Oil and acrylic on wood panel by Hugh John Barrett – Green lush undergrowth and a rock,1978
Original artwork by Hugh John Barrett – Green lush undergrowth and a rock, 1978
Oil and acrylic on wood signed and dated on lower left.
Artwork is framed in an aluminium frame
Dimensions: 122.5 x 122.5 cm – 48.25 x 28.25 in
Provenance: Acquired directly from artist and in a private collection for more than 45 years – Ville Mont-Royal, Québec, Canada
Price: 3000,00 $ CAD (Canadian dollar) – For more information on artist or artworks contact gallery
References: Robert 78; Collection numérique d’estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec; Artistes plasticiens par Comeau; Art Auctions 1976-1978; Dictionary of Canadian Artists, vol. 1, pp. 188-189).
Littératures : Vallée 89; Vallée 93; Boulizon; Robert 83; Roussan 82;
Note:
This artwork was created in situ on the spot with has witnesses friends and admirers, as well as the person that acquired this vibrant beautiful work. Hugh John Barrett flirted with many avant-garde styles, besides a more classic approach.
His top works are influenced by Surrealism, first nation symbolism and then his forests and undergrowth’s, going from classic playing with light, towards post expressionism abstract elements in his figurative works to finally a total lyrical and expressionist abstraction.
His top years are certainly the 1960, 1970’s and early 80’s. He surrendered later to a more commercial classic style under pressure I would say, but he left that behind and started again into his search of beautiful surreal figurative and abstract works. He manifested also interests in 60’s and 70’s for the Op-Art (Optical art) movement and the Psychedelic … after all wasn’t he a child of his time and with those hippie ideas close to nature?
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Date:
June 19, 2025