Lot 33
After John Constable (1776-1837)
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Provenance:
American Art Association, The Thomas E. Waggaman sale, June 27th, 1905, New York from who purchased by Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Montreal, inventory No. V.H. 15;
By descent through the family to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
This work is cited and illustrated in Charles Wassermann’s article, “Fourteen Famous Paintings from the Van Hone Collection” published in “Mayfair” magazine, October 1952 when the painting was formerly fully attributed to “John Constable”. An excerpt from the text remarks: “In a Montreal home, Mrs. William Van Horne continues to maintain paintings, ceramics, armor and other treasures collected by empire-builder Sir William Van Horne, K.C.M.G. - from Rembrandt and El Greco to a cat from the tomb of a Pharaoh. For the first time in any magazine ... are selected reproductions from Canada’s Finest Art Collection”