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BELLEFLEUR, Léon (French-Canadian, 1910-2007). Nostalgique. 1984. Oil on canvas. Signed at the lower right corner and on the back. Sight 23 ¾ x 19 ½”. Frame: 31 x 26 ¾”. For 25 years Léon Bellefleur was an elementary school teacher, developing his artwork during the summers and studying during the evenings at the école des Beaux-Arts in Montreal for several years. In 1954 he was able to retire and pursue his art career full-time. Along with Albert Dumouchel, Jacques de Tonnancour, Louis Archambault and others, Bellefleur joined the Prisme d'Yeux led by Alfred Pellan, signing their manifesto in 1948 and exhibiting with the group. These artists were responding to the approach of the Quebec Automatistes, and called for freedom of expression. Through this association, Bellefleur became interested in the Surrealist preoccupation with the subconscious as a source of inspiration. Minor occasional wear to frame. Excellent condition. Not examined out of frame.