Old Pals
26.7 cms x 20.3 cms (10.5 ins x 8 ins)
Signed and dated 1900
made in 1900
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fine Canadian and Irish Art Fall 2003 Live auction" held on Fri, Nov 28, 2003.
Lot 109
Lot 109
Estimate: CAD $9,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $10,350
Realised: CAD $10,350
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Of German-Jewish descent, William Raphael moved from New York to Montreal in 1857. He had made his living from portrait commissions, and by the 1870s was doing genre painting of habitants going about their daily activities, most likely influenced by the Biedermeier painters of Germany, whose work he would have seen while studying at the Royal Academy of Berlin. This charming scene full of anecdotal detail captures the warm atmosphere of their rustic home.
Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Of German-Jewish descent, William Raphael moved from New York to Montreal in 1857. He had made his living from portrait commissions, and by the 1870s was doing genre painting of habitants going about their daily activities, most likely influenced by the Biedermeier painters of Germany, whose work he would have seen while studying at the Royal Academy of Berlin. This charming scene full of anecdotal detail captures the warm atmosphere of their rustic home.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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