Encampment by the River, 1871
27.9 cms x 41.9 cms (11 ins x 16.5 ins)
Signed and dated 1871 lower left
made in 1871
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Wed, Dec 6, 2023.
Lot 44247
Lot 44247
Estimate: CAD $10,000 - $15,000
Realised: CAD $57,600
Realised: CAD $57,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Pinney’s, auction, Montreal, 7 December 1999, lot E125 as dated 1896
Acquired by the present Private Collection, December 1999
Exhibitions:
Possibly "Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Toronto, from 14 May 1879, no. 24 as "Point au Pic, Murray Bay"
Possibly "Canadian Academy of Arts First Annual Exhibition", Ottawa, 8 – 19 March 1880, no. 73 as "Point au Pic, Murray Bay"
Literature:
Sharon Rose Goelman, "William Raphael, R.C.A. (1833‒1914)" (M.A. thesis, Concordia University, 1978), pages 148‒150, 158
Sharon Rose Goelman, "William Raphael, R.C.A. (1833‒1914)", Walter Kinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, 1996, reproduced page 13 as "The Last of the Wigwams"
Michel Lessard, "Québec éternelle : Promenade photographique dans l'âme d'un pays", Montreal, 2013, pages 382‒383
Notes:
Born in Nakel, Prussia and educated at the Royal Academy of Art in Berlin, Willam Raphael brought with him a Germanic tradition of figure painting when he arrived in Montreal in 1857. In the 1860s he painted portraits, still lifes and city views that combine topography and genre, most notably in his famous painting of 1866 depicting people grouped behind Bonsecours Market (National Gallery of Canada, acc. no. 6673). He was undoubtedly attracted to the costumes and characteristics unique to Quebec, be it the garb of a habitant in a rustic interior (a theme he treated in several paintings) or women bringing their wares to market.
Pinney’s, auction, Montreal, 7 December 1999, lot E125 as dated 1896
Acquired by the present Private Collection, December 1999
Exhibitions:
Possibly "Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists", Toronto, from 14 May 1879, no. 24 as "Point au Pic, Murray Bay"
Possibly "Canadian Academy of Arts First Annual Exhibition", Ottawa, 8 – 19 March 1880, no. 73 as "Point au Pic, Murray Bay"
Literature:
Sharon Rose Goelman, "William Raphael, R.C.A. (1833‒1914)" (M.A. thesis, Concordia University, 1978), pages 148‒150, 158
Sharon Rose Goelman, "William Raphael, R.C.A. (1833‒1914)", Walter Kinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, 1996, reproduced page 13 as "The Last of the Wigwams"
Michel Lessard, "Québec éternelle : Promenade photographique dans l'âme d'un pays", Montreal, 2013, pages 382‒383
Notes:
Born in Nakel, Prussia and educated at the Royal Academy of Art in Berlin, Willam Raphael brought with him a Germanic tradition of figure painting when he arrived in Montreal in 1857. In the 1860s he painted portraits, still lifes and city views that combine topography and genre, most notably in his famous painting of 1866 depicting people grouped behind Bonsecours Market (National Gallery of Canada, acc. no. 6673). He was undoubtedly attracted to the costumes and characteristics unique to Quebec, be it the garb of a habitant in a rustic interior (a theme he treated in several paintings) or women bringing their wares to market.
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 Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.