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LOT 127

Lot 127

FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN, R.C.A.

FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN, R.C.A.
Lot 127 Details
FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN, R.C.A.

ROSE DELIMA

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1901
21 ins x 13 ins; 54 cms x 33.7 cms

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $4,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Gerald Stevens, Frederick SImpson Coburn, The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1958, pages 3-4.

Note:

Coburn was commissioned to illustrate a collection of poems by Dr. William Henry Drummond on the subject of French Canadian habitant life. This lot depicts Virginie Baribeau from the poem, The Rose Delima, in Johnnie Courteau by Drummond. Drummond’s poems and Coburn’s illustrations were very successful earning Coburn further commissions to illustrate the work of such illustrious writers as Dickens, Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe.

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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