These fifteen works are representative of Borduas’s entire production. The history of each work—often as significant as the style—also serves as a pretext for commentary on a broader scale, reflecting upon the period to which the work belongs and upon Borduas’s work as a whole.
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Study of a Sparrow Hawk in a Decorative Landscape 1923–24
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Still Life: Pineapples and Pears 1941
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Woman with a Mandolin 1941
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Green Abstraction 1941
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Study for Torso or No. 14 1942
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Rape at the Limits of Matter 1943
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Leeward of the Island or 1.47 1947
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The West Wind Brings Porcelain Chinoiseries 1950
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The Nun 1951
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The Signs Take Flight 1953
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Blossoming 1956
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3+4+1 1956
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The Black Star 1957
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Symphony on a White Checkerboard 1957
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Composition 69 1960
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About the Author
François-Marc Gagnon is the Founding Director and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art.
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Acknowledgements
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