Island Portage
12.1 cms x 19.39 cms (4.75 ins x 7.63 ins)
Signed lieut. back, titled and dated may 16, 1825
made in 1825
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fall 2008 Live auction" held on Wed, Nov 19, 2008.
Lot 148
Lot 148
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $10,000
Realised: CAD $21,060
Realised: CAD $21,060
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal
Literature:
J. Russell Harper, Painting in Canada, 1966, page 164
Notes:
Sir George Back was one of the most important Arctic topographers; he helped to discover regions of the Canadian landscape such as the Coppermine River. Most of Back's paintings from his expeditions were sent directly back to England from the Arctic, making the few remaining in Canada extremely rare. During 1825 - 1827 Back returned to the Arctic seaboard east of the Mackenzie River; his best-known sketches were from this journey. Russell Harper states that during this voyage, "Back sketched every aspect of the landscape which caught his eye: forest fires, dangerous rapids, spectacular rock formations, and tents pitched on a rocky northern inlet where his party met a dangerous polar bear."
Private Collection, Montreal
Literature:
J. Russell Harper, Painting in Canada, 1966, page 164
Notes:
Sir George Back was one of the most important Arctic topographers; he helped to discover regions of the Canadian landscape such as the Coppermine River. Most of Back's paintings from his expeditions were sent directly back to England from the Arctic, making the few remaining in Canada extremely rare. During 1825 - 1827 Back returned to the Arctic seaboard east of the Mackenzie River; his best-known sketches were from this journey. Russell Harper states that during this voyage, "Back sketched every aspect of the landscape which caught his eye: forest fires, dangerous rapids, spectacular rock formations, and tents pitched on a rocky northern inlet where his party met a dangerous polar bear."
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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