NARCISSE POIRIER CANDLELIT STILL LIFE

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NARCISSE POIRIER (CANADIAN, 1883�1984) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD, SIGNED "N. POIRIER" LOWER RIGHT, BEARING ARTIST'S STUDIO STAMP "NARCISSE POIRIER / ARTISTE-PEINTRE / MONTREAL, CANADA" PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, OTTAWA 12 X 16 IN 21 X 25 IN FRAMED NARCISSE POIRIER (1883�1984) WAS A REVERED QUEBEC TRADITIONAL PAINTER WHO TRAINED AT MONTREAL'S MONUMENT-NATIONAL AND THE ACAD�MIE JULIAN IN PARIS. DISTINGUISHED BY HIS TECHNICAL MASTERY OF LIGHT, TEXTURE, AND ATMOSPHERE, POIRIER'S EXTENSIVE CENTURY-LONG CAREER CELEBRATED TIMELESS ACADEMIC REALISM ACROSS QUEBEC RURAL LANDSCAPES, PORTRAITS, AND LUXURIOUS TABLETOP STILL LIFES. HIS WORKS ARE PRESERVED IN PROMINENT CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE MUS�E NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QU�BEC.

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