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Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) Lithograph Habitant Figure, Va au diable! (Go to the Devil!)

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Description

Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) Lithograph of a French-Canadian peasant / Habitant titled Va au diable! (Go to the Devil!) featuring a figure in a red cap, a subject matter characteristic of Krieghoff’s interest in the daily life of French-Canadian peasants. Cut down into an oval, mounted to paper. With stamp from Galerie Zanettin on verso.

Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) was famous for his depictions of French-Canadian habitants, Indigenous peoples, and Canadian landscapes. 

Provenance: Acquired from the Tennison Family and Maydwell Manufacturing Company, Toronto. Exhibited at the Krieghoff Exhibition at la Musee du Quebec, Summer 2000.

Condition: Pushpin marking at top and bottom of oval. 

Dimensions: measures 10.5 inches H x 9 W, oval, frame measures 15 inches H x 12.5 W.


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