Erin Robertson (Contemporary Canadian, b. 1963)
Title: En Route
Date: 2010
Medium: Mixed media (Oil/Acrylic/Resin) on cradled wood panel
Size: 12” x 24”
Price: $1,150.00 CAD
En Route is a striking, atmospheric contemporary landscape by established Canadian artist Erin Robertson. Painted in 2010, the work explores a highly textured, luminous horizon using horizontal bands of earth tones, rich mustards, ochres, and muted greens, punctuated by a dramatic flash of intense fiery coral breaking through the center. Robertson masterfully balances a sense of industrial and natural transition, combining a glossy, resin-smooth sky effect with organic, textured brushwork across the foreground. A signature element of this specific series is the inclusion of deliberate, translucent paint droplets weeping off the lower-left edge of the panel, juxtaposing clean abstract lines with raw fluid movement.
The artwork is executed on a clean-edged cradled wood panel that requires no external framing, presenting a modern, minimalist aesthetic ready for immediate display. The lower right corner of the canvas features Robertson’s distinctive stylized yellowish orange monogram. The reverse side of the cradled wood panel showcases excellent provenance, retaining its original gallery label from Waterloo’s renowned Harbinger Gallery, alongside a typed cataloging sticker detailing the artist, title, date, medium, and 12” x 24” dimensions. This piece stands as a sophisticated, beautifully preserved example of mid-career Canadian abstract landscape art.
Artist Biography
Erin Robertson is an accomplished Canadian sculptor and painter who explores figurative, environmental, and domestic themes through an inventive use of diverse mediums, including oils, acrylics, resins, ceramics, and bronze. Based in Ottawa for over twenty years, Robertson has developed a highly recognizable style marked by its whimsical, sometimes subversive play on everyday landscapes, mythology, and domesticity.
Robertson’s work is highly sought after by regional collectors and can be found in numerous public and private collections across Canada and internationally, including the permanent collection of the City of Ottawa and the Crown Collection of Canada. She exhibits regularly in private and public galleries, remaining an influential and active member of the Ontario and Quebec contemporary art scenes.
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