agnès Lefort, MontrealThe Jean and Joseph Connolly Collection, MontrealLiterature:Dallaire (exhibition catalogue), Musée du Québec, 1999, page 131 for Istamboul?, Un père vert, and En vert et contre tous, figs. 86, 87, 88, reproduced in colour.Note:Painted during his tenure as a draughtsman at the National Film Board of Canada in Ottawa (1952-1956), Dallaire's Le Musicien exhibits playfulness and a lyrical quality that one might expect from animated film. The movement and style of this work is remarkably similar to a suite of three gouaches that Dallaire created in the same year, 1955, entitled Istamboul?, Un père vert, and En vert et contre tous. Given the engaging compositions of these works, it is difficult to believe that the artist was excluded from the first biennale of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada, which took place during the very year of their creation.Floating atop a richly coloured background, the figure's jubilation is fully expressed by the energetic and vigorous lines that compose his form. With a hint of the carnivalesque, the festive yellow is punctuated by accents of white and blue and freckles of red. We are drawn to the vibrancy of Dallaire's spectacle, compelled to listen, as if Le Musicien were a marionette performing solely for the eyes of the viewer.
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, LE MAIN DE DIEU, sight 9" x 10.25" - 22.9 x 26 cm.
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRELE MAIN DE DIEUsigned, titled and dated '55, sight 9" x 10.25" - 22.9 x 26 cm.Provenance:Private Collection, Montreal
Waddington's
May. 26, 2014
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRE, FEMME ASSISE, gouache on paper, laid down on card, (sight) 8.75 ins x 5.25 ins; 22.2 cms x 13.3 cms
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIREFEMME ASSISEgouache on paper, laid down on cardsigned and dated '46 (sight) 8.75 ins x 5.25 ins; 22.2 cms x 13.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealNote:Painted early in his career, Dallaire's Femme Assise does not let on whether the viewer has caught her in a moment of thought, or in a coy gesture of secrecy. Melded by colours and patterns to the chair on which she sits, Dallaire positions the woman as a modern, sibylline figure. While her elongated limbs and supple feminine form beguile us, it is her bolted tendrils of Medusa-like hair that prevent us from averting our gaze.
Waddington's
May. 13, 2014
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Untitled Gouache on cardboard Signed and dated on the lower right: Dallaire 58 15x9cm - 6x3.5" © Succession Jean DALLAIRE / SODRAC (2014)
Iegor
May. 13, 2014
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) "Personnage farfelu" Gouache Signée en bas à gauche: Dallaire Titled on the reverse on certificate 30.5x14cm - 12x5.5" © Succession Jean DALLAIRE / SODRAC (2014)
Iegor
May. 13, 2014
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) "Parfum des fleurs" Watercolour on paper Signed and dated on the lower right: Dallaire 52 Titled on the reverse on a certificate 56.5x38cm - 22.25x15" © Succession Jean DALLAIRE / SODRAC (2014)
Iegor
May. 13, 2014
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
DALLAIRE, Jean-Philippe (1916-1965) Still life Gouache Signed and dated on the lower right: Dallaire 51 18x15cm - 7x6" On joint: Still life Gouache Signed and dated on the lower right: Dallaire 52 15x15cm - 6x6" © Succession Jean DALLAIRE / SODRAC (2014)
Iegor
May. 15, 2013
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian gouache on paper Qui est coupable? 17 1/4 x 24 5/8 inches 43.8 x 62.5 centimeters signed, titled, dated 1948 and inscribed ""Canada"" Provenance:A Prominent Montreal Family Estate Jean-Philippe Dallaire worked as an animator for the National Film Board of Canada, and had a strong interest in tapestry-making. He was also interested in Pablo Picasso, the Surrealists, and playing with fracturing and distorting the human form. His complex, imaginative, sometimes macabre works show signs of all these things, yet the circumstances of his life - having spent four years in an internment camp outside of Paris during World War II - give us cause to inquire more deeply into his imagery. In Qui est coupable? (Who is Guilty?), a man and a woman sit on chairs under a feathery sun. It seems to be a beach scene, as indicated by their hats and the gaily-wrapped pole. This work was painted just three years after Dallaire's release from internment. Perhaps we are looking at the artist and his wife - she was also interned - reflecting on their experiences during the war? Their gaze toward each other tells us little, so perhaps it is a simpler scene, having less to do with the politics of war and more about the politics between men and women.
Heffel
May. 15, 2013
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian oil on
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian oil on canvas Le fonctionnaire 34 x 26 inches 86.3 x 66 centimeters signed, titled and dated 1957 and on verso signed, titled, dated 13 Sept. 1957 and inscribed ""Ville St-Laurent, P. Qué., Canada"" Provenance:Galerie Camille Hébert, Montreal A Prominent Montreal Family Estate Jean-Philippe Dallaire worked in a variety of styles, drawing on elements of Cubism and Surrealism, and often used humour and caricature in his work. His palette, like his style, was equally wide-ranging. In this brilliantly-hued portrait of an official, Dallaire exaggerates the official's hat and gives him a ridiculous moustache. The gaudily-painted uniform seems more costume-like than official, and the fact that Dallaire shows him holding a bouquet distracts from and undermines his role as a member of the bureaucracy. Dallaire often commented in a humorous, tongue-in-cheek manner on politics and French society in his works, using riotous colours and a fine painting technique that allowed his many layers of careful underpainting to show through one another. The official's clownlike face and wavering figure contribute to the comment that Dallaire is making on authority, officials and societal relationships.
Heffel
Nov. 29, 2012
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian charcoal on paper Sans titre 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches 15.9 x 15.9 centimeters signed Provenance:Private Collection, Quebec
Heffel
Nov. 29, 2012
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian charcoal on paper Sans titre 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches 15.6 x 15.6 centimeters signed Provenance:Private Collection, Quebec
Heffel
Nov. 26, 2012
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRELA JARDINIERE, gouache; signed and dated /49 6 ins x 7 ins; 15 cms x 17.5 cms
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRELA JARDINIERE, gouache; signed and dated /49 6 ins x 7 ins; 15 cms x 17.5 cms $7,000-9,000
Waddington's
Nov. 26, 2012
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRECOMPOSITION MUSICALE, gouache on paper; signed, dated '45 and inscribed "Canada" 40 ins x 27 ins; 100 cms x 67.5 cms Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Georges Ayotte, Ottawa (as a wedding present from the artist), Hull, Quebec.Private
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
JEAN-PHILIPPE DALLAIRECOMPOSITION MUSICALE, gouache on paper; signed, dated '45 and inscribed "Canada" 40 ins x 27 ins; 100 cms x 67.5 cms $30,000-40,000Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Georges Ayotte, Ottawa (as a wedding present from the artist), Hull, Quebec.Private Collection, Ottawa (acquired from the above in 1973).Exhibited: Jean Dallaire, Cercle Universitaire de Montreal, Montreal, May 3-17, 1947, no.40.Retrospective Jean Dallaire, La Grande Fete de Hull, Hull, du 23 juin au 6 juillet, 1975, no.9 (as Musique Canada, 1945).Literature: Maurice Gagnon and Paul Dumas, "Jean Dallaire," Cercle Universitaire de Montreal, Montreal, 1947, n.p., cat.no.40.Guy Robert, "Retrospective Jean Dallaire," Campeau Corporation, Hull, 1975, n.p.Guy Robert, "Dallaire ou l'oeil panique," Editions France-Amerique, Montreal, 1980, pages 63-66.Marie Carani, Michele Grandbois and Michael La Chance, "Dallaire," Musee du Quebec, Quebec, 1999.Note: Dallaire married Marie-Therese Ayotte, the sister of the designer Georges Ayotte in Ottawa in 1938.
Waddington's
Sep. 27, 2012
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian double-sided gouache on card Bouquet
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian double-sided gouache on card Bouquet 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches 21.6 x 18.4 centimeters signed and dated 1951 Provenance: Private Collection, Quebec Please note that the artist executed the work on a piece of card that was previously used for another painting, therefore there is a cropped image of a still life on verso.
Heffel
Sep. 27, 2012
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian mixed media on paper on card Pantin
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Jean-Philippe Dallaire 1916 - 1965 Canadian mixed media on paper on card Pantin 8 x 4 7/8 inches 20.3 x 12.4 centimeters signed and dated 1960 Provenance:Galerie Clarence Gagnon, Montreal Private Collection, Quebec
Heffel