Winter, Ste. Agathe, 1965 (December 22)
40.6 x 30.5 cm
Inscriptions
signed and dated, 'Sam Borenstein Dec 22 1965' (lower right)Provenance
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Private collection, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec
Exhibitions
Montreal, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Important Canadian Art, November 2008.
Painted with Borenstein’s characteristic bold brush work and vibrant palette, this is an important example of his expressionist approach to painting, often inspired by the landscape around Ste-Agathe and Ste-Lucie in the Laurentians, today 90 minutes from Montreal,
“He could transform a country village into a painting blazing with color.” Borenstein’s daughter, Joyce, said of her father. For a rewarding visit to the world of Sam Borenstein watch the NFB film The colours of My Father, a Portrait of Sam Borenstein, directed by Joyce Borenstein. Her 1992 short documentary was nominated for an Oscar that year.
See https://www.nfb.ca/film/colours_of_my_father_a_portrait_of_sam_borenstein/
