Untitled (Portrait of a Man with Suit)

Gerald Trottier

BIRTH YEAR 1925
BIRTH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
DEATH YEAR 2004
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Watercolour on paper
DATE 1948
DIMENSIONS 42.5cm x 52.7cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2017.01.01
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Irma Trottier, 2017
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A watercolour sketch of a seated man wearing a blue suit jacket and brown pants. His legs are set apart with elbows resting on knees and one hand clasping the wrist of the other. His head, with slicked back black hair, is turned in 3/4 profile. A dark wash is painted in the background, while areas on the man are left white to produce a highly contrasting image.

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