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LOT 60

Lot 60

Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)

Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
Lot 60 Details
Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880), Canadian

MAN IN A HORSE-DRAWN SLED APPROACHING A BRIDGE, 1869

oil on canvas
signed and dated
8 x 14 in — 21.6 x 35.6 cm

Estimate $1,800-$2,200

Realised: $5,596.50
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
  • Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
  • Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
  • Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
  • Alexandre Giffard (1841-1880)
Provenance:

The Pagurian Collection, Toronto, ON;
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje

Literature:

Pioneers of Canadian Art: The Pagurian Collection, 1981/1982, (Toronto, ON: Pagurian Press Limited, 1981), 4 no. 63 as Workman in a Horse-Drawn Sled, Crossing a Bridge by a Lumberer’s Shanty.

CONDITION DETAILS

Good overall condition. Appears to be lined. Verso treated and on modern stretcher. Scattered areas of consolidation. Minute loss in top and bottom right quadrants.

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