Crossing The River In Winter, Montreal
35 cms x 55 cms (13.8 ins x 21.7 ins)
Signed And Inscribed “Montreal”
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Fine Art Auction - Monday 26 May 2014" held on Mon, May 26, 2014.
Lot 55
Lot 55
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $20,000
Realised: CAD $28,320
Realised: CAD $28,320
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Works by Martin Somerville are frequently mistaken, even at a short distance, for those of his contemporary Cornelius Krieghoff. Indeed, Martin Somerville had a studio in the same building as Krieghoff, exhibited with him (1847) and taught at the same school (Misses Plimsoll's School in Montreal). Both artists are known for their genre scenes of sleighing, Indian basket and moccasin sellers, and aspects of habitant life in the environs of Montreal.
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Works by Martin Somerville are frequently mistaken, even at a short distance, for those of his contemporary Cornelius Krieghoff. Indeed, Martin Somerville had a studio in the same building as Krieghoff, exhibited with him (1847) and taught at the same school (Misses Plimsoll's School in Montreal). Both artists are known for their genre scenes of sleighing, Indian basket and moccasin sellers, and aspects of habitant life in the environs of Montreal.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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