Quebec Village Scene by Samuel Borenstein
Samuel Borenstein
Quebec Village Scene
gouache
signed and dated 1940 lower left
22 x 27.5 ins ( 55.9 x 69.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,300.00
Sale date: June 14th 2017
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Following a six-month painting trip to France in 1939 where Borenstein was able to witness first-hand the work of European expressionist artists he had long admired, his painting became more focused and bold. The following year he began to depict the Laurentian landscape; this marked the outset of his most exuberant and expressive paintings, which received wide acclaim. “Quebec Village Scene”, painted in 1940, marks the very beginning of of the artist’s new preferred subject matter. In this gouache, Borenstein portrays the first glimpse of spring, with new green grass sprouting before the bare trees along the field.
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Samuel Borenstein
(1908 - 1969)
Sam Borenstein was a well-known Canadian painter. Born in Lithuania, Borenstein immigrated to Canada in 1921. During his forty-year career he painted numerous scenes of Montreal and Laurentian villages and Quebec landscapes bustling with human activity, using brilliant colours and exuberant brushwork. Borenstein was best known for his cityscapes and rural scenes, but also produced numerous portraits and still lifes.
