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James D. Duncan 1805-1881 MSA, SCA, ARCA Pastoral Landscape with Figures Watercolour Sig...

Currency:CAD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 CAD
James D. Duncan 1805-1881 MSA, SCA, ARCA Pastoral Landscape with Figures Watercolour Sig...
James D. Duncan
1805-1881 MSA, SCA, ARCA
Pastoral Landscape with Figures
Watercolour
Signed
9.25 x 16 in, 23.5 x 40.6 cm

This incredibly fresh watercolour was probably painted near Montreal where Duncan established himself in about 1830. As a draftsman and professional painter Duncan was adept, and so recognized he held teaching positions at the McGill Normal School and MacKay Institute, Montreal amongst others. Duncan was a significant element in mid 19th century Canadian art where he acted as a founding member of the Montreal Society of artists and went on to collaborate with Cornelius Krieghoff in painting "Panorama of Canada".

Literature: Our Own Country Canada, Denis Reid, The National Gallery of Canada, 1979.
Early Painters & Engravers in Canada, J. Russell Harper, U of T Press, 1970, p.97.
Provenance: Private Collection, Montreal and by descent through the Family.
Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000