Art canadien classique
Georges Mathieu
1921-2012
untitled, 1981 (May)
Ink and watercolour on paper
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in
20.8 x 14.8 cm
20.8 x 14.8 cm
This painting is presently on view at our Montreal gallery
$3,000
Inscriptions
signed, ‘G.M.’ (lower centre); dedicated, signed and dated, ‘Pour / Madeleine Boyer / avec les / plus courtois / hommage [sic] de / Georges Mathieu / Mai 81’ (verso)Provenance
Madeleine Rocheleau Boyer, Montreal
By descent to the present private collection, Montreal
Georges Mathieu was a pioneer of Lyrical Abstraction. Mathieu emphasized speed, spontaneity, and emotion in his work. His spontaneity is underlined by the suggestion that Mathieu painted this spontaneously for Madeleine Boyer who at the time of its painting was the partner of Dr Max Stern, owner of Montreal’s Dominion Gallery with whom Mathieu was exhibiting.
This exquisite and small watercolour features his dynamic black ink strokes intersecting in a burst of energy, anchored by a bold red mark, hallmarks of his expressive, calligraphic style.
This exquisite and small watercolour features his dynamic black ink strokes intersecting in a burst of energy, anchored by a bold red mark, hallmarks of his expressive, calligraphic style.
