Riviere Perdue64" x 50"

$4,500.00 CAD

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About the Artwork

Rivière Perdue is a 64" × 50" acrylic and gel medium painting on canvas by Michel Monett, presenting a large-format mountain waterfall descending through a canyon of dark rock into a foreground pool, with lit ridgelines and a blue-grey sky above.

Monett’s use of acrylic and gel medium creates raised surface texture across the water, rock faces, and surrounding landscape forms. This material quality gives the painting a pronounced physical surface, with impasto passages that are most visible when viewed in person or from a closer distance.

Measuring 64 inches tall, the painting has a vertical format suited to a feature wall, stairwell, entryway, or principal room where a single large artwork can define the surrounding space. Its height, textured surface, and contrasting colour fields allow the waterfall, canyon walls, ridgelines, and sky to read clearly from both near and farther viewing distances.

Dimensions and Details

Title: Rivière Perdue
Artist: Michel Monett
Year: Unknown
Size: 64" × 50" (162.6 × 127 cm)
Medium: Acrylic and gel medium
Surface: Canvas
Condition: Excellent
Display: Unframed canvas; canvas edges visible

Acquisition Enquiries

Rivière Perdue is offered through West End Gallery. Collectors interested in this work are invited to contact the gallery directly to enquire about availability, arrange a private viewing, or discuss acquisition terms. Complimentary delivery is available within Edmonton. Shipping to other locations is quoted by destination.

Citations

No external sources were referenced for this description.

Accessibility Description

The composition is a portrait-oriented painting of a mountain waterfall scene. The sky occupies the upper portion of the canvas in blue-grey with large white cloud formations and a warm cream and pale yellow area at the upper centre. Below the sky, two mountain ridgelines are visible. The right ridgeline is long and rendered in orange-gold and mauve, while the left ridgeline carries deep orange-red and mauve tones. A dense mixed conifer stand in dark green and purple occupies the right mid-upper area. On the left, the slope is rendered in orange-red. At the centre of the composition, several tall dead standing trees with pale grey-white trunks and sparse upper branches rise vertically. Below the ridgelines and tree line, the terrain descends into a canyon where dark purple-maroon rock faces flank a central waterfall. The waterfall splits into two channels before dropping over the rock ledge. Green vegetation appears along the upper ledges of the canyon walls. The falls are rendered in white and pale blue impasto marks. In the foreground, a dark pool in deep maroon, navy, and near-black occupies the lower canvas. Two pale grey-white fallen logs cross the pool diagonally. The artist's signature, "Monett," appears in red in the lower right of the canvas.

Full Provenance

Provenance information is not currently recorded. Please enquire for updates.

Disclaimer

This description has been prepared by West End Gallery using original documentation and current scholarship. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, minor variations or additional information may emerge through ongoing research. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact us to confirm any details critical to their acquisition decision.

Riviere Perdue | 64" x 50"

About the Artwork

Rivière Perdue is a 64" × 50" acrylic and gel medium painting on canvas by Michel Monett, presenting a large-format mountain waterfall descending through a canyon of dark rock into a foreground pool, with lit ridgelines and a blue-grey sky above.

Monett’s use of acrylic and gel medium creates raised surface texture across the water, rock faces, and surrounding landscape forms. This material quality gives the painting a pronounced physical surface, with impasto passages that are most visible when viewed in person or from a closer distance.

Measuring 64 inches tall, the painting has a vertical format suited to a feature wall, stairwell, entryway, or principal room where a single large artwork can define the surrounding space. Its height, textured surface, and contrasting colour fields allow the waterfall, canyon walls, ridgelines, and sky to read clearly from both near and farther viewing distances.

Dimensions and Details

Title: Rivière Perdue
Artist: Michel Monett
Year: Unknown
Size: 64" × 50" (162.6 × 127 cm)
Medium: Acrylic and gel medium
Surface: Canvas
Condition: Excellent
Display: Unframed canvas; canvas edges visible

Acquisition Enquiries

Rivière Perdue is offered through West End Gallery. Collectors interested in this work are invited to contact the gallery directly to enquire about availability, arrange a private viewing, or discuss acquisition terms. Complimentary delivery is available within Edmonton. Shipping to other locations is quoted by destination.

Citations

No external sources were referenced for this description.

Accessibility Description

The composition is a portrait-oriented painting of a mountain waterfall scene. The sky occupies the upper portion of the canvas in blue-grey with large white cloud formations and a warm cream and pale yellow area at the upper centre. Below the sky, two mountain ridgelines are visible. The right ridgeline is long and rendered in orange-gold and mauve, while the left ridgeline carries deep orange-red and mauve tones. A dense mixed conifer stand in dark green and purple occupies the right mid-upper area. On the left, the slope is rendered in orange-red. At the centre of the composition, several tall dead standing trees with pale grey-white trunks and sparse upper branches rise vertically. Below the ridgelines and tree line, the terrain descends into a canyon where dark purple-maroon rock faces flank a central waterfall. The waterfall splits into two channels before dropping over the rock ledge. Green vegetation appears along the upper ledges of the canyon walls. The falls are rendered in white and pale blue impasto marks. In the foreground, a dark pool in deep maroon, navy, and near-black occupies the lower canvas. Two pale grey-white fallen logs cross the pool diagonally. The artist's signature, "Monett," appears in red in the lower right of the canvas.

Full Provenance

Provenance information is not currently recorded. Please enquire for updates.

Disclaimer

This description has been prepared by West End Gallery using original documentation and current scholarship. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, minor variations or additional information may emerge through ongoing research. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact us to confirm any details critical to their acquisition decision.