Artwork by Paul Fournier,  Tobago Inlet

Paul Fournier
Tobago Inlet

watercolour
signed, titled and dated 1987 lower left
29.25 x 22.25 ins ( 74.3 x 56.5 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Price Realized $1,200.00
Sale date: April 19th 2022

Provenance:
Collection of Coca-Cola, Ontario
Private Collection, Toronto

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Paul Fournier
(1939)

Born in Simcoe, Ontario, he spent his early years in Hamilton, Ontario. Mainly self-taught, he studied with Jean Wishart at Central Secondary School, Hamilton (1955-59); Ontario College of Arts, Toronto (autumn, 1959); and with George Wallace for etching as a guest artist at McMaster University. He emerged as a gifted artist, whose representational pen and ink drawings and etchings of natural subjects were further enhanced by his imaginative renderings. His subjects included: insects, tree limbs, mushrooms, animals including birds, and others. An additional feature of his work was his dramatic depiction of myths and legends.

Literature Source:
"A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume 1: A-F, 5th Edition, Revised and Expanded", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1997