Untitled (Probably Port-au-Persil overlooking the coast of the St. Lawrence River)
Watercolour
22 x 30 in
55.9 x 76.2 cm
55.9 x 76.2 cm
This painting is presently on view at our Montreal gallery
$20,000
Inscriptions
signed, 'M.A. Fortin' (lower left)Provenance
Private collection, Chicoutimi
This composition shows Fortin as being one of the foremost Canadian artists to work in the medium of watercolour, much like Franklin Carmichael, David Milne & Molly Lamb Bobak. He has the ability to “see” in watercolour painting very much in the way a sculptor sculpts in marble, uncovering his composition largely by leaving untouched much of the material he’s working with. In his case the absence of watercolour on the paper speaks with comparable volumes as do the area where he does apply painting.
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