"Mount Lefroy" by Richard Austin
 
Title:
Mount Lefroy
Artist:
Richard Austin
Size:
24" x 36"
Medium:
Acrylic paint on gallery canvas
Price:
CAN$1,100.00
Available for Sale
Date:
2023
Description:
Mount Lefroy is a storied subject in Canadian art, most notably painted by Lawren Harris and other Group of Seven members. My reinterpretation situates the mountain not as a photographic rendering but as a symbolic form — an emblem of endurance, clarity, and the spiritual sublime. The painting is anchored by bold, black contour lines that define both the sweeping sky and the structural facets of Mount Lefroy. These lines, reminiscent of woodcut or stained-glass techniques, organize the composition into planes of movement and rhythm. My emphasis is on verticality and diagonals that lend a sense of grandeur and monumentality,