Norval Morrisseau
Untitled (Snake)
Artist
Norval Morrisseau
Fort William (now Thunder Bay) 1932 – Toronto 2007
Title
Untitled (Snake)
Date
1969
Materials
Acrylic on leather
Dimensions
147 x 88.5 cm
Credits
Gift in honour of Dr. Allan MacDonald Torrie and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' 150th anniversary, inv. 2010.1983
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
In its graphic strength, innovative reinterpretation of traditional Anishinaabe painting and economy of means, this depiction of a snake shows the refinement with which Morrisseau was able to interweave primitivism and modernity, absorbing idioms from the “official” art world while remaining an interpreter of his culture.
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