Leopold Plotek – CCCA Canadian Art Database

Leopold Plotek

Leopold Plotek, combines abstraction and figuration in large format paintings which take as their starting point his memories, his experience of architecture, objects and art (he mentions Picabia, Cubism and other sources as important), as well as his readings in art, history (often Soviet), and poetry of all periods. His references are elliptically treated however, as he develops ways of painting them according to his own recipe which varies, picture to picture. In this singular pictorial dynamic, each painting is basically a conception on its own, though a series of sorts can exist. As a result, certain of Plotek’s paintings prefigure the practice of many contemporary abstract painters and can be viewed, like them, as extending the range of abstraction. His work is represented in major Canadian public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec City; and the Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa. Plotek is represented by the Corkin Gallery in Toronto. He teaches at Concordia University in the Fine Arts, Studio faculty.

Creator Id: 478
Web Site Link: Web Site Link
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Russia
Year of Birth: 1948
City: Montreal
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Male
Mediums: painting
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Work by Leopold Plotek

Mondestrunken

Work ID: 7599

Measurements: 259.08 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1978

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Parva Regina (for Amy Goldin)

Work ID: 7598

Measurements: 193.04 x 127 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1978

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Columbine

Work ID: 7600

Measurements: 198.12 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1979

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Priere a Pierrot

Work ID: 7601

Measurements: 228.6 x 185.42 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1979

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Heroism of Flattery

Work ID: 7605

Measurements: 226.06 x 182.88 cm

Collection: Montreal, Quebec

Date Made: 1980

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Le Neveu de Rameau

Work ID: 7603

Measurements: 213.36 x 172.72 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1980

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Sun, rose, smoke, limb

Work ID: 75470

Measurements: 220.98 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1980

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Song of the Shirt

Work ID: 7607

Measurements: 226.06 x 180.34 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1981

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Demon in American Shoes

Work ID: 7602

Measurements: 200.66 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1981

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Midtown Pyromaniac

Work ID: 7606

Measurements: 259.08 x 198.12 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1981

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Erato

Work ID: 7604

Measurements: 203.2 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1982

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Mneme

Work ID: 7608

Measurements: 248.92 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1984

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fevershot

Work ID: 7611

Measurements: 182.88 x 172.72 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1985

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Spring of Arethusa

Work ID: 7609

Measurements: 203.2 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1985

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Devonside

Work ID: 75471

Measurements: 195.58 x 167.64 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1985

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lucky in Love

Work ID: 7610

Measurements: 241.3 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1985

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Livin’ Daylights

Work ID: 7613

Measurements: 200.66 x 167.64 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1985

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Single Petaled Rose

Work ID: 75472

Measurements: 185.42 x 185.42 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1986

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Entrail Park

Work ID: 7614

Measurements: 205.74 x 170.18 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1986

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Patience on a Monument

Work ID: 7612

Measurements: 182.88 x 195.58 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1986

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Coniston Water

Work ID: 7615

Measurements: 218.44 x 180.34 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1986

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Saint Sophia’s Ear

Work ID: 7618

Measurements: 261.62 x 170.18 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1987

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Cables of Our Sleep

Work ID: 7617

Measurements: 177.8 x 152.4 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1987

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

What’s the Spanish Word for Hombre?

Work ID: 7619

Measurements: 205.74 x 175.26 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1987

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Furthest From Him Is Best

Work ID: 7616

Measurements: 365.76 x 243.84 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1988

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The High Fast One

Work ID: 7621

Measurements: 185.42 x 175.26 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Exilarch

Work ID: 7620

Measurements: 254 x 190.5 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Saturnia

Work ID: 7622

Measurements: 185.42 x 226.06 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Death of Sisera

Work ID: 7623

Measurements: 223.52 x 193.04 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Calendar of Eleanor of Toledo

Work ID: 7625

Measurements: 198.12 x 167.64 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Siege of Dobrovnik

Work ID: 75473

Measurements: 167.64 x 213.36 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Interior with Gift

Work ID: 7624

Measurements: 213.36 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Stagger Lee

Work ID: 7626

Measurements: 172.72 x 147.32 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Enter, burning

Work ID: 7627

Measurements: 182.88 x 304.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1992

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Jacob’s Ladder

Work ID: 7629

Measurements: 170.18 x 187.96 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1992

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Swee’ Pea

Work ID: 7628

Measurements: 213.36 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1992

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Frieze

Work ID: 7630

Measurements: 165.1 x 243.84 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1993

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Il Viaggio e il Ritorno

Work ID: 75474

Measurements: 142.24 x 160.02 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1993

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Mercure

Work ID: 7632

Measurements: 210.82 x 180.34 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Bedlam’s Pilot

Work ID: 7631

Measurements: 187.96 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Rakia

Work ID: 7636

Measurements: 198.12 x 193.04 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Creation of Coral

Work ID: 7638

Measurements: 187.96 x 208.28 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Exactio

Work ID: 7635

Measurements: 205.74 x 165.1 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Unredeemed

Work ID: 7634

Measurements: 238.76 x 160.02 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Marsyas Listening

Work ID: 7633

Measurements: 157.48 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Julian at the Tigris

Work ID: 7637

Measurements: 165.1 x 127 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Exhibition Installation

Work ID: 7652

Description: Exhibition Installation at the Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, 1996.

Collection: Montreal, Quebec

Date Made: 1996

Materials:

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Oedipus Wall

Work ID: 7639

Measurements: 177.8 x 208.28 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Die Niemandsrose

Work ID: 7640

Measurements: 200.66 x 180.34 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

At the Hotel Regina

Work ID: 7641

Measurements: 170.18 x 213.36 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Big Tangerine

Work ID: 7642

Measurements: 185.42 x 190.5 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

At Santa Maria Formosa

Work ID: 75475

Measurements: 185.42 x 170.18 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Mandylion

Work ID: 7649

Measurements: 157.48 x 175.26 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Hyacinth

Work ID: 7650

Measurements: 167.64 x 198.12 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Ruby My Dear

Work ID: 7646

Measurements: 121.92 x 152.4 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Down to the Quick

Work ID: 7644

Measurements: 170.18 x 162.56 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

On Sandymount Beach

Work ID: 7648

Measurements: 45.72 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

No Moon At All

Work ID: 7651

Measurements: 137.16 x 177.8 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

High Windows

Work ID: 7645

Measurements: 152.4 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Sugaree

Work ID: 7647

Measurements: 137.16 x 127 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Notti di Cabiria

Work ID: 7643

Measurements: 177.8 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Blue Othello

Work ID: 64282

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The death of Nessus

Work ID: 64281

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Corinthian Virgin

Work ID: 75476

Measurements: 198.12 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

John Donne on his death-bed

Work ID: 64283

Collection:

Date Made: 2000-2001

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Wake me up in Warsaw

Work ID: 64284

Collection:

Date Made: 2001

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Paolo Veronese before his inquisitors

Work ID: 64288

Collection:

Date Made: 2002

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Master of the genre of Silence (Isaac Babel & Beria)

Work ID: 64287

Collection:

Date Made: 2002

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Voltaire and Mme du Chatelet, Stargazing

Work ID: 64286

Collection:

Date Made: 2002

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

A white night and a late call (Pasternak & Stalin)

Work ID: 64285

Collection:

Date Made: 2002

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: 2002-montreal, Original CCCA

Hart Crane, like Icarus (for Peter Van Toorn)

Work ID: 64289

Collection:

Date Made: 2003

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The active physiognomy: Blake at Felpham, Aug. 12, 1803

Work ID: 64292

Collection:

Date Made: 2003

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Grain of Sand in Lambeth: William Blake at the Ruin of Albion Mills

Work ID: 64291

Collection:

Date Made: 2003

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Laura Riding calls goodbye

Work ID: 64290

Collection:

Date Made: 2003

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The little Klingsor: Bocklin, Wagner, Cosima

Work ID: 64297

Collection:

Date Made: 2004

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Samuel Palmer & William Blake, autumn, 1824

Work ID: 64293

Collection:

Date Made: 2004

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

The Humiliation of Uriel da Costa

Work ID: 64296

Collection:

Date Made: 2004

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gericault cuts off his hair before embarking on the Medusa

Work ID: 64295

Collection:

Date Made: 2004

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

William Blake with God at the Window, 28 Broad Street, 1761

Work ID: 64294

Collection:

Date Made: 2004

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Dimitri Shostakovitch reading Stalin’s review of Lady Macbeth, Archangelsk, Jan. 1936

Work ID: 64299

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Isaiah Berlin and Anna Akhmatova, Leningrad, 1945

Work ID: 64303

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Hotel Metropol, Moscow, 1948: self-portrait with a Zek

Work ID: 64304

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Shostakovitch, dressed as a fireman, on the roof of the Leningrad Conservatoire, 1941

Work ID: 64298

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Joseph Conrad: his first view of the sea: the Lido, summer, 1873

Work ID: 64300

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Inauguration of the Bronze Horseman

Work ID: 64302

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

East River Blue: Sonny Rollins on Williamsburg Bridge

Work ID: 64301

Collection:

Date Made: 2005

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Saturnine

Work ID: 75479

Measurements: 182.88 x 182.88 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2007

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Blind Orpheus

Work ID: 75478

Measurements: 111.76 x 203.2 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2007

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

John Donne, the Resurrection Portrait

Work ID: 75477

Measurements: 200.66 x 213.36 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2007

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Caprice

Work ID: 75480

Measurements: 175.26 x 201.295 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2008

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Joined at the Hip

Work ID: 75481

Measurements: 165.1 x 165.1 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2008

Materials: oil on canvas

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA