Ciel jaune d’été [Yellow Summer Sky]

Claude Picher

BIRTH YEAR 1927
BIRTH PLACE Quebec City, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 1998
DEATH PLACE Matane, Quebec
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
DATE c. 1969
DIMENSIONS 45.7cm x 35.6cm x 2.5cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 1091
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Broad strokes and textured paint applied with a paint knife are used in this semi abstract landscape. A muddied green landscape with patches of red is painted in the bottom third of picture, set against a chartreuse yellow sky that occupies the upper two thirds.

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