W.S. Cooper - View Of The Barracks At Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1834

View Of The Barracks At Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1834

oil on canvas
45.7 cms x 66 cms (18 ins x 26 ins)
Signed, dated and inscribed inVIEW OF THE BARRACKS AT FREDERICTON / NEW BRUNSWICK. 1834 / W.S. COOPER. Pinxt in
made in 1834
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian and International Fine Art" held on Thu, Nov 30, 2023.
Lot 1
Estimate: CAD $9,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $27,060

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
J.O.M. Fisher Esq., Birkenhead, UK;

Christie's, London, 17 Apr 1964, lot 33;

Christie's, London, The Winkworth Collection: A Treasure House of Canadiana in London, 1 Apr 2015, lot 274;

Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje

Literature:
F.H. Phillips, "Lost Pictures of Fredericton," The Atlantic Advocate, Fredericton (Sep 1951).

J. Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada (Toronto / Buffalo / London: University of Toronto Press, 1970), 73.

P.A. Hachey, The New Brunswick Landscape Print, 1760-1880 (Saint John, NB, 1980), 42, no.38.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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View Of The Barracks At Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1834 by artist W.S. Cooper