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LOT 47

Lot 47

Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)

Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
Lot 47 Details
Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), Canadian

THE SLEIGH RACE, QUEBEC, 1856

oil on canvas
inscribed "C. Krieghoff" lower right; titled, dated "1856" to stretcher, and inscribed "Quebec"
14 x 21.75 in — 35.6 x 53.3 cm

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $17,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
  • Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
  • Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
  • Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
  • Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
  • Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872)
Provenance:

Private Collection, United Kingdom
Harry A. Norton Collection, Montreal, QC
Peter Winkworth Collection, London, UK
Christie's, The Winkworth Collection, London, UK, 1 Apr 2015, lot 313, as Attributed to Cornelius Krieghoff
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje

Literature:

Marius Barbeau, Cornelius Krieghoff, Pioneer Painter of North America (Toronto: The MacMillan Company, 1934), 110, as Krieghoff ("This animated scene depicts an impromptu sleigh race along a snowy road near Quebec…The picture is rich in colour and one of the best of this subject.").
Hughes de Jouvancourt, Cornelius Krieghoff (Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1971), 66, as Krieghoff, The Sleigh Race (illustrated).

CONDITION DETAILS

Good overall condition.
Craquelure throughout with two vertical lines of cracking along the centre. Consolidation across canvas, primarily in the area of the sky and at the edges. Some frame abrasion.

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