Robert Genn Canadian, 1936-2014
Warm Encounters, 1978
oil on board
9.5 x 11.75 in
signed bottom right
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This painting by Robert Genn, titled 'Warm Encounters,' is characterized by its bold and expressive use of color and form. The composition primarily features a snowy landscape under a vast...
This painting by Robert Genn, titled "Warm Encounters," is characterized by its bold and expressive use of color and form. The composition primarily features a snowy landscape under a vast sky, where the stark whites of the snow are contrasted against vibrant, warm colors suggesting vegetation or perhaps the glowing light of sunset.
In the foreground, the snow is sculpted into shapes and forms, possibly rocks or undulations in the terrain, with the texture of the paint enhancing the tactile quality of the scene. A line of dark evergreen trees stands sentinel on the left, their forms simplified into vertical swatches of black and deep green that anchor the composition.
The most striking element is the use of fiery red and orange hues in the middle ground, breaking the dominance of cool colors and injecting life and warmth into the scene. These colors may represent bushes, leaves, or the play of light at a particular moment, infusing the scene with a sense of energy and motion.
In the foreground, the snow is sculpted into shapes and forms, possibly rocks or undulations in the terrain, with the texture of the paint enhancing the tactile quality of the scene. A line of dark evergreen trees stands sentinel on the left, their forms simplified into vertical swatches of black and deep green that anchor the composition.
The most striking element is the use of fiery red and orange hues in the middle ground, breaking the dominance of cool colors and injecting life and warmth into the scene. These colors may represent bushes, leaves, or the play of light at a particular moment, infusing the scene with a sense of energy and motion.
Provenance
- signed, titled and dated on reverse- Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, BC