Indian from Michipicoten
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 x 6 5/8 inches (27.9 x 16.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.181
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"Strolling one evening in the vicinity of the camp, I heard the sound of some musical instrument, and upon approaching the performer, who was lying under a tree, I found that he was playing on an instrument resembling a flageolet in construction, but much softer in tone. This instrument is principally used by lovers, who play for hours in the vicinity of their mistress's lodge. I have often listened with pleasure to this music, as its simple and plaintive notes stole through the stillness of the forest. The lover made no secret of his object, but conversed with me freely upon the subject of his love." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter I
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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