Lot 83: Samuel Borenstein 1908 - 1969 Canadian oil on

Samuel Borenstein 1908 - 1969 Canadian oil on board Lone Road 21 x 28 inches 53.3 x 71.1 centimeters signed and dated 1948 and on verso titled on a gallery label and dated Literature:William Kuhns and Léo Rosshandler, Sam Borenstein, 1978, page 112 Provenance:Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal Private Collection, Montreal Sam Borenstein's intense passion for painting, together with his vivid colours, modern perspectives and movement, recall the work of Maurice de Vlaminck and Chaim Soutine. Closer to the European schools' way of painting than the Canadian modernist movements of the time, Borenstein's contribution to the portrayal of the Québécois landscape is undeniably important in the history of Canadian art. As seen in this fine 1948 work, Borenstein has captured, with acute and intuitive awareness, the mood, light and air of a Quebec winter's day. The delicate and diverse shades of blue, grey and white are beautifully structured with the contrasting bold red and black of the trees. The trees seem to reach from one side of the road to the other, inviting the viewer to follow this quiet yet intriguing street. In 1941 Borenstein stated: "I remember when I painted my first picture, I had one aim, to paint life around me with lots of enthusiasm. Today, I am of the same opinion.....In painting a scene I give it all the energy I have."