Cornelius Krieghoff Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Cornelius Krieghoff Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 10, 2024
Krieghoff, Cornelius David - Indians crossing a frozen lake at sunset - c.1860
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815-1872) Indians crossing a frozen lake at sunset (c.1860) Description (FR): Huile sur toile, signee en bas e gauche C. Krieghoff Description (EN): Oil on canvas, signed lower left C. Krieghoff Dimension (PO): 7 3/8" x 15 1/2" Dimension (CM): 21.3 x 39.3 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de rÃ©pondre Ã vos questions de maniÃ¨re dÃ©taillÃ©e. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Nov. 28, 2024
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), BASKET SELLER
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), Canadian BASKET SELLER oil on canvas signed lower right Estimate: $15,000—20,000 CAD
Waddington's
Nov. 02, 2024
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF, (Canadian, 1815-1872), Portage, oil on canvas, 13 5/8 x 16 3/4 in., frame: 19 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.
Est: $15,000 - $30,000
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (Canadian, 1815-1872) Portage oil on canvas signed C. Krieghoff lower right
Grogan & Company
May. 29, 2024
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), James Duncan (1806-1881), Otto Reinhold Jacobi (1812-1901) and Various Artists, Canadian School, mid-19th century, ALBUM CONTAINING 66 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS, OILS AND DRAWINGS
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), James Duncan (1806-1881), Otto Reinhold Jacobi (1812-1901) and Various Artists, Canadian School, mid-19th century ALBUM CONTAINING 66 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS, OILS AND DRAWINGS This important Canadian historical document was likely assembled by Anne McCord (née Ross) the mother of David Ross McCord, the founder of the McCord Museum. Featuring original works by Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), James Duncan (1806-1881), Otto Reinhold Jacobi (1812-1901), and others, sketches of Canadian scenes including Montreal, Montmorency Falls and the Eastern Townships, and European copy paintings and scenes including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1838. Additionally, a fine painting of a group of flowers signed "A. McC. 1835", thought to be the hand of Anne McCord (née Ross), 1807-1870. Featuring an elaborately decorated frontispiece by A. Leblanc (Paris, 1839) and bound in tooled and gilt green Morocco binding. Artworks include both works directly executed, and tipped in. 14 x 11 in — 35.6 x 27.9 cm Estimate: $4,000—6,000
Waddington's
May. 29, 2024
Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), THE SLEIGH RACE, QUEBEC, 1856
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), Canadian THE SLEIGH RACE, QUEBEC, 1856 oil on canvas inscribed "C. Krieghoff" lower right; titled, dated "1856" to stretcher, and inscribed "Quebec" 14 x 21.75 in — 35.6 x 53.3 cm Estimate: $10,000—15,000
Waddington's
May. 29, 2024
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), RETURNING FROM MARKET (AFTER SIR AUGUSTUS WALL CALLCOTT, 1779-1844)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), Canadian RETURNING FROM MARKET (AFTER SIR AUGUSTUS WALL CALLCOTT, 1779-1844) oil on canvas signed and inscribed; inscribed verso 21.1 x 26.5 in — 53.5 x 67.3 cm Estimate: $20,000—30,000
Waddington's
May. 29, 2024
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), UNTITLED (CANOE IN AUTUMN), CA. 1860
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872), Canadian UNTITLED (CANOE IN AUTUMN), CA. 1860 oil on canvas signed lower left; stamped with canvas manufacturer's name and address, framer's label verso 9 x 12.875 in — 22.9 x 32.7 cm Estimate: $25,000—35,000
Waddington's
May. 06, 2023
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF, (Canadian, 1815-1872), Shooting the Rapids, 1861, oil on canvas, canvas: 9 x 14 1/2 in., frame: 18 1/4 x 24 in.
Est: $20,000 - $35,000
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (Canadian, 1815-1872) Shooting the Rapids 1861, oil on canvas signed and dated C. Krieghoff 1861 lower center
Grogan & Company
May. 06, 2023
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF, (Canadian, 1815-1872), Running the Toll Gate, ca. 1863, oil on canvas, 16 x 25 1/4 in., frame: 22 1/8 x 31 1/4 in.
Est: $90,000 - $130,000
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (Canadian, 1815-1872) Running the Toll Gate ca. 1863, oil on canvas signed C. Krieghoff lower right
Grogan & Company
Dec. 03, 2022
Cornelius Krieghoff Oil On Canvas Of Moccasin Seller
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1812/15 - 1872) oil on canvas of a native American moccasin seller, signed lower left: C Krieghoff. Measures: 10 1/2" High x 7" Wide
Ancient Objects
Oct. 18, 2022
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (1815 - 1872) An Indian Hunter in the snow Oil on canvas, 28.5 x 23.5cm Signed 'C. Krieghoff, Quebec' Cornelius David Krieghoff, a 19th Century Dutch-born Canadian-American painter is most famous for his paintin
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (1815 - 1872) An Indian Hunter in the snow Oil on canvas, 28.5 x 23.5cm Signed 'C. Krieghoff, Quebec' Cornelius David Krieghoff, a 19th Century Dutch-born Canadian-American painter is most famous for his paintings of Canadian life and landscapes and is particularly renowned for his winter scenes, some of which he painted in a number of variants. Born in Amsterdam in June 1815, he moved to New York at the age of 21 and duly enlisted in the US Army. After his discharge in 1840 he travelled to Paris and studied under Michel Martin Drolling who encouraged him to copy the masterpieces at the Louvre. With his wife Émilie, he returned to North America and settled in Montreal where he participated in the Montreal Society of Artists. While there he developed friendships with members of the Mohawk people living on the Kahnawake Indian Reservation, producing sketches of them which he would later work up into paintings. After short periods living in Quebec, and in Europe, he retired to Chicago where he died in 1872 at the age of 56. According to Charles Hill, the Canadian art curator and writer, Krieghoff was the first Canadian artist to interpret in oils ... the splendour of our waterfalls, and the hardships and daily life of people living on the edge of new frontiers. The present work is one of a series of similar paintings of Indian hunters, which includes Following The Moose which is in the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
Adam's
May. 17, 2022
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (1815-1872) Trappers on the Frontier oil on canvas 12 x
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (1815-1872) Trappers on the Frontier oil on canvas 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 19, 2022
CHROMO LITHO AFTER PAINTING BY CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Est: $100 - $150
Chromo lithograph after the original painting by Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812/15-1872). Depicting a portrait of a republican man in a red cap holding a glass. Signed lower right. Framed. Cornelius Krieghoff is known for the Frontier genre, animal, and landscape painting. He was a Dutch Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, which were as sought after in his own time as they are today. He is particularly famous for his winter scenes, some of which he painted in a number of variants. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 19, 2022
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815 - 1872) zugeschrieben,
Est: -
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815 - 1872) zugeschrieben, "Porträt einer Frau mit Pfeife", Öl auf Leinwand, auf Platte, 31 x 25 cm, o.R.
Auktionshaus Plückbaum
Jan. 29, 2022
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812-1872)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812-1872), "Basket Seller", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 11 in. x 8 3/4 in., framed Provenance: Oscar Pratt Benson, Benson Art Store, Buffalo, NY; thence by descent
Neal Auction Company
Jan. 22, 2022
CANADIAN OIL PAINTING MAN BY CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Est: $100 - $150
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812/15-1872) oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a republican man in a red cap holding a glass. Signed lower right. Framed. Cornelius Krieghoff is known for the Frontier genre, animal and landscape painting. He was a Dutch Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, which were as sought after in his own time as they are today. He is particularly famous for his winter scenes, some of which he painted in a number of variants. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Dec. 14, 2021
Krieghoff, Cornelius David - Indians crossing a frozen lake at sunset - c.1860
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815-1872) Indians crossing a frozen lake at sunset (c.1860) Description (FR): Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche C. Krieghoff Description (EN): Oil on canvas, signed lower left C. Krieghoff Dimension (PO): 8 3/8" x 15 1/2" Dimension (CM): 21.3 x 39.3 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Oct. 18, 2021
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) - Toll Gate 1857
Est: CAD10 - CAD100
Artist: Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) - Canadian Artist Title: Toll Gate 1857 Medium: Print Size: inches x inches site Loch and Mayberry Gallery Framed Provenance: Private Collection, Winnipeg, MB Region Fine Art, MB
Region Fine Art
Oct. 18, 2021
Cornelius Krieghoff - Sleigh race across the ice 1861
Est: CAD10 - CAD100
Artist: Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) - Canadian Artist Title: Sleigh Race across the Ice 1861 Medium: Textured Print Date: 1861 Size: inches x inches Loch & Mayberry Gallery Framed Provenance: Burch Family Collection, Winnipeg, MB Region Fine Art, MB
Region Fine Art
Jul. 17, 2021
Cornelius David Krieghoff Landscape Oil Painting
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Attributed to Cornelius David Krieghoff Landscape Oil Painting. Dutch-Canadian painter, born June 19, 1815 - died March 8, 1872. Landscape oil painting on tin board with two deer, Native American in canoe on lake with tee pee camp in the background. Signed Krieghoff bottom left. Oil painting on board, subject matter is painted in the round and would display more nicely in a round matting. Several areas of small loss of the painted surface. Framed measures 20.25 x 21.25 inches.
Greenwich Auction
Feb. 10, 2021
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1815-1872) The Habitant (framed with an oval-form mount)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1815-1872) The Habitant signed 'C Krieghoff' (lower right) oil on canvas 27.9 x 23.1cm (11 x 9 1/8in). framed with an oval-form mount For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 13, 2020
Krieghoff, Cornelius David - Paysage
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815-1872) Paysage Description: Watercolour on paper, signed on lower left C. Krieghoff Dimension (PO): 8 1/2" x 12" Dimension (CM): 21.59 x 30.48 cm Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Sep. 17, 2020
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, INDIAN TRAPPERS, 1849, oil on canvas, 13.75 ins x 18 ins; 34.9 cms x 45.7 cms
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF INDIAN TRAPPERS, 1849 oil on canvas signed; also signed and dated on the reverse 13.75 ins x 18 ins; 34.9 cms x 45.7 cms Provenance: Ex. Collection Officer of the Quebec Garrison By descent to Private Collection, Edinburgh William Watson Gallery, Montreal Fraser Bros. Ltd., Montreal, 1966, Lot 851 Private Collection, Montreal By descent to Private Collection, Calgary A rare opportunity, this beautifully preserved painting has not been seen publicly since 1966, when it was bought at auction in Montreal. After Cornelius Krieghoff completed the piece, it was brought to England by members of the Québec Garrison, where it made its way to Scotland. Against the backdrop of Krieghoff’s signature candy-floss clouds, we see a fur cache built into the side of a hillock. From behind a door flap made from a Hudson’s Bay blanket, a figure emerges, curious to see the two figures conversing outside the shelter. In the background, a trapper strains to pull a well-loaded toboggan through the snow, returning from a hard day’s work. A similar painting is held in the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Indian Hunter and His Family, completed in 1856. Indian Hunter and His Family, completed in 1856. Estimate: $50,000–70,000
Waddington's
Sep. 17, 2020
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, GOING TO THE VILLAGE, oil on canvas, sight 12 ins x 17 ins; 30.5 cms x 43.2 cms
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF GOING TO THE VILLAGE oil on canvas signed and inscribed "Quebec", framed as an oval sight 12 ins x 17 ins; 30.5 cms x 43.2 cms Provenance: Watson Art Galleries, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto The title of this piece is Going to the Village, but it appears to be more of a race than an idle jaunt into town. The driver on the left is tensed with the anticipation of catching the other sled, his face caught in a grimace of determination. Though he is behind, he has the advantage of the inside track. The driver on the right urges his horse on, while his fellow riders look back eagerly. The three of them are anxious not to relinquish the lead. There is room on the road for the two sleds to ride abreast, and the ultimate winner has not yet been determined. Cornelius Krieghoff has a wonderful way with light: we can see the sun setting on a short winter day, the shadows just beginning to creep in. The frosty twilight on snowy fields and the looming distant hills provide a vivid backdrop for the dramatic scene. We can feel the chill, the exhilaration. Our racers charge on, eager to be the first to the village. Estimate: $40,000–60,000
Waddington's
Sep. 17, 2020
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, MOCCASIN SELLER, oil on canvas, 11 ins x 9 ins; 27.9 cms x 22.9 cms
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF MOCCASIN SELLER oil on canvas signed 11 ins x 9 ins; 27.9 cms x 22.9 cms Provenance: Watson Art Galleries, Montreal Private Collection, Toronto Estimate: $15,000–20,000
Waddington's
Jun. 24, 2020
C. KRIEGHOFF
Est: $100 - $200
Print on board. "Habitant Farm". 12 x 19".
Dominion Fine Art & Antique Auctions
Mar. 28, 2020
Cornelius Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812-1872), Painting
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oil on canvas.
Cottone Auctions
Feb. 08, 2020
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812-1872)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1812-1872) , "Basket Seller", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 11 in. x 9 in., framed . Provenance: Oscar Pratt Benson, Benson Art Store, Buffalo, NY; thence by descent in the family.Germany, France, the United States and Canada. During his time living in Montreal and Quebec City, Krieghoff became particularly interested in painting breathtaking views of the Canadian landscape, as well as scenes of Native Americans in the nearby regions. The painting offered here depicts a woman traveling through the autumnal landscape to sell baskets. A similar painting titled Moccasin Seller Crossing the St. Lawrence at Quebec City, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, portrays a woman smoking a pipe and carrying many pairs of moccasins as she snowshoes through the icy landscape. The work offered here descended in the family of Oscar Pratt Benson (1848-1934). Benson was born in New York and married his wife, Mary Alma Short, in her native Lindsay, Ontario before the couple settled in Buffalo. Benson worked as a store clerk, eventually turning to making frames and selling artwork. Through the 1890s and early 1900s, he owned Benson Art Store located at 564 Main Street in Buffalo.
Neal Auction Company
Jan. 01, 2020
Cornelius Krieghoff (1812/15-1872) Oil On Board
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Titled: Trapper On Snowshoes // Medium: Oil On Board // Dated: Quebec 1858 // Signed Bottom Left // Good Condition, Piece Could Be Cleaned. // Measurements: Frame 15.5 In. X 12.5 In. Art 10.5 In. X 7.5 In. // Tm5978
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Nov. 25, 2019
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF
Est: $150 - $300
Coloured print. "The Toll Gate".12 x 16".
Dominion Fine Art & Antique Auctions
Sep. 04, 2019
Krieghoff, Cornélius - Bateau à glace -
Est: $50 - $100
Krieghoff, Cornélius (1815 - 1872) Impression sur papier, signée dans l'impression en bas à gauche Krieghoff Print on paper, signed in the plate on lower left Kreighoff 18" x 28" - 45.7 x 71.1 cm Rapport de condition : Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition Report : Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
Champagne Auctions
Jun. 15, 2019
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1815-1872), A Sleigh Ride
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (Canadian, 1815-1872), A Sleigh Ride oil on canvas laid on hardboard panel, signed and dated 1866 at lower left, presented in a period gilt frame. SS 8.5 x 12.5 in.; DOA 14.5 x 18.5 in. Born in Amsterdam, Cornelius Krieghoff emigrated to the United States in 1837 where he settled in New York and joined the US Army. By 1840, he was living in Montreal with his new wife and establishing an art career. He traveled to Paris in 1844, but returned to Montreal in 1846. In 1853, he moved with with family to Quebec City and devoted himself to his artistic pursuits. Krieghoff specialized in idyllic scenes featuring Native peoples and settlers in Canada. His winter scenes are particularly prized by collectors. The painting was examined in Canada and authenticated by Dennis Reid in June of 2018. Private Collection, North Carolina. Purchased by the grandmother of the current owner in the early to mid 20th c. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 02, 2019
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (1815-1872). Quebec, Illinois/Canada artist. Man smoking with blue cap, oil on canvas. 11''H x 9''W, signed lower mid left.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF (1815-1872). Quebec, Illinois/Canada artist. Man smoking with blue cap, oil on canvas. 11''H x 9''W, signed lower mid left.
Dargate Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2018
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815-1872) Autumn : Lake Memphremagog
Est: $50,000 - $60,000
Huile sur toile, signée en bas à droite C. Krieghoff Oil on canvas, signed on lower right C. Krieghoff 12” x 18”; 30.48 x 45.72 cm
Champagne Auctions
May. 28, 2018
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, CROSSING THE ICE WITH THE ROYAL MAIL, QUEBEC (CIRCA 1862), oil on canvas, mounted to canvas, 17.75 ins x 30.25 ins; 45.7 cms x 76.8 cms
Est: $225,000 - $275,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFCROSSING THE ICE WITH THE ROYAL MAIL, QUEBEC (CIRCA 1862)oil on canvas, mounted to canvassigned 17.75 ins x 30.25 ins; 45.7 cms x 76.8 cms Provenance:Private CollectionLiterature:Marius Barbeau, Cornelius Krieghoff: Pioneer Painter of North America, MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto, 1934, pages 129-130.J. Russell Harper, Krieghoff, Key Porter Books Limited, Toronto, 1999, pages 88-89, page 59, cover illustration for closely related painting of the same subject (detail), and page xv, colour plate 5, for the cover work (probably of a slightly later date than our lot), reproduced in its entirety. Dennis Reid, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, Douglas & McIntyre / Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1999, page 71 and page 142, plate 82 for the print of this subject, reproduced in colour.In 1853, Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) relocated to Quebec City in search of a fresh market for his paintings. As Dennis Reid reminds us, at that time Quebec was a bustling city: "Almost as large as Montreal at a population of some 58,000, close to 40 per cent anglophone (as opposed to the then slightly more than 50 per cent anglophone component of the Montreal population) it was the military headquarters for British North America, the centre of the all-important timber trade with Britain, the location of the burgeoning new ship building industry and since October 1851, had been the seat of the government for the province of Canada, a position it would retain until the capital moved again to Toronto in 1855." According to Russell Harper, the decade or so Krieghoff spent in Quebec City were years of fulfillment for the artist and among his most productive. This lot, depicting a trepidacious winter crossing between Quebec City, whose citadel and ramparts are silhouetted in the distance, and Lévis on the opposite side of the mighty St. Lawrence River, dates to that happy and productive period. Harper writes:"Passengers between Quebec and Lévis on the other side of the St. Lawrence travelled during the winter months aboard special Royal Mail canoes. The boatmen or canotiers who operated these were a hardy breed who jumped out on the ice floes which impeded their progress and hauled the wooden canoes over the obstacles. Some passengers who gave them a hand received a reduction in their passage money. It was an adventurous trip for the uninitiated, and one of the experiences remembered by visitors to Quebec in the winter months." Our canoe bears the responsibility of safe passage for eleven people - including one woman, seated on a thick bear skin rug, and a black dog. It is fair to imagine that this is not their first crossing for none seems particularly alarmed by what appears to be an experience that could have an uncertain outcome. Marius Barbeau, Krieghoff's early biographer, lists six known versions of this subject as well as one print which was produced by Kell brothers, in 1860. At over 17 by 30 inches, this canvas would be the largest known version of the subject.Estimate: $225,000–275,000
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, A VISIT TO THE DENTIST, oil on canvas, 13.5 ins x 10 ins; 34.3 cms x 25.4 cms
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFA VISIT TO THE DENTISToil on canvassigned 13.5 ins x 10 ins; 34.3 cms x 25.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, MontrealLiterature:Dennis Reid, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto, 1999, page 53.When Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) arrived in Canada in 1840, he had little significant formal training and yet his work attracted enough commercial interest that friends recommended he consider enhancing his skills by spending time visiting the great galleries of Europe where he might set himself the task of copying masterworks. This was a traditional step in an artist's training that was popular then and is still done today. As a result of the trip he made to Europe around 1845, we have a small number of works that survive. This work, A Visit to the Dentist, likely stems from that early period of artistic development.We know something of the artist's movements while overseas. He visited London to meet with his publishers, and carried on to Paris, were he copied works both in the Louvre and the Luxembourg. Yet, the precise source inspiration of this picture remains unknown. Perhaps it was not one single picture that he copied (as is the case for other early works that have surfaced) but a pastiche of inspirations, interpreted in an entirely novel way. Marius Barbeau, Russell Harper and Dennis Reid have each devoted space in their histories of the artist to this period in his production and the works that resulted. If we place A Visit to the Dentist in that early period of Kreighoff's art making, we may view it as a prototype for what would follow. Returning to Canada with sharpened skills, Krieghoff went on to paint the Canadianized versions of the genre scenes he saw in the European galleries. Typically, figures - or more accurately, characters - are set within or upon a kind of stage that clearly indicates mood and setting, as this lot does. One thinks of the Officers Trophy Room (Royal Ontario Museum) and The Artist's Studio (National Gallery of Canada). The lessons of Europe are also evident here particularly in the way Kreighoff has understood and interpreted light, reflecting, as it were, the methods of the the great Dutch Masters to which he would have been exposed.Estimate: $10,000–15,000
Waddington's
May. 28, 2018
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, THREE WORKS: CAUGHT IN A BLIZZARD, MAPLE SUGARING SEASON AND HABITANT ICE FISHING, watercolours, with rounded upper corners, 5.75 ins x 8 ins; 14 cms x 20.3 cms; 6.25 ins x 9 ins; 15.9 cms x 22.9 cms; 5.25 ins x 8 ins; 13.3 cms x
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFTHREE WORKS: CAUGHT IN A BLIZZARD, MAPLE SUGARING SEASON AND HABITANT ICE FISHINGwatercolours, with rounded upper cornersthe first and second signed 5.75 ins x 8 ins; 14 cms x 20.3 cms; 6.25 ins x 9 ins; 15.9 cms x 22.9 cms; 5.25 ins x 8 ins; 13.3 cms x 20.3 cms Provenance:Private Collection, United KingdomPrivate Collection, MontrealLiterature:J. Russell Harper, Krieghoff, Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1990, page 174, and fig. no. 158 for a related watercolour, measuring the same size, with rounded upper corners, reproduced.While Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) is well known for his oil paintings of habitant subjects, as well as his successful publishing projects and hand-painted photographs, it is rare to see works in watercolour by the artist. Very few of these are known to exist. The format of these three works with their rounded upper corners suggests that they were perhaps mounted onto pages of a scrapbook. Such works were popular collectibles for visitors to Canada, including itinerant military personnel and, even, the wife of the Governor General (the Marchioness of Lorne) and daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise, who owned a watercolour entitled Sleigh Riders in a Snowstorm. These three works were acquired by the present owner from a descendant of a military officer posted to Canada in the nineteenth-century.Estimate: $18,000–22,000
Waddington's
Nov. 20, 2017
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, BAVARIA, oil on canvas, 11.75 ins x 16.5 ins; 29.8 cms x 41.9 cms
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFBAVARIAoil on canvassigned 11.75 ins x 16.5 ins; 29.8 cms x 41.9 cms Provenance:Private Collection, OntarioWhile this work is not dated, we know Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) - who had lived in Schweinfurt, Bavaria as a child - returned to Europe around 1854 to refresh his painting skills. He had visited Europe prior to this trip, to copy masterworks in major art galleries, but it is in 1854 that he is documented as visiting Bavaria, which is the subject of this lot.Estimate: $6,000–8,000
Waddington's
Nov. 20, 2017
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, ABOVE THE ST. ANNE FALLS, oil on board, 18.5 ins x 25 ins; 47 cms x 63.5 cms
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFABOVE THE ST. ANNE FALLSoil on board 18.5 ins x 25 ins; 47 cms x 63.5 cms Provenance:Private Collection, OntarioLiterature:Dennis Reid, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1999, page 73-74 and pages 110-111, colour plates 50 and 51, for the National Gallery of Canada’s versions of this subject, reproduced in colour.Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) moved to Quebec City around 1853 and proceeded to paint virtually every waterfall within any proximity to the city. The National Gallery of Canada acquired two such works in 1995, depicting the St. Anne Falls, one of which is a view from above the falls similar to this lot, with a figure, or figures, dwarfed by the majestic landscape. Later Krieghoff would paint the falls of Niagara, Chaudière and Shawinigan (used as the back cover illustration to Reid’s 1999 catalogue Krieghoff: Images of Canada). Such awesome scenes of nature were in vogue mid-century, as were visits to the great cataracts themselves, and Krieghoff shrewdly responded to the demand. However, unlike other subjects which became “pot-boilers” – works churned out strictly for the quick and easy sales they generated - in the hands of Krieghoff, these falls subjects can be what Reid calls a “magnificent orchestration of natural effects”. Indeed, in this lot the artist has successfully struck the right note marrying the dramatic effects of the approaching storm with the undulating rock and racing water below.Estimate: $50,000–70,000
Waddington's
Oct. 05, 2017
(AFTER) CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (CANADIAN, 1815-1872), THE BLIZZARD, WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACH ON ILLUSTRATION BOARD; UNSIGNED (Sight, 6.3” x 8”)
Est: $200 - $300
(AFTER) CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (CANADIAN, 1815-1872) THE BLIZZARDWATERCOLOUR AND GOUACH ON ILLUSTRATION BOARD; UNSIGNED (Sight, 6.3” x 8”)Estimate: $200—300
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2017
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872) Landscape with Cows
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872) Landscape with Cows, oil on paper, mounted on board, signed. Size: 13.75'' x 16.75'', 35 x 43 cm (board); 17.25'' x 21.5'', 44 x 55 cm (frame). Provenance: The Estate of Alexander Raydon, NY.
Material Culture
Sep. 19, 2017
Cornelius David Krieghoff (German, 1815-1872), 'Quebec' 1862, ink and wash on paper, winter scene with horse and sledge, signed and dated front (40 x 37cm incl. frame).
Est: £150 - £250
Cornelius David Krieghoff (German, 1815-1872), 'Quebec' 1862, ink and wash on paper, winter scene with horse and sledge, signed and dated front (40 x 37cm incl. frame).
Chiswick Auctions
May. 24, 2017
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (DUTCH-CANADIAN 1815-1872) A TRAPPER AND HIS FAMILY 13cm x 17cm (5in x 6.75in)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (DUTCH-CANADIAN 1815-1872) A TRAPPER AND HIS FAMILY Signed, watercolour 13cm x 17cm (5in x 6.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 12, 2017
Krieghoff, Cornelius David (1815-1872) Autumn : Lake Memphremagog
Est: $45,000 - $50,000
Huile sur toile, signée en bas à droite C. Krieghoff Oil on canvas, signed on lower right C. Krieghoff 12 x 18; 30.48 x 45.72 cm Rapport de condition : légère restauration dans le ciel en haut à droite. Condition report : small restoration in the sky on the right
Champagne Auctions
Jan. 28, 2017
Cornelius D. Krieghoff, Winter River Scene Oil Painting
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Winter River Scene. Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815-1872). Oil on Canvas. 16 x 20 inches canvas, 25 x 29 inches framed. It is a crisp, cold winters day in Canada. The lake has frozen over and two skaters enjoy the ice in the distance. In the foreground two men collect fire wood, one pulling the other across the ice on a sled. The artist has created a painting that is both atmospheric and idyllic, captivating and charming. Cornelius Krieghoff is Canada's most famous nineteenth-century artist. A prolific painter, Krieghoff created images that were eagerly collected in his own time and that have become familiar icons of an idealized past in the more than 125 years since his death. He painted Canada when the development of the countrys popular imagery was in its early stages. An entrepreneur, Krieghoff depicted a populist vision of the country's landscape and peoples, describing the customs and traditions of various Native peoples and the activities and character of the French-Canadian settler or habitant. Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam and emigrated to North America ca. 1835. At first, he settled in New York where he met his future wife, Émilie Gauthier. In 1840 they moved to Montreal and he began working as an artist. Krieghoff traveled to Paris in 1844 and copied masterworks at the Louvre under the direction of Michel-Martin Drölling. He returned to Montreal in 1846 and, after establishing a studio, began painting his views of people and activities. The artist and his family moved to Quebec City in 1853, where he painted city views and the surrounding region. He continued to exhibit his work and sell prints and photo-reproductions of his work while he lived in Europe (1863-1870). Krieghoff returned briefly to Quebec in 1871 before announcing a move to Chicago, where he died a few months later in 1872
Arader Galleries
Dec. 01, 2016
After Cornelius David Krieghoff (1812-1872) Shooting geese by moonlight 10 x 12in., unframed
Est: £150 - £200
After Cornelius David Krieghoff (1812-1872) oil on canvas Shooting geese by moonlight 10 x 12in., unframed
Gorringes
Nov. 21, 2016
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, MONTMORENCY FALLS, CIRCA 1853, watercolour, laid down on illustration board, 32 ins x 18 ins; 45.7 cms x 81.3 cms
Est: $25,000 - $30,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFMONTMORENCY FALLS, CIRCA 1853watercolour, laid down on illustration boardsigned 32 ins x 18 ins; 45.7 cms x 81.3 cms Provenance:Galerie Claude Lafitte, MontrealPrivate Collection, OntarioLiterature:Marius Barbeau, Cornelius Krieghoff: Pioneer Painter of North America, The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto, 1934, pages 10-11, and page 117.Note:After a very challenging year in 1852, Krieghoff took the decision to leave Montreal for Quebec City. In the early 1850s, he had met John Budden, a dealer/auctioneer who would become one of Krieghoff’s closest friends and through whom the artist was encouraged to move east.According to Barbeau, “No sooner had Krieghoff landed at Quebec with his family than Budden called out, ‘Now, my dear fellow, let’s go to Montmorency Falls’.” Barbeau continues: “Budden who had a flair for business took Krieghoff to Montmorency Falls and Indian Lorette in the late winter of 1853. There they would meet important Quebec people on their own favourite playgrounds.” Krieghoff painted the falls in all seasons and there are oils, watercolours and lithographs of this subject. However, Barbeau singles out Montmorency in Winter, an oversize watercolour that is very likely this lot, as “the largest and finest.” In his catalogue raisonné of the artist, Barbeau includes Montmorency Falls in Winter, an upright watercolour from the collection of W.P. Hickey, Esquire, exhibited at both the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Association of Montreal in 1934, describing it thus: “Falls in winter with ice cone. Pillars of fallen bridge at top. Smaller fall to the left. Observation stand near top to the left. A berline going towards foot of falls; two people in. Two groups of horses and people at the foot of the cone; someone with toboggan; two people on top of cone. Blue sky with clouds. The largest known water colour of Krieghoff; vigorous.”Estimate: $25,000–30,000
Waddington's
Nov. 21, 2016
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF, FOUR LITHOGRAPHS: INDIAN WIGWAM IN LOWER CANADA; SLEDGE RACE NEAR MONTREAL; PLACE D’ARMES, MONTREAL; FRENCH CANADIAN HABITANTS PLAYING AT CARDS, lithographs, printed in colours and mounted to canvas, printed by A. Borum,
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFFFOUR LITHOGRAPHS: INDIAN WIGWAM IN LOWER CANADA; SLEDGE RACE NEAR MONTREAL; PLACE D’ARMES, MONTREAL; FRENCH CANADIAN HABITANTS PLAYING AT CARDSlithographs, printed in colours and mounted to canvas, printed by A. Borum, Munich each 14.5 ins x 20.5 ins; 36.8 cms x 52.1 cms Provenance:Private Collection, ManotickLiterature:Marius Barbeau, Cornelius Krieghoff, Pioneer Painter of Canada, The MacMiIllan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto, 1934, page 55, and page 126 for these four works listed and described.Hugues de Jouvancourt, Cornelius Krieghoff, Musson Book Company, Toronto, 1971, page 25 for Indian Wigwam in Lower Canada, page 25 for Place d’Armes, Montreal, page 26 for Sledge Race near Montreal and page 28 for French-Canadian Habitants Playing at Cards (Public Archives of Canada), reproduced, the last in colour. J. Russell Harper, Krieghoff, Key Porter Books,Toronto, 1990, page 13 for Place d’Armes, Montreal, and page 37 for Sledge Race near Montreal, reproduced.Dennis Reid, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver/Toronto, 1999, pages 33-36 for four related lithographs, reproduced in colour, and pages 62-63 for a discussion of the Montreal prints.Note:These lithographs were published by A. Borum of Munich under the patronage of Lord Elgin, then Governor of Canada. Jouvancourt explains that Krieghoff and Lord Elgin met while “the latter was passing through the village on a tour of inspection.” Seeing his work Elgin “was full of praise for this kind of painting describing the life of the people living in this corner of the province and was struck by the variety of subjects treated by the painter. Since lithography was then all the rage, Krieghoff explained that he intended to choose some of his most typical paintings and have engravings made of them. Lord Elgin thought this an excellent idea and offered his patronage... Later that year, coloured lithographs printed by Kammerer made their appearance...and were an immediate success.”Estimate: $10,000–15,000
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