Vendu pour : 70 200 $

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Ontario

In one branch of Jean Paul Lemieux’s oeuvre, people are seen in interiors that, like his landscapes, are highly simplified and stripped of detail. L’interdite is one of these, a highly evocative work. The title translates as "the prohibited" or "the forbidden" – and while it is ambiguous as to whether it refers to the dark space glimpsed through the door or to the woman herself, the viewer’s attention is strongly drawn to the dark space. Such undefined narratives are typical of Lemieux, and leaving interpretation open to the viewer makes this work all the more intriguing. Lemieux’s cropping of the figure renders the work more stage-like, as the figure enters, partially seen, from the left. The surface of the work is lusciously painterly, with the warm-toned, softly brushed back wall resembling a Jean McEwen canvas. Ultimately, Lemieux’s work is about space, time and the human condition, and L’interdite contains all that, exuding a compelling air of mystery.

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