A Weir for Catching Salmon
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Datec. 1848
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/16 x 29 inches (45.9 x 73.7 cm)
Frame: 23 1/4 × 34 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (59.1 × 87 × 5.7 cm)
Frame: 23 1/4 × 34 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (59.1 × 87 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.223
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThis painting was one of a cycle of paintings which Paul Kane did after returning to Toronto from his western travels. It was based on the sketch which is now entitled Salmon Trap at Suck.
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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