Canadian Fine Art

November 1318, 2021
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LOT 33

Lot 33

CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF

CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Lot 33 Details
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF

THE HUNTER

oil on canvas, laid down on canvas
signed; titled to gallery label on the reverse
11.175 ins x 9 ins; 28.4 cms x 22.9 cms

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $40,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Provenance:

Atelier Janus Lukacs, Montreal, QC;
Collection of H. Myles and Elizabeth Morton, Belleville, ON;
By descent to Private Collection, Cobourg, ON

Note:

In 1853, Krieghoff relocated to Quebec City, in search of new clients and patronage. His Quebec City period was among the most fulfilling and productive of his career. Krieghoff held a romantic view of the local Indigenous population, and returned often to the subject of the hunter on snowshoes. In these scenes, Krieghoff often added the detail of the animal’s tracks, visible here in the foreground, heightening the drama of the chase. Unlike other interpretations of this subject, here the hunter seems very much at ease, pipe in mouth—even his gait seems more relaxed than in other variations, in which the man leans forward as if into a mighty wind.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good condition.

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