ROBERT-EMILE FORTIN "COCHONERIES" EA 2/2

ROBERT-EMILE FORTIN (CANADIAN, 1945-2004) SERIGRAPH ON PAPER. SIGNED AND DATED "87" IN PENCIL LOWER RIGHT. TITLED "COCHONERIES" LOWER CENTER, NUMBERED AND MARKED "E/A 2/2 ED. 25" LOWER LEFT. SIZE: 5.75" X 7.5" 10" X 11.75" FRAMED ROBERT-EMILE FORTIN WAS A CANADIAN PAINTER BORN IN HULL, QUEBEC, WHO TRANSITIONED FROM NON-FIGURATIVE ART INTO A SIGNATURE NAIVE FOLK ART STYLE AFTER WORKING IN THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE TAUGHT ART, EXHIBITED ABROAD IN EUROPE AND ZAIRE, AND CREATED ACRYLIC PAINTINGS AND LIMITED EDITION SILKSCREEN PRINTS UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2004.