{"product_id":"joanne-tod-the-ritz-montreal-2024","title":"JOANNE TOD \"THE RITZ, MONTREAL\" 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/joanne-tod\"\u003eJoanne Tod\u003c\/a\u003e (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian artist known for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most celebrated living portrait artists.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"590\"\u003e\"The Ritz\" is a paradigm of Tod’s appreciation of interiors. Depicted with passion and precision, this elevator lobby is elevated to an almost theatrical setting. While the hanging lamps, gilded moulding and black marble trim are captivating in their own luminescent right, the reflections off of these and other surfaces add a little uncertainty to the otherwise pristine facade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eReflected in the polished brass elevators are some chairs, and ambient natural lighting. There is also a floating head, an artwork reflected through the elevator doors, which stares hauntingly ahead. While the decorative elements evoke a presence in their own right, Tod has added a hint of human with this particular reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eFor Tod, deep space is an entity as much as a subject sitting for a portrait. With a restrained handling of perspective and light, she creates environments that draw the gaze past surface detail into recesses full of mystery. These spaces carry a weight of presence, reminding us that emptiness itself can be inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoanne Tod's works can be found in most major public institutions across Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Ritz, Montreal\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanada, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48\"H 30\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned, titled, and dated, verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: The price is $36,000 CAD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanne Tod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67808174211308,"sku":"10-26","price":36000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Joanne-Tod-Elevators_01.jpg?v=1792528782","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/joanne-tod-the-ritz-montreal-2024","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}