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La fille dans l’arbe [The Girl in the Tree]

Edmund Alleyn

BIRTH YEAR 1932
BIRTH PLACE Quebec City, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 2004
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Ink, watercolour and graphite on paper
DATE 1955
DIMENSIONS 33.3cm x 47.9cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 1305
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 rough ink sketch depicts a nude figure seated in a black tree with wiry branches. The figure has disproportionately large eyes and wild, spiky hair that stands upright. In the background is a blue wash and white circle on the right; presumably the moon.

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