Today we begin with Big Snake, Chief Of The Blackfoot Indians, Recounting His War Exploits To Five Subordinate Chiefs, done circa 1851-56 by Paul Kane.
Another work by Kane, from his western travels. White Mud Portage, Winnipeg River, also dates circa 1851-56.
Two striking portraits of women are side by side. This is Mrs. John Beverley Robinson, an 1845 oil painting by George T. Berthon.
And this is Miss Amelia Boddy, an 1845 oil painting by John Bell-Smith.
This is attributed to the artist Robert Whale. The Canada Southern Railway At Niagara dates circa 1870.
This Whale painting is his best known work. View Of Hamilton dates to 1853, and depicts the growing town from the heights of the Niagara Escarpment.
I leave off today at the entrance to the Croscup Room. A parlour in the home of the Croscup family was painted by an unknown sailor in the 1840s. It was reinstalled here.
That unknown sailor may have been from anywhere in the world or had any sort of artistic training and we will never know. And it's another fascinating mystery. Good post today. I enjoyed all of this art. Thank you, William
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DeleteMissing the last photo? I like the Niagara scene with the train.
ReplyDeleteActually I decided to end with the description text today and show the room tomorrow.
DeleteWonderful landscape paintings.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteSome fine art and a recognition of indigenous people too.
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Delete...these are wonderful!
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DeleteThe landscapes paintings are my favorite! Take care, have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteWonderful paintings. I was so impressed by the portrait by George Théodore Berthon that I looked him up. His father was a court painter to Napoleon I and was a student of Jacques Louis David.
ReplyDeleteSmall world.
DeleteMore wonderful work, William.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteThe paintings are beautiful!
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DeletePaul Kane is one of my favorites. He had the guts to come west before settlement took place and recorded the prairie and it's people.
ReplyDeleteHe made journies.
DeleteBeautiful paintings.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteLovely paintings ~
ReplyDeleteWishing good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you.
DeleteWonderful exhibit.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to expect the indigenous men seated on the ground instead of standing around while they chat.
True.
DeleteIt's interesting to read about Canadian "Indians", I only knew the American "natives" (now)
ReplyDeleteWe have our own stories in that respect.
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