Portrait of Cornelius Krieghoff

Cornelius Krieghoff Painting Reproductions 5 of 6

1815-1872

Canadian Romanticism Painter

Cornelius David Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 - March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, particularly in the winter. He painted a number of variants of his most popular subject matter (e.g. Running the Toll).

Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam. He was initially taught by his father and then entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Germany about 1830. He moved to New York in 1836, and enlisted in the United States Army in 1837. Igor was not as succesful as Cornelius. While in the army, he made sketches of the Second Seminole War from which he later produced oil paintings. He deserted the army on May 5, 1840. Later that year, together with his wife Emilie Gauthier, he moved to Montreal, where he participated in the Salon de la Societe des Artistes de Montreal. 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.

Krieghoff traveled to Paris in 1844, where he copied masterpieces at the Louvre under the direction of Michel Martin Drolling (1789-1851). The Krieghoffs returned to Montreal in 1846, and in 1847 he was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the Toronto Society of Arts. He and his family moved to Quebec City in 1853. He returned to Europe in 1854, visiting Italy and Germany. In 1855, he returned to Canada. The Great Quebec Fire of 1881 destroyed most of the sketches in his possession. He lived in Europe from 1863 to 1868 and then moved to Chicago to retire. He died in Chicago on March 8, 1872 at the age of 56 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

The Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Ontario, Canada), the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, Canada), the Brooklyn Museum (New York City), the Glenbow Museum (Calgary, Canada), the McCord Museum (Montreal, Canada), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (Quebec, Canada), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Canada), the New York Public Library (New York City), and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art (Corning, New York), the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, Canada) are among the public collections holding work by Cornelius Krieghoff.

140 Cornelius Krieghoff Paintings

Landscape with Deer and Doe, 1862 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Landscape with Deer and Doe 1862

Oil Painting
$1001
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14903
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 52.7 x 92.3 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Lac Laurent: Autumn, 1862 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Lac Laurent: Autumn 1862

Oil Painting
$848
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14904
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.8 x 50 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Jam of Sawlogs, Shawinigan Falls, 1861 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Jam of Sawlogs, Shawinigan Falls 1861

Oil Painting
$938
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14905
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 45.5 x 66 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

In the Jardin de Caribou, 50 Miles below Quebec, 1861 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

In the Jardin de Caribou, 50 Miles below Quebec 1861

Oil Painting
$883
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14906
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 53.6 x 47.3 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

The Tubular Bridge at St. Henry'a Falls, 1858 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The Tubular Bridge at St. Henry'a Falls 1858

Oil Painting
$782
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14907
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.4 x 54 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada

The Chaudière, 1858 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The Chaudière 1858

Oil Painting
$941
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14908
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 51 x 75 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada

In the Jardin de Caribou, below Quebec, 1856 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

In the Jardin de Caribou, below Quebec 1856

Oil Painting
$746
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14909
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 39.5 x 39.4 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada

View of Quebec from the Grand Trunk Railway Station at Pointe-Lévis, 1856 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

View of Quebec from the Grand Trunk Railway ... 1856

Oil Painting
$924
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14910
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 41.2 x 61.4 cm
Private Collection

The St. Anne Falls, 1855 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The St. Anne Falls 1855

Oil Painting
$776
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14911
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 40 x 48.6 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada

The St. Anne Falls near Quebec from Above and Looking Upward, c.1854/55 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The St. Anne Falls near Quebec from Above and ... c.1854/55

Oil Painting
$752
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14912
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 31 x 46.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada

The Passing Storm, St. Féréol, 1854 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The Passing Storm, St. Féréol 1854

Oil Painting
$745
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14913
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 39 x 50.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada

Falls of Lorette, near Quebec, 1854 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Falls of Lorette, near Quebec 1854

Oil Painting
$706
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14914
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 31.1 x 38.6 cm
Musée du Québec, Quebec City, Canada

Quebec from Pointe-Lévis, 1853 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Quebec from Pointe-Lévis 1853

Oil Painting
$888
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14915
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36 x 53.5 cm
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

Quebec Viewed from Pointe-Lévis, 1853 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Quebec Viewed from Pointe-Lévis 1853

Oil Painting
$894
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14916
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.6 x 53.9 cm
Musée du Québec, Quebec City, Canada

Montmorency Falls, 1853 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Montmorency Falls 1853

Oil Painting
$1078
Canvas Print
$55.63
SKU: KRC-14917
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 91.4 x 121.9 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

King's Walden, Hertfordshire, 1846 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

King's Walden, Hertfordshire 1846

Oil Painting
$741
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14918
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 31 x 41.2 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada

Seigneury at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, 1846 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Seigneury at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 1846

Oil Painting
$691
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14919
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 29.9 x 40.5 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada

Huron Indians at Portage, 1850 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Huron Indians at Portage 1850

Oil Painting
$1165
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14920
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 71 x 84 cm
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

The Trader, 1850 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

The Trader 1850

Oil Painting
$998
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14921
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 45.5 x 60.6 cm
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Indian Encampment by a River, c.1850 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Indian Encampment by a River c.1850

Oil Painting
$1078
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14922
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 57.5 x 70 cm
Public Collection

Chief Tanaghte, Delegate to Lord Elgin at Montreal, c.1849 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Chief Tanaghte, Delegate to Lord Elgin at Montreal c.1849

Oil Painting
$726
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14923
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.9 x 25.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Caughnawaga Woman and Baby, c.1849 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Caughnawaga Woman and Baby c.1849

Oil Painting
$796
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14924
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 38.8 x 30.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Indian Trapper on Snowshoes, c.1849 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

Indian Trapper on Snowshoes c.1849

Oil Painting
$721
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14925
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 38.7 x 30.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

A Caughnawaga Indian Encampment, c.1848 by Cornelius Krieghoff | Painting Reproduction

A Caughnawaga Indian Encampment c.1848

Oil Painting
$988
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14926
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 34 x 50.5 cm
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

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