The First Snow / Canadian Homestead - La première neige, ferme d'habitants, 1856 (circa)

Oil on canvas - Huile sur toile

25 x 35 in
63.5 x 88.9 cm

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Provenance

Unidentified Collection, England (published in Barbeau in 1934 that Watson had purchased the work in England);

Watson Art Galleries, Montreal (prior to 1933);

The Honourable Smeaton White, Montreal (purchased from Watson prior to 1933);

Miss N. Peters, Westmount (niece of Senator White);

Private Collections, Toronto and Ottawa, jointly owned by two brothers, nephews of Miss Peters, inheriting the painting in 1984.

Exhibitions

Cornelius Krieghoff, Art Gallery of Toronto, National Gallery of Canada, Art Association of Montreal, 1934.

Literature

Cornelius Krieghoff, Pioneer Painter of North America, Marius Barbeau, MacMillan and Company, 1934, reproduced in color opposite p. 46; Krieghoff, J. Russell Harper, University of Toronto Press, 1979, page 84; The Montreal Gazette Calendar (mentioned in Barbeau but the date of its reproduction in colour in the calendar is not indicated). - Cornelius Kreigthoff, Pioneer Painter of North America, Marius Barbeau, MacMillan and Company, 1934, repr. repr. en couleur contre la p. 46; Krieghoff, J. Russell Harper, University of Toronto Press, 1979, page 84; Calendrier de The Montreal Gazette(mentionné dans Barbeau mais la date de la reproduction en couleur n'est pas indiquée.