Eduard-A. Bosqui Sold at Auction Prices

Lithography printer, Painter, Printer, b. 1832 - d. 1917

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    • Prints, Edward Bosqui, California Burgundy, Zinfandel, and Tokay Grapes
      Aug. 11, 2018

      Prints, Edward Bosqui, California Burgundy, Zinfandel, and Tokay Grapes

      Est: $100 - $200

      (lot of 3) Edward Bosqui (American/Canadian, 1832–1917), "California Burgundy, Italian Swiss Colony, Asti, Cal.," 1877, "California Zinfandel, Italian Swiss Colony, Asti, Cal.,"1877, and "California Tokay, Italian Swiss Colony, Asti, Cal.," 1877, hand-colored lithographs, overall (framed/each): 24.75"h x 18.75"w

      Clars Auctions
    • Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE), Oil on canvas with letters in the lower margin, 18" x 26" - 45.7 x 66 cm.
      Jun. 14, 2011

      Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE), Oil on canvas with letters in the lower margin, 18" x 26" - 45.7 x 66 cm.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), Canadian/American ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE); Oil on canvas with letters in the lower margin 18" x 26" - 45.7 x 66 cm. Literature: J. Russell Harper, "Early Painters and Engravers in Canada" p. 39 Note: Bosqui was born in Montreal in 1832 and emigrated to California in 1850 during the Gold Rush era where he found employment with a banking firm. In 1863 he established the Bosqui Printing & Engraving Co., in San Francisco which produced lithographs and bookbinding. The Bosqui company published the hand-coloured lithograph "Arctic Oil Works. San Francisco. Cal." measuring 35" x 43". The artist is recorded in Harper's "Early Painters and Engravers in Canada" as an amateur landscape painter and patron of the arts. Although unsigned, this view may have been executed by Edward Bosqui himself or by another artist whose painting Bosqui produced as a valuable colour lithograph.

      Waddington's
    • Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), Canadian/American. ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE
      Nov. 30, 2010

      Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), Canadian/American. ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE

      Est: $5,000 - $7,000

      Attributed to Edward Bosqui (1832-1917), Canadian/American. ARCTIC OIL WORKS SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. (RELATING TO THE LITHOGRAPH OF THE SAME TITLE); Oil on canvas with letters in the lower margin18" x 26" - 45.7 x 66 cm.Literature: J. Russell Harper, "Early Painters and Engravers in Canada" p. 39Note: Bosqui was born in Montreal in 1832 and emigrated to California in 1850 during the Gold Rush era where he found employment with a banking firm. In 1863 he established the Bosqui Printing & Engraving Co., in San Francisco which produced lithographs and bookbinding. The Bosqui company published the hand-coloured lithograph "Arctic Oil Works. San Francisco. Cal." measuring 35" x 43". San Francisco was the biggest whaling port during the late 19th Century. This view depicts the Arctic Oil Works plant in the Potrero Hill waterfront area at Illinois and 16th Streets. The complex and California Street Offices were built and established in 1884. Boats traveling from the Arctic would transport whale and seal oils to the oil works refining plant to make soap and other related products derived from the whale oil. The artist is recorded in Harper's "Early Painters and Engravers in Canada" as an amateur landscape painter and patron of the arts. Bosqui was also one of the organizers of the San Francisco Art Association in 1871 and the Bohemian Club in 1872. In 1897, his home in Marin County burned down, destroying his large collection of paintings by local artists as well as his own. In 1906, the firm was destroyed by a great earthquake.Although unsigned, this view may have been executed by Edward Bosqui himself or by another artist whose painting Bosqui produced as a valuable colour lithograph.

      Waddington's
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