The Pilgrimage of Old Age

Gerald Trottier

BIRTH YEAR 1925
BIRTH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
DEATH YEAR 2004
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Acrylic on canvas
DATE 1982
DIMENSIONS 120.6cm x 165.7cm x 165.7cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2013.07.20
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Irma Trottier, 2013
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
An acrylic painting depicts an aerial view of a pilgrimage scene on a hill. Religious figures in black and white robes and nude human figures march up from the right bottom corner toward the center, between two rows of cloth banners with religious motives. In the center of the image are plinths with human figure sculptures arranged in a circle. Beyond the hill in the background is valley with a river. There are rolling hills on either side of the pilgrimage as well as in the background.

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