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Joyner’s Canadian Art Auction

November 22, 2010

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LOT 70

Lot 70

CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF

CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Lot 70 Details
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF

THE ARTIST SKETCHING

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1866
14 1/4 ins x 22 ins; 35.6 cms x 55 cms

Estimate $70,000-$80,000

Realised: $76,700
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal.
Loch Mayberry Fine Art Inc., Winnipeg.
Private Collection, Toronto.

Literature:

Dennis Reid, Krieghoff/Images of Canada, Toronto/Vancouver, 1999, page 114, colour plate 54 and page 135, colour plate 75, for paintings entitled The Artist at Niagara and The Artist Painting respectively.

Note:

Krieghoff painted several landscape works, each depicting a tiny solitary figure in the lower left representing, as Reid writes, an artist recording the view for posterity.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
  • 4 Stars: Very Good - Minor flaws or imperfections visible only under close inspection using specialised instruments or black light
  • 3 Stars: Good - Minor flaws visible upon inspection under standard lighting
  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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