The Gesture

Gerald Trottier

BIRTH YEAR 1925
BIRTH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
DEATH YEAR 2004
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Watercolour on paper
DATE 1983
DIMENSIONS 48.9cm x 68.6cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2017.01.06
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Irma Trottier, 2017
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A watercolour sketch of a male nude, executed with detailed shading and illustrated movement. The man is standing with body turned slightly to the right, with one let bend in front, his head thrown back across left shoulder and his bent arms raised upward. The movement is drawn in the bending of the arm on the left.

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