This artwork is currently on display and available for purchase at Le Surcouf restaurant in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. For more information, contact the artist at 514-572-8208.

 The atmosphere conveyed by this portrait transports us back to the world of seduction and impossible love.

 Artist's interpretation

 This portrait, titled "Marlene," is a tribute to the film actress Marlene Dietrich. The image is taken from one of the most famous scenes in the film "Shanghai Express" by filmmaker Josef von Sternberg in 1932. In this film, Marlene Dietrich plays the role of Shanghai Lily, a young woman on a train to Shanghai that is intercepted by rebels, where an old, impossible love story resurfaces.
 I chose oil as my medium for this painting in order to explore a plasticity and texture different from that offered by acrylic. A monochrome approach using black and white strokes arranged somewhat in a pointillist style, but interpreted in a contemporary way, effectively conveys the interplay of light and shadow, so crucial to capturing the intensity of the figure. The texture created by the palette knife's work in the paint beautifully amplifies the emotion emanating from this canvas.
 This painting won a gold medal at the CAPSQ exhibition-competition in Montreal in 2022.
 
    

 Technical data

 Title of the painting: Marlene
 Artist: Luc Fortier
 Year of completion: 2019
 Location of production: Montreal
 Theme: Portrait
 Style: Contemporary Pointillism
 Medium: Oil on canvas
 Technique: Painting knife
 Original artwork dimensions: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in (121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm)
 Hanging system included: Wire at the back
 Dominant colors: Black and white monochrome