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LOT 043

AANFM RCA
1923 - 1999
Canadien

Jaunes traversés par les mauves
huile sur toile
au verso titré
87 1/2 x 67 3/4 po, 222.2 x 172.1 cm

Estimation : 20 000 $ - 30 000 $ CAD

Vendu pour : 41 300 $

Exposition à : Heffel Toronto – 13 avenue Hazelton

PROVENANCE
Marlborough-Godard, Toronto, 1979

EXPOSITION
The Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC, on loan 2015 - 2016


Jean McEwen’s richly layered canvases are composed of translucent as well as opaque colours. His process was to apply multiple layers of paint by brush and to pour the paint directly onto the surface of the work, mixing the colours with a palette knife. These colour experiments began in 1957, and during them McEwen would work with the canvas set vertically on an easel and with it laid flat on the floor, so that the paint could pool into itself and blend into subtle, glassy layers. It is no surprise to find that McEwen also worked in stained glass—he was deeply interested in the sensory effects of viewing colour, and to view colour fully, he wanted to bring as much light into his work as possible. Paint, unlike glass, required him to let the light into the paint itself, a feat he accomplished with layer upon layer of translucent colours in rich and subtle blends. By the time Jaunes traversés par les mauves (Yellows Crossed by Purples) was painted, he had abandoned the palette knife, choosing instead to work directly with his hands.


Estimation : 20 000 $ - 30 000 $ CAD

Tous les prix affichés sont en dollars canadiens


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