CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF - “SLEIGH RIDE ACROSS THE ICE” (Painting Created In 1861)

Laminated Print

Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts - Art Image 1988

Printed in Canada

The laminated print measures 221/2 inches by 18 inches. 

(That includes about 1 inch border all around the print.)

Very nice condition. 2 very slight staple marks on the white border.

Cornelius David Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 – April 8, 1872) is a Dutch-Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, which were sought-after in his own time as they are today. He is particularly famous for his winter scenes, some of which he painted in a number of variants (e.g. Running the Toll).

Together with his wife Émilie Gauthier, he moved to Montreal around 1846. He participated in the Salon de la Société des Artistes de Montréal. While in Montreal, he befriended the Mohawks living on the Kahnawake Indian Reservation and made many sketches of them from which he later produced oil paintings.

According to Charles C. Hill, Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery, "Krieghoff was the first Canadian artist to interpret in oils... the splendour of our waterfalls, and the hardships and daily life of people living on the edge of new frontiers”. He created Sleigh Ride Across The Ice in 1861.

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