The Woodcutter
31.8 cms x 21.6 cms (12.5 ins x 8.5 ins)
Signed and dated 1906 lower left
made in 1906
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Thu, Jun 8, 2023.
Lot 42552
Lot 42552
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $9,000
Realised: CAD $9,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection
Notes:
Born in Quebec City, P.Q., the son of Henri Julien (who was a manager. Of Desbarats Co., King’s Printer) and Zoé Julien (his mother had the same surname as his father, although not related). Henri Julien attended schools in Quebec City and in Ottawa at the University of Ottawa. At the age of 16 he entered the engraving firm of George E. Desbarats Co. of Montreal after his family settled in that city. This firm published "The Canadian Illustrated News, L’Opinion publique" and "The Hearthstone (later The Favourite)". He worked in a number of engraving departments of Desbarats and then began to draw and sketch, and it was not long before his sketches appeared in the papers produced by Desbarats.
Private Collection
Notes:
Born in Quebec City, P.Q., the son of Henri Julien (who was a manager. Of Desbarats Co., King’s Printer) and Zoé Julien (his mother had the same surname as his father, although not related). Henri Julien attended schools in Quebec City and in Ottawa at the University of Ottawa. At the age of 16 he entered the engraving firm of George E. Desbarats Co. of Montreal after his family settled in that city. This firm published "The Canadian Illustrated News, L’Opinion publique" and "The Hearthstone (later The Favourite)". He worked in a number of engraving departments of Desbarats and then began to draw and sketch, and it was not long before his sketches appeared in the papers produced by Desbarats.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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