Marcel Barbeau
Lower St. Lawrence
1964
Category:
The Op Art movement of the 1960s was made possible by the brilliant paint tones that had recently come onto the market and by the enthusiasm for optical illusion shown by some contemporary painters. Here the tight, undulating lines and the marked contrast between the two dominant colours create an illusion of waves, giving the work its title.
Artist
Title
Lower St. Lawrence
Date
1964
Medium
Painting
Materials
acrylic on canvasDimensions
203.6 x 152.7 cm
Nationality
Canadian
Credit line
Purchased 1965
Accession number
14753