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Facade

Ghitta Caiserman

BIRTH YEAR 1923
BIRTH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 2005
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Casein, tempera and ink on masonite
DATE 1949
DIMENSIONS 121.9cm x 63.8cm x 0.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 1247
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A dark street scene depicts various figures walking in front of the facade of a brick building with brightly coloured signs, including one with semi-nude dancers and one that reads "JESU SAUVE". There is a staircase with large columns in the middle of the street. Behind the staircase is a dark street with a building on the right. In the background is a layered, mutli-coloured sky.

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