
Two Encampment Scenes
14.6 cms x 22.9 cms (5.75 ins x 9 ins)
- signed lower right and dated 1888; 6.25 x 9 ins [sheet];
made in 1888
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Historical Canadian Art (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Nov 22, 2022.
Lot 42191
Lot 42191
Estimate: CAD $700 - $900
Realised: CAD $3,120
Realised: CAD $3,120
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Born at Winfield, Ontario, he lived near the Ojibway Indian reserve as a boy and was adopted by the tribe. He was a friend of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poetess, whose father was a Six Nations Indian Chief. Crippled in his lower limbs by an accident in boyhood, Ahrens decided to become a painter when he was 24. He studied under William Chase of New York; F. Edwin Elwell, American sculptor; G. A. Reid, Canadian landscape painter; and J. W. L. Forster, Canadian portrait painter. George Innes, American landscapist persuaded him to discontinue further formal training and to develop his own natural qualities.
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Born at Winfield, Ontario, he lived near the Ojibway Indian reserve as a boy and was adopted by the tribe. He was a friend of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poetess, whose father was a Six Nations Indian Chief. Crippled in his lower limbs by an accident in boyhood, Ahrens decided to become a painter when he was 24. He studied under William Chase of New York; F. Edwin Elwell, American sculptor; G. A. Reid, Canadian landscape painter; and J. W. L. Forster, Canadian portrait painter. George Innes, American landscapist persuaded him to discontinue further formal training and to develop his own natural qualities.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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