Falls of Montmorency, St. Lawrence c. 1838
0.18 cms (0.07 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "September Auction of Canadian & International Artwork (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Sep 29, 2020.
Lot 36002
Lot 36002
Realised: CAD $4,012
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of Rose and Louis Melzack
Sotheby's Canada, Important Canadian Art auction, Toronto, 24 May 2000, Lot 130
Private Collection
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Exhibitions:
Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844, Royal Ontario Museum, September 26, 1987 - February 28, 1988, no. 90
Literature:
Honor De Pencier, "Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844", Toronto, 1987, reproduced page 54, no. 90
Notes:
Born in Ireland, Limerick in 1799, George Russell Dartnell was a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of Canada's dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting - all of which form an important part of Canada's pre-photographic visual history.
Collection of Rose and Louis Melzack
Sotheby's Canada, Important Canadian Art auction, Toronto, 24 May 2000, Lot 130
Private Collection
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Exhibitions:
Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844, Royal Ontario Museum, September 26, 1987 - February 28, 1988, no. 90
Literature:
Honor De Pencier, "Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844", Toronto, 1987, reproduced page 54, no. 90
Notes:
Born in Ireland, Limerick in 1799, George Russell Dartnell was a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of Canada's dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting - all of which form an important part of Canada's pre-photographic visual history.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.