On the Bostonnais River
30.5 cms x 11.4 cms (12 ins x 4.5 ins)
Signed lower left; titled [On the Bostonais (sic) R] on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "February Online Auction of Works on Paper, Prints & Books (Online Auction)" held on Wed, Feb 21, 2018.
Lot 30170
Lot 30170
Realised: CAD $5,428
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of Maurice Cullen, R.C.A., Montreal
Masters Gallery, Vancouver
Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
Lucius O'Brien was born in 1832 in Shanty Bay, Ontario. He studied at Upper Canada College and worked as a civil engineer until 1872 at which time he devoted himself to painting. O'Brien excelled at landscape painting, both in oil and watercolour, and his subject matter spans locations across the country. O'Brien served as vice-president to the Ontario Society of Artists, was the founding president of the Royal Canadian Academy (1880), and contributed a large number of drawings to Picturesque Canada (1882) of which he was the editor.
Collection of Maurice Cullen, R.C.A., Montreal
Masters Gallery, Vancouver
Private Collection, Vancouver
Notes:
Lucius O'Brien was born in 1832 in Shanty Bay, Ontario. He studied at Upper Canada College and worked as a civil engineer until 1872 at which time he devoted himself to painting. O'Brien excelled at landscape painting, both in oil and watercolour, and his subject matter spans locations across the country. O'Brien served as vice-president to the Ontario Society of Artists, was the founding president of the Royal Canadian Academy (1880), and contributed a large number of drawings to Picturesque Canada (1882) of which he was the editor.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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