Tarawa Passage, 1989
172.7 cms x 260.39 cms (68 ins x 102.5 ins)
Signed, titled and dated "88-89" on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Art Select Online Auction" held on Thu, Mar 15, 2018.
Lot 41
Lot 41
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $4,000
Realised: CAD $1,920
Realised: CAD $1,920
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Karen Wilken, "On Paul Fournier," Paul Fournier: Realms of Being, Han Art Gallery, Montreal, 2015.
Paul Fournier, Paul Fournier: Beneath and Beyond, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Toronto, 2012.
Notes:
In Tarawa Passage, brushstrokes in shades of indigo, cerulean, and turquoise sweep across the canvas converging with an array of dazzling colours in the top right corner. Like so many of Paul Fournier's (b.1939) dynamic abstractions, his inspiration for Tarawa Passage derives from nature; in this case, the colours and atmosphere of the tropics. Throughout Fournier's career, he has sought to explore nature's poetic and spiritual dimensions while reveling in the materiality of paint. According to Karen Wilken, Fournier's "passionate dialogue with both nature and the stuff of painting links even his most diverse works.[They are] joyous metaphors for intense feelings about the natural world."
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Karen Wilken, "On Paul Fournier," Paul Fournier: Realms of Being, Han Art Gallery, Montreal, 2015.
Paul Fournier, Paul Fournier: Beneath and Beyond, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Toronto, 2012.
Notes:
In Tarawa Passage, brushstrokes in shades of indigo, cerulean, and turquoise sweep across the canvas converging with an array of dazzling colours in the top right corner. Like so many of Paul Fournier's (b.1939) dynamic abstractions, his inspiration for Tarawa Passage derives from nature; in this case, the colours and atmosphere of the tropics. Throughout Fournier's career, he has sought to explore nature's poetic and spiritual dimensions while reveling in the materiality of paint. According to Karen Wilken, Fournier's "passionate dialogue with both nature and the stuff of painting links even his most diverse works.[They are] joyous metaphors for intense feelings about the natural world."
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.