In this vivid portrait, Glen Nicoll continues his exploration of identity and human presence through bold chromatic contrasts. The face, rendered in layered planes of yellow, red, and orange, floats against a deep green field — a composition both expressive and restrained. The brushwork is assertive yet unpolished, preserving the immediacy of the artist’s hand.
Typical of Nicoll’s mature period, the figure’s anonymity and flattened gaze shift focus from likeness to atmosphere — an inward portrait defined by light and temperature rather than detail.
Medium: Oil on canvas, circa 1990s – 2000s
Dimensions: 12 × 17.5 in (30 × 45 cm)
Signature: Glen Nicoll (lower right)
Provenance: Montreal private collection
In this vivid portrait, Glen Nicoll continues his exploration of identity and human presence through bold chromatic contrasts. The face, rendered in layered planes of yellow, red, and orange, floats against a deep green field — a composition both expressive and restrained. The brushwork is assertive yet unpolished, preserving the immediacy of the artist’s hand.
Typical of Nicoll’s mature period, the figure’s anonymity and flattened gaze shift focus from likeness to atmosphere — an inward portrait defined by light and temperature rather than detail.
Medium: Oil on canvas, circa 1990s – 2000s
Dimensions: 12 × 17.5 in (30 × 45 cm)
Signature: Glen Nicoll (lower right)
Provenance: Montreal private collection
