Madame Lemusurier
40.6 cms x 34.9 cms (16 ins x 13.75 ins)
Dated 1848, inscribed "T.H." on the reverse and inscribed "Mme. M. Lemusurier" on a label on the reverse
made in 1848
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 42549
Lot 42549
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $3,500
Realised: CAD $3,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
P. Labranche, Montreal
Walter Klinkoff Gallery, Montreal, 1977
Acquired by the present Private Collection, November 1977
Exhibitions:
"Collector’s Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; travelling to Musée du Québec, Quebec City; Vancouver Art Gallery; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 14 May 1988‒7 May 1989, no. 3
"Hommage to Walter Klinkhoff (Part I)", Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal, September 1988, no. 12
Literature:
Dennis Reid, "Collector’s Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Toronto, 1988, no. 3, reproduced page 16
Notes:
Born at Ste. Foy, Lower Canada, the son of a farmer, he entered the studio of Antoine Plamondon at the age of 17. There he served his apprenticeship (learning drawing and painting). After working in his chosen field for several years he went to London, England, and then to Rome where he studied at the Academy of St. Luke. He sketched in Florence, Bologna, Venice and Paris and did copies of a number of paintings in the Louvre. Hamel had secured commissions to do this work before leaving for Europe and financed much of his trip in that way.
P. Labranche, Montreal
Walter Klinkoff Gallery, Montreal, 1977
Acquired by the present Private Collection, November 1977
Exhibitions:
"Collector’s Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; travelling to Musée du Québec, Quebec City; Vancouver Art Gallery; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 14 May 1988‒7 May 1989, no. 3
"Hommage to Walter Klinkhoff (Part I)", Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal, September 1988, no. 12
Literature:
Dennis Reid, "Collector’s Canada: Selections from a Toronto Private Collection", Toronto, 1988, no. 3, reproduced page 16
Notes:
Born at Ste. Foy, Lower Canada, the son of a farmer, he entered the studio of Antoine Plamondon at the age of 17. There he served his apprenticeship (learning drawing and painting). After working in his chosen field for several years he went to London, England, and then to Rome where he studied at the Academy of St. Luke. He sketched in Florence, Bologna, Venice and Paris and did copies of a number of paintings in the Louvre. Hamel had secured commissions to do this work before leaving for Europe and financed much of his trip in that way.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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