Portrait of a young man
38.1 cms x 30.5 cms (15 ins x 12 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Bonhams, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian and European Art - Spring 2008" held on Thu, Jun 19, 2008.
Lot 128
Lot 128
Realised: CAD $1,800
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of May and John N. (Jack) Cole, Westmount, Quebec
Literature:
J.Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970 .p. 96-97.
Literature:
J.Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970 .p. 96-97.
Note:
Louis Dulongpré was born in St.Denis near Paris. After studying art in Paris he joined the French Navy and ended up in America assisting revolutionaries in the American War of Independence 1776 . At the end of hostilities Dulongpré traveled to Montreal where he settled down as a music and art teacher. He painted numerous portraits of Quebec notables and also assisted in various church decorations.
Notes:
Louis Dulongpré was born in St.Denis near Paris. After studying art in Paris he joined the French Navy and ended up in America assisting revolutionaries in the American War of Independence 1776 . At the end of hostilities Dulongpré traveled to Montreal where he settled down as a music and art teacher. He painted numerous portraits of Quebec notables and also assisted in various church decorations.
Collection of May and John N. (Jack) Cole, Westmount, Quebec
Literature:
J.Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970 .p. 96-97.
Literature:
J.Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970 .p. 96-97.
Note:
Louis Dulongpré was born in St.Denis near Paris. After studying art in Paris he joined the French Navy and ended up in America assisting revolutionaries in the American War of Independence 1776 . At the end of hostilities Dulongpré traveled to Montreal where he settled down as a music and art teacher. He painted numerous portraits of Quebec notables and also assisted in various church decorations.
Notes:
Louis Dulongpré was born in St.Denis near Paris. After studying art in Paris he joined the French Navy and ended up in America assisting revolutionaries in the American War of Independence 1776 . At the end of hostilities Dulongpré traveled to Montreal where he settled down as a music and art teacher. He painted numerous portraits of Quebec notables and also assisted in various church decorations.
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 Bonhams auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Bonhams auction house for permission to use.