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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.