A quiet yet charged composition by Canadian artist Glen Nicoll, where the figure’s presence emerges through layered tones of ochre, sienna, and ultramarine. The brushwork is loose and searching, the gaze inward, suspended between definition and disappearance. Nicoll’s restrained palette and frontal composition evoke a meditative stillness, transforming the subject into a study of temperament rather than likeness.
Part of a broader body of work exploring solitude and the human condition through color, the painting carries Nicoll’s signature warmth and minimal gesture.
Medium: Oil on canvas, 1990s-2000s
Dimensions: Approx. 16 × 20.5 in (40 × 52 cm)
Signature: Glen Nicoll (lower right)
Provenance: Montreal private collection
A quiet yet charged composition by Canadian artist Glen Nicoll, where the figure’s presence emerges through layered tones of ochre, sienna, and ultramarine. The brushwork is loose and searching, the gaze inward, suspended between definition and disappearance. Nicoll’s restrained palette and frontal composition evoke a meditative stillness, transforming the subject into a study of temperament rather than likeness.
Part of a broader body of work exploring solitude and the human condition through color, the painting carries Nicoll’s signature warmth and minimal gesture.
Medium: Oil on canvas, 1990s-2000s
Dimensions: Approx. 16 × 20.5 in (40 × 52 cm)
Signature: Glen Nicoll (lower right)
Provenance: Montreal private collection
