Artwork for Sale
Rue St Martin, St. Henri, Montreal, 1965
Oil on canvas board
12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cm
30.5 x 40.6 cm
This painting is presently on view at our Toronto gallery
$18,000
Inscriptions
signed 'JOHN / LITTLE' (lower right); titled, signed and& dated, “Rue St. Martin / St. Henri / Montreal / John Little / ‘65” (verso)Provenance
Continental Galleries, Montreal
Private collection, Ontario
Galerie Alan Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal
Private collection, Toronto
At the outset, it needs to be said that this is an extremely attractive and colorful urban snowscape by John Little. The compositional elements of the red fire hydrant, the mini skirted pedestrian and the children playing in the distance set in a stage of sunlit snow and colorful homes, and cars, creates an exceptionally uplifting composition. From this perspective alone, it can most certainly be enjoyed. However, the underbelly in all this is, of course, the other side of John Little’s work, namely, that this street was scheduled to be demolished under the guise of urban renewal.
