Lot 17
MARC-AURÈLE FORTIN, R.C.A.
Additional Images
Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal
Sotheby's, Toronto, November 1996, lot 247
Private Collection, Montreal
Sotheby's, Toronto, 24 May 2000, lot 153
Private Collection, Toronto
Note:
Marc-Aurèle Fortin’s brushstrokes are loose, dancing around the canvas, as the painter guides the viewer around the scene. His control of colour is masterful, effortlessly conveying the feeling of cool leaves shadowing the house from warm sun. We can almost hear the wind rustling as Fortin enfolds the viewer in a swirl of green, transporting us into a verdant landscape. A blue sky, punctuated with fleecy clouds, peeks out from behind the foliage. A strongly defined crevice of negative space between our red house and the swaying trees leads the eye to another red building sitting on the crest of a hill. Fortin shows us what might otherwise have been missed, this charming house tucked away in the countryside. The plywood support on which the artist has painted this rural scene adds further rustic charm.