Jean-Paul Lemieux 1904 - 1990

Estimate

35,000 - 45,000 CAD

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Description

Jean-Paul Lemieux
Jeune Homme, L'Hiver
signed with initials lower left; signed and inscribed Á mon ami Pierre en cadeau on the reverse
oil on canvas
12.6 by 17.8 cm.
5 by 7 in.

Provenance

Yves Laroche Galérie d'Art, Montréal
Private Collection, Montréal

Catalogue Note

This perfect little oil on canvas by Lemieux, depicting one of Lemieux's iconic compositions and subjects, is both unique and endearing. The lone and off-centre figure set against a white, empty landscape and a night sky speaks eloquently of Lemieux's constant anxiety about our individual existence in an endless universe.Here, Lemieux has caught a meaningful fragment of time; he has also captured a sense of infinity, which is also timeless.