Image © Copyright Succession Charles Daudelin
Viking
Bronze, 1962, 5/10
17 x 15 x 4.5 cm, 6.7 x 5.9 x 1.77 in.
Provenance:
• Galerie Agnes Lefort, Montreal
• Private collection, Halifax.
Biography: Charles Daudelin ( 1920 2001 ) Canadian sculptor and painter, a major Quebec artist. Born in Granby, Quebec, he became a pioneer in integrating art into public space. He created many public artworks, including:
- Allegrocube, in front of the Palais de justice de Montreal
- The altar screen for the Sacre Coeur chapel for Notre-Dame Basilica
- Works in Viger Square in Montreal and the Place du Qubec in Paris
- Aluminum joints at Mont-Royal station and large sculptural grilles at Langelier station in the Montreal metro
- Viking, large format at the Portageurs Park, Montreal.
Charles Daudelin was awarded the Quebec government’s Prix Paul Emile-Borduas in 1985, and was made a member of the Ordre national du Quebec in 1998. He died in Kirkland, Quebec. His last work, Le Passage du 2 avril, is named for the date of his death and installed in front of Kirkland city hall.
Biography courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Daudelin