Lot 61
  • 61

Cornelius David Krieghoff 1815 - 1872

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 CAD
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Description

  • Cornelius David Krieghoff
  • Indian Hunter
  • signed lower left C. Krieghoff; titled on a label on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 27.9 by 22.9 cm.
  • 11 by 9 in.

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal

Private Collection, Quebec

Condition

This painting is in remarkable condition. It has been relined. Under UV, a small touch up in the snow at right edge near bottom.
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Catalogue Note

Krieghoff painted numerous canvases of First Nations people – Indian hunters, or mocassin, basket, or berry sellers. This is a particularly fine version of one of Krieghoff's most popular subjects.