October - Cape Breton [Octobre - Cap-Breton]

York Wilson

Date de naissance 1907
Lieu de naissance Toronto, Ontario
Date du décès 1984
Lieu du décès Toronto, Ontario

Here, Canadian artist York Wilson depicts the bright autumn foliage of an October landscape in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Can you make out the trees and the reflective body of water in the foreground? Capturing light and color with thick brushstrokes and layered patches of paint, the semi-abstract work recalls Wilson’s career-long exploration in abstraction, and reveals his lifelong interest in conjuring the essence of a place through form, color, and texture.

Technique Huile sur toile
DATE 1980
DIMENSIONS 40.6cm x 30.5cm x 0.3cm
Numéro d'acquisition FAC 1549
Détails Collection Firestone d’art canadien, Galerie d’art d’Ottawa Don de la Fondation du patrimoine ontarien à la ville d’Ottawa
Description du catalogue
An autumn landscape is depicted with thick, fuzzy brushstrokes of paint in browns, ochre, blue and white, with a few orange and red accents. Trees surround a body of water in the middle ground, with a blue sky with white clouds in it peeking through the trees. In the foreground there are a few small branches with sparse yellow and orange foliage.

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