Lot 146
JOSEPH FRANCIS PLASKETT, R.C.A.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal
Literature:
Joseph Plaskett, A Speaking Likeness, Ronsdale Press, Vancouver, 1999, page 250.
Note:
In Plaskett’s autobiography he writes extensively about his choice of subject matter. He notes, “Landscape occupies an anomalous space in my work. Land, sea and city have been my subjects: in Canada the wilderness from Labrador to the Queen Charlotte Islands; in Europe landscapes rarely without architectural and human traces. The rapidity in my use of pastel, the medium I chose for this huge production, allowed little time for contemplation or revision.” The artist captures a moment in this painting, just as the Impressionists strove for in their work.