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OIL CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF CANADIAN PUB

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OIL CORNELIUS DAVID KRIEGHOFF CANADIAN PUB
OIL ON PANEL 12'' x 14'', Cornelius David Krieghoff (1812 - 1872), Canadian. An interior scene likely depicting the Shakespeare Club with Krieghoff (in white scarves). The Shakespeare Club is known for their political alignment, most notedly a manifesto in 1849 to annex Southern Canada to the United States. Signed lower right. Unframed. Paper label on the verso. A Dutch native, Krieghoff emigrated to America in 1936, eventually settling in Quebec where he focused on genre paintings of the local Canadian people. Note condition to include scrapes upper and lower center and lower left, lighter scrapings and marks throughout and chipping along edges. More info. in the white binder.