1815 - 1872
Canadian
Canadian Autumn, View on the Road to Lake St. John
oil on canvas
signed, dated 1862 and inscribed "Quebec" and on verso inscribed "Mrs. Ross"
22 3/8 x 37 7/8 in, 56.8 x 96.2 cm
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CAD
Sold for: $631,250
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
John S. Budden Esq., Quebec City, before 1865
James Gibb, Quebec City
Mrs. David A. Ross (widow of James Gibb), Quebec City
Frank W. Ross, Esq. (no relation), Quebec City, gift in lieu of payment before May 1923
By descent to F. Donald Ross, Quebec City
By descent to Christopher Donald Frank Ross, Ottawa
Estate of Christopher Donald Frank Ross
By donation to Aqueduct Foundation, Vancouver
LITERATURE
W. Notman, Notman’s Photographic Selections, Second Series, 1865, reproduced plate 35 and listed, unpaginated
H.B. Small, The Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide, 1866, titled as Indian Camp on the Road to Lake St. John, reproduced, unpaginated
Toronto Centennial Historical Exhibition: Paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1934, titled as Indian Camp on the Road to Lake St. John, listed page 20
Exhibition of Paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1815 – 1872, National Gallery of Canada, 1934, titled as Indian Camp on the Way to Lake St. John, listed page 18
Marius Barbeau, Cornelius Krieghoff: Pioneer Painter of North America, 1934, titled as Indian Camp on the Way to Lake St. John, listed page 137, noted as “One of the best”
Dennis Reid, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1999, reproduced frontispiece (detail) and page 200, and listed pages iv and 307
EXHIBITED
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto Centennial Historical Exhibition: Paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff, January 5 – 29, 1934, titled as Indian Camp on the Road to Lake St. John, catalogue #254
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Exhibition of Paintings by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1815 – 1872, February 1934, traveling to the Art Association of Montreal, March 19 – April 22, 1934, titled as Indian Camp on the Way to Lake St. John, catalogue #130
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, long-term loan, March 1988 – August 2025
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Krieghoff: Images of Canada, November 26, 1999 – March 5, 2000, traveling to the Musée du Québec, Quebec City, June 14 – September 10, 2000; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, October 12, 2000 – January 7, 2001; Vancouver Art Gallery, February 17 – May 21, 2001; and McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, June 22 – October 8, 2001, catalogue #118
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CAD
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