Winnipeg River
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1846
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions8 1/16 x 13 3/8 inches (20.5 x 34 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.151
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextIn 1846, Kane began his major journey to the West. His sketch of the Winnipeg River shows a solitary Indian figure standing on the riverbank. The Indian, with his back to the viewer, looks into the distance at a departing canoe. The figure adds a romantic melancholy tone to the picturesque landscape. In his writings, Kane mentioned visits with Saulteaux Indians when his party camped on the Winnipeg River. The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwa.
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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