Untitled
Philip Surrey is a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, a figurative painter, he was interested in the representation of the human figure. For much of his artistic career, Surrey used the city of Montreal as a backdrop. The painter organizes his composition in a meticulous manner.
Endowed with a great sense of concentration, Philip Surrey worked on each of his works with several drawings, sketches and small formats to finally arrive at a painting of imposing size.
He said he loved the poetry of the city. This painting by Philip Surrey draws its inspiration from the construction of the Décarie Expressway, located just a 10-minute walk from his residence. Representing the increase in automobile traffic in Montreal after the Second World War, the Décarie Expressway was a major infrastructure project intended to facilitate travel, notably during Expo 67.
The works demonstrate the artist's exploration of different lighting techniques, such as artificial and electric light, to create a distinctive atmosphere. This composition recalls an earlier work entitled “Highways”, already sold at the Cosner Gallery.
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Untitled, c. 1971
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Gallery
Cosner Art Gallery Ritz - Carlton Montreal
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Medium
Oil on panel
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Time
Post-War Canadian art
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Dimensions
50,8 x 76,2 cm | 20'' x 30''
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Dimensions with frame
60,9 x 86,3 cm | 24'' x 34''
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Signed
Signed lower right
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Study for "The Teenagers"
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Evening in St-Henri (St-Jacques street)
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Untitled, c. 1971
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Study pour Highways, 1971
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Near Loyola, 1971-72
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Landscape
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Landscape
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Railway Crossing, Saint-Ambroise, at de Courcelles , c.1976
Philip Surrey (1910 - 1990)
Highways, 1971