Indian Encampment
66 cms x 104.1 cms (26 ins x 41 ins)
1854. Signed and dated lower right "O.R. Jacobi 1854"; titled and dated on a gallery label on the reverse
made in 1854
Lot offered for sale by Sothebys, Toronto at the auction event "Important Canadian Art" held on Thu, May 26, 2011.
Lot 85
Lot 85
Estimate: CAD $20,000 - $30,000
Realised: CAD $21,600
Realised: CAD $21,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Sold, Sotheby's, Toronto, Nov. 2003, lot 100
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
This painting was done before Jacobi emigrated from Europe in 1860 and draws on "story-book" Indians, perhaps from reading the then popular novels of the wild west by German author Karl May (1842-1912) who had yet to visit North America.
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Sold, Sotheby's, Toronto, Nov. 2003, lot 100
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
This painting was done before Jacobi emigrated from Europe in 1860 and draws on "story-book" Indians, perhaps from reading the then popular novels of the wild west by German author Karl May (1842-1912) who had yet to visit North America.
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 Sothebys auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Sothebys auction house for permission to use.