Art canadien classique
Rue de la Visitation avec Eglise St-Pierre, Montreal, 1961
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.
Inscriptions
signed and dated, 'JOHN LITTLE/'61' (lower right); titled, signed and dated, 'SKETCH / Rue de la Visitation / avec Eglise St. Pierre/John P. Little/ 61' (verso)Provenance
Galerie Eric Klinkhoff, MontrealPrivate collection, Toronto
The subject here is one that finds at the end of the street The Church of St Peter the Apostle, beyond which an entire neighborhood had been razed in the spirit of urban renewal to make way for the Radio Canada CBC tower office and acres of parking lot. Our painting captures what for Little is the essence of Montreal that he could only save in paint on canvas.
This composition is paired in a style of a post Impressionism, temperament Little employed for 6 or 7 years during which he painted what the market suggests are his most sought after works.
This composition is paired in a style of a post Impressionism, temperament Little employed for 6 or 7 years during which he painted what the market suggests are his most sought after works.
