André Fauteux, corporate commissioned large abstract, welded steel sculpture, "Transfiguration", 1987. Commissioned sculpture for Constitution Square, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dimensions: 23’ x 7.5’ x 5.25’ feet. Appraised value at $120,000 CA. André Fauteux is a Canadian artist born in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada on March 15th, 1946, who now lives in Toronto, Ontario. Fauteux is a sculptor known for his abstract welded steel sculpture, which relates to geometric abstraction. In 1987, Fauteux was chosen by Helen Frankenthaler as 1 of 5 artists chosen to receive the Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Award, presented at the Guggenheim Museum. Public collections include: The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario; The Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa; The Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Kingston, Ontario; The Douglas Duncan Collection, National Gallery, Ottawa; Innis College, University of Toronto; The Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario; The City of Barcelona, Spain; The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba; La Rectoria, Sant Pere Vilamajor, Barcelona, Spain; Lakehead Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario; The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; Le Musee d'art contemporain, Montreal; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta; York University, Department of Fine Art, Toronto, Ontario.