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Sir William Cornelius Van Horne (1843-1915), FISHING CAMP, LES FOURCHES, MATAPEDIA AND CAUSAPSCAL, N
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SIR WILLIAM CORNELIUS VAN HORNE (1843-1915), CANADIAN
FISHING CAMP, LES FOURCHES, MATAPEDIA AND CAUSAPSCAL, NEW BRUNSWICK, 1889
oil on board
signed with initials "WCVH" and dated "89"
4.75 x 7 in — 12.1 x 17.8 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON;
Joyner Waddington's, Toronto, ON, 4 Jun 2003, lot 196;
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje
Note:
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829-1921) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Stephen was tasked with raising the enormous sum of $100 million required to finance the project. Despite his humble beginnings, he became the richest man in Canada, as well as a noted philanthropist.
Stephen’s great passion in life was salmon fishing. In 1873, he purchased a property at the confluence of the Matapédia and Cascapédia rivers, a junction known as Les Fourches (the forks). The Matapédia is known as one of the great salmon rivers in the world, and once it became accessible courtesy of the railroad, it attracted fishermen from around the world.
A great pioneer and promoter of sport fishing in the Gaspé region, Stephen would visit this fish camp often before relocating to a second fishing camp in Grand-Métis in 1886. Fishing camps like this one did double-duty as both a place of leisure and business. Stephen kept a log of his visitors, which included financiers, nobility, politicians, lawyers, and fellow members of the CPR, including William Van Horne.
Van Horne, while most famous for his role in building Canada’s transcontinental railway, was also a sophisticated artist who most likely painted this work while holidaying with Stephen.
In the early 20th century, a group of businessmen bought the estate and renamed it the Matamajaw Salmon Club. Today it is a heritage site open to the public.
For another Van Horne painting of a fishing camp, we invite you to view lot 20.
Estimate: $3,000—5,000
FISHING CAMP, LES FOURCHES, MATAPEDIA AND CAUSAPSCAL, NEW BRUNSWICK, 1889
oil on board
signed with initials "WCVH" and dated "89"
4.75 x 7 in — 12.1 x 17.8 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON;
Joyner Waddington's, Toronto, ON, 4 Jun 2003, lot 196;
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje
Note:
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829-1921) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Stephen was tasked with raising the enormous sum of $100 million required to finance the project. Despite his humble beginnings, he became the richest man in Canada, as well as a noted philanthropist.
Stephen’s great passion in life was salmon fishing. In 1873, he purchased a property at the confluence of the Matapédia and Cascapédia rivers, a junction known as Les Fourches (the forks). The Matapédia is known as one of the great salmon rivers in the world, and once it became accessible courtesy of the railroad, it attracted fishermen from around the world.
A great pioneer and promoter of sport fishing in the Gaspé region, Stephen would visit this fish camp often before relocating to a second fishing camp in Grand-Métis in 1886. Fishing camps like this one did double-duty as both a place of leisure and business. Stephen kept a log of his visitors, which included financiers, nobility, politicians, lawyers, and fellow members of the CPR, including William Van Horne.
Van Horne, while most famous for his role in building Canada’s transcontinental railway, was also a sophisticated artist who most likely painted this work while holidaying with Stephen.
In the early 20th century, a group of businessmen bought the estate and renamed it the Matamajaw Salmon Club. Today it is a heritage site open to the public.
For another Van Horne painting of a fishing camp, we invite you to view lot 20.
Estimate: $3,000—5,000
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SIR WILLIAM CORNELIUS VAN HORNE (1843-1915), CANADIAN
FISHING CAMP, LES FOURCHES, MATAPEDIA AND CAUSAPSCAL, NEW BRUNSWICK, 1889
oil on board
signed with initials "WCVH" and dated "89"
4.75 x 7 in — 12.1 x 17.8 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON;
Joyner Waddington's, Toronto, ON, 4 Jun 2003, lot 196;
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje
Note:
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829-1921) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Stephen was tasked with raising the enormous sum of $100 million required to finance the project. Despite his humble beginnings, he became the richest man in Canada, as well as a noted philanthropist.
Stephen’s great passion in life was salmon fishing. In 1873, he purchased a property at the confluence of the Matapédia and Cascapédia rivers, a junction known as Les Fourches (the forks). The Matapédia is known as one of the great salmon rivers in the world, and once it became accessible courtesy of the railroad, it attracted fishermen from around the world.
A great pioneer and promoter of sport fishing in the Gaspé region, Stephen would visit this fish camp often before relocating to a second fishing camp in Grand-Métis in 1886. Fishing camps like this one did double-duty as both a place of leisure and business. Stephen kept a log of his visitors, which included financiers, nobility, politicians, lawyers, and fellow members of the CPR, including William Van Horne.
Van Horne, while most famous for his role in building Canada’s transcontinental railway, was also a sophisticated artist who most likely painted this work while holidaying with Stephen.
In the early 20th century, a group of businessmen bought the estate and renamed it the Matamajaw Salmon Club. Today it is a heritage site open to the public.
For another Van Horne painting of a fishing camp, we invite you to view lot 20.
Estimate: $3,000—5,000
FISHING CAMP, LES FOURCHES, MATAPEDIA AND CAUSAPSCAL, NEW BRUNSWICK, 1889
oil on board
signed with initials "WCVH" and dated "89"
4.75 x 7 in — 12.1 x 17.8 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON;
Joyner Waddington's, Toronto, ON, 4 Jun 2003, lot 196;
Collection of Sir Christopher and Lady Ondaatje
Note:
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829-1921) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Stephen was tasked with raising the enormous sum of $100 million required to finance the project. Despite his humble beginnings, he became the richest man in Canada, as well as a noted philanthropist.
Stephen’s great passion in life was salmon fishing. In 1873, he purchased a property at the confluence of the Matapédia and Cascapédia rivers, a junction known as Les Fourches (the forks). The Matapédia is known as one of the great salmon rivers in the world, and once it became accessible courtesy of the railroad, it attracted fishermen from around the world.
A great pioneer and promoter of sport fishing in the Gaspé region, Stephen would visit this fish camp often before relocating to a second fishing camp in Grand-Métis in 1886. Fishing camps like this one did double-duty as both a place of leisure and business. Stephen kept a log of his visitors, which included financiers, nobility, politicians, lawyers, and fellow members of the CPR, including William Van Horne.
Van Horne, while most famous for his role in building Canada’s transcontinental railway, was also a sophisticated artist who most likely painted this work while holidaying with Stephen.
In the early 20th century, a group of businessmen bought the estate and renamed it the Matamajaw Salmon Club. Today it is a heritage site open to the public.
For another Van Horne painting of a fishing camp, we invite you to view lot 20.
Estimate: $3,000—5,000
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