Paul-Émile Borduas
Babylonian Nun and Priest
Artist
Paul-Émile Borduas
Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, 1905 – Paris 1960
Title
Babylonian Nun and Priest
Date
1948
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
55.1 x 47.4 cm
Credits
Gift of Dr. Jacques Dansereau, inv. 1986.4
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
Babylonian Nun and Priest shows two "figures” – female on the left, male on the right – painted with the palette knife, in a sort of mysterious landscape. These faceless figures (the "nun”'s face seems to be veiled) have an imposing hieratic presence, and the work emanates a special dreamlike atmosphere.
© Estate of Paul-Émile Borduas / CARCC Ottawa 2024
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