A magnificent oil painting created in 1909 by Georges-Henri Duquet (1887-1967).
The painting depicts a panoramic view of the St. Lawrence River from Cap Blanc in Quebec. In the foreground, one can distinguish rocky and steep banks in warm tones, typical of Duquet's Fauvist treatment. The river occupies the center and background, rendered in intense and vibrant blues and greens. Two steamboats are visible navigating the water, dark silhouettes that enliven the composition. In the background, the opposite shore, Lévis and Île d'Orléans, is outlined in softer, muted tones.
Pictorial treatment: The colors are applied in bold, unmixed flat areas, without concern for naturalistic realism: the signature of Fauvism. The contours are simplified, and shadows are almost absent. The whole exudes a luminous and spontaneous energy, remarkable for a young artist.
Only 22 years old and fresh from his training in France, Duquet applied the new principles of Fauvism, a movement born in Paris in 1905 and the first avant-garde current of the 20th century.
1909
1 x 24 x 30 in
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