Une mémoire qui tremble, 2000 (September)
Encaustic on canvas stretched over board
48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm
121.9 x 91.4 cm
This painting is presently on view at our Toronto gallery
$8,000
Inscriptions
signed, dated and titled, 'JACQUES / PAYETTE / 2000 / sept / Une mémoire / qui tremble' (verso)Provenance
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Westmount
Private collection, Toronto
Cowley Abbott, Post-War & Contemporary Art, 12 May, 2026, lot. 114
Presented in isolation against a luminous background, this elegant bodice reveals Jacques Payette’s ability to transform a single object into a compelling visual statement. The richly layered encaustic surface enhances the play of light across the garment’s folds, textures, and decorative embellishments, lending it a remarkable physical presence. Suspended between artifact and still life, the composition reflects the artist’s enduring interest in the objects that accompany human experience and quietly bear witness to the passage of time.
