Cornelius Krieghoff Painting Reproductions 1 of 3
1815-1872
Canadian Romanticism Painter
Cornelius David Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 - March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most famous for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, particularly in the winter. He painted a number of variants of his most popular subject matter (e.g. Running the Toll).
Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam. He was initially taught by his father and then entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Germany about 1830. He moved to New York in 1836, and enlisted in the United States Army in 1837. Igor was not as succesful as Cornelius. While in the army, he made sketches of the Second Seminole War from which he later produced oil paintings. He deserted the army on May 5, 1840. Later that year, together with his wife Emilie Gauthier, he moved to Montreal, where he participated in the Salon de la Societe des Artistes de Montreal. While in Montreal, he befriended the Mohawks living on the Kahnawake Indian Reservation and made many sketches of them from which he later produced oil paintings.
Krieghoff traveled to Paris in 1844, where he copied masterpieces at the Louvre under the direction of Michel Martin Drolling (1789-1851). The Krieghoffs returned to Montreal in 1846, and in 1847 he was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the Toronto Society of Arts. He and his family moved to Quebec City in 1853. He returned to Europe in 1854, visiting Italy and Germany. In 1855, he returned to Canada. The Great Quebec Fire of 1881 destroyed most of the sketches in his possession. He lived in Europe from 1863 to 1868 and then moved to Chicago to retire. He died in Chicago on March 8, 1872 at the age of 56 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Ontario, Canada), the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, Canada), the Brooklyn Museum (New York City), the Glenbow Museum (Calgary, Canada), the McCord Museum (Montreal, Canada), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (Quebec, Canada), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Canada), the New York Public Library (New York City), and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art (Corning, New York), the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, Canada) are among the public collections holding work by Cornelius Krieghoff.
Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam. He was initially taught by his father and then entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Germany about 1830. He moved to New York in 1836, and enlisted in the United States Army in 1837. Igor was not as succesful as Cornelius. While in the army, he made sketches of the Second Seminole War from which he later produced oil paintings. He deserted the army on May 5, 1840. Later that year, together with his wife Emilie Gauthier, he moved to Montreal, where he participated in the Salon de la Societe des Artistes de Montreal. While in Montreal, he befriended the Mohawks living on the Kahnawake Indian Reservation and made many sketches of them from which he later produced oil paintings.
Krieghoff traveled to Paris in 1844, where he copied masterpieces at the Louvre under the direction of Michel Martin Drolling (1789-1851). The Krieghoffs returned to Montreal in 1846, and in 1847 he was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the Toronto Society of Arts. He and his family moved to Quebec City in 1853. He returned to Europe in 1854, visiting Italy and Germany. In 1855, he returned to Canada. The Great Quebec Fire of 1881 destroyed most of the sketches in his possession. He lived in Europe from 1863 to 1868 and then moved to Chicago to retire. He died in Chicago on March 8, 1872 at the age of 56 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Ontario, Canada), the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, Canada), the Brooklyn Museum (New York City), the Glenbow Museum (Calgary, Canada), the McCord Museum (Montreal, Canada), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (Quebec, Canada), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Canada), the New York Public Library (New York City), and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art (Corning, New York), the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, Canada) are among the public collections holding work by Cornelius Krieghoff.
140 Cornelius Krieghoff Paintings
Habitant Homestead in Winter c.1860
Oil Painting
$942
$942
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10035
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 29.2 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 29.2 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
An Indian Woman Wearing Snowshoes n.d.
Oil Painting
$738
$738
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10036
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Carrying a Canoe to the River, St. Maurice n.d.
Oil Painting
$899
$899
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10037
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Blacksmith's Shop 1871
Oil Painting
$1215
$1215
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10038
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 56.5 x 92.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 56.5 x 92.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Settler's Log House 1856
Oil Painting
$1249
$1249
Canvas Print
$50.27
$50.27
SKU: KRC-10039
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 62.2 x 92.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 62.2 x 92.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Habitants Sleighing c.1855
Oil Painting
$848
$848
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10040
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.8 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.8 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Quebec 1858
Oil Painting
$1244
$1244
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10041
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
A Whaling Scene n.d.
Oil Painting
$823
$823
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10042
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Indian Burial n.d.
Oil Painting
$807
$807
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10043
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Following the Moose c.1860
Oil Painting
$726
$726
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10044
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.2 x 23.3 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.2 x 23.3 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
The Ice Cutters on the St. Lawrence at Longueuil 1850
Oil Painting
$746
$746
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10045
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 26.7 x 31.8 cm
Private Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 26.7 x 31.8 cm
Private Collection
The Basket Seller c.1850
Oil Painting
$664
$664
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10046
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 24.8 x 18.9 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 24.8 x 18.9 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Habitant with Blue Tuque and Pipe 1850s
Oil Painting
$585
$585
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10047
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.8 x 25.2 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.8 x 25.2 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Running the Toll Gate 1857
Oil Painting
$924
$924
SKU: KRC-10048
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.7 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.7 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Moose Hunters c.1859
Oil Painting
$899
$899
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10049
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.2 x 42.2 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30.2 x 42.2 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cerf Mort n.d.
Oil Painting
$776
$776
SKU: KRC-10050
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 22.6 x 27 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 22.6 x 27 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
The Artist at Niagara n.d.
Oil Painting
$895
$895
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10051
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 38.2 x 51.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 38.2 x 51.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
The Passing Storm, Saint-Ferreol 1854
Oil Painting
$910
$910
SKU: KRC-10052
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 39 x 50.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 39 x 50.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Self-Portrait 1855
Oil Painting
$728
$728
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-10053
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.8 x 24.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.8 x 24.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Indians in a Snowy Landscape c.1847/48
Oil Painting
$880
$880
SKU: KRC-10054
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.5 x 54 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.5 x 54 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
The Toll Gate 1861
Oil Painting
$924
$924
SKU: KRC-10055
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.4 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.4 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Return from the Hunt 1871
Oil Painting
$1194
$1194
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14820
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 57.2 x 94 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 57.2 x 94 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
J. B. Jolifou, Aubergiste 1871
Oil Painting
$1577
$1577
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14821
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 55.9 x 92.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 55.9 x 92.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
The New Year's Day Parade 1871
Oil Painting
$1330
$1330
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14822
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 64.3 x 109.2 cm
Public Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 64.3 x 109.2 cm
Public Collection
In Doubt of Track, 'Iroquois' Indian c.1868
Oil Painting
$688
$688
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14824
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 27.4 x 22.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 27.4 x 22.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Calling Moose, 'Huron' Indian c.1868
Oil Painting
$692
$692
SKU: KRC-14825
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 27.6 x 22.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 27.6 x 22.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Winter Scene in the Laurentians - The Laval River 1867
Oil Painting
$1142
$1142
Canvas Print
$56.58
$56.58
SKU: KRC-14826
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 68.6 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 68.6 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
The Caribou Hunters 1866
Oil Painting
$910
$910
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14827
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Spill my Milk 1867
Oil Painting
$938
$938
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14828
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 35.5 x 55 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 35.5 x 55 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Chippewa Indians at Lake Huron 1864
Oil Painting
$1162
$1162
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14829
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 64.6 x 90.3 cm
Public Collection
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 64.6 x 90.3 cm
Public Collection
Sillery Cove, Quebec c.1864
Oil Painting
$1130
$1130
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14830
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 93.2 x 116 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 93.2 x 116 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Settler's House, Laval 1863
Oil Painting
$908
$908
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14831
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.6 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.6 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Habitant Returning from Market 1863
Oil Painting
$1041
$1041
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14832
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 44.2 x 64.6 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 44.2 x 64.6 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cheating the Toll Man c.1863
Oil Painting
$928
$928
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14833
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30 x 52.8 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 30 x 52.8 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Log Hut on the St. Maurice 1862
Oil Painting
$946
$946
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14834
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.4 x 46.5 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.4 x 46.5 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Crossing Cattle for Lumbering Purposes 1862
Oil Painting
$888
$888
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14835
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.2 x 46.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 28.2 x 46.7 cm
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal, Canada
Log Cabin, Winter Scene, Lake St. Charles c.1862
Oil Painting
$1009
$1009
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14836
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 45.7 x 63.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 45.7 x 63.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Sleigh Race across the Ice 1861
Oil Painting
$988
$988
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14837
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.2 x 53.6 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.2 x 53.6 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Habitants on a Trip to Town 1861
Oil Painting
$875
$875
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14838
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 32.3 x 45.9 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 32.3 x 45.9 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Clearing Land near the St. Maurice River 1860
Oil Painting
$1209
$1209
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14845
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 61.3 x 82 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 61.3 x 82 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Bargaining for a Load of Wood 1860
Oil Painting
$984
$984
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14846
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.2 x 47.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 36.2 x 47.7 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
A Winter Incident c.1860
Oil Painting
$906
$906
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14847
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Habitants Returning from Town c.1860
Oil Painting
$875
$875
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14848
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33 x 45.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Bringing in the Deer c.1859
Oil Painting
$1130
$1130
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14849
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 52 x 84.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 52 x 84.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Breaking up of a Country Ball in Canada, Early Morning 1857
Oil Painting
$2480
$2480
Canvas Print
$50.13
$50.13
SKU: KRC-14850
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 60.9 x 91.3 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 60.9 x 91.3 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Playtime, Village School c.1857
Oil Painting
$1162
$1162
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14851
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 63.5 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 63.5 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
After the Ball, Chez Jolifou 1856
Oil Painting
$1764
$1764
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: KRC-14852
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 61 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 61 x 91.5 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Winter Scene, Blizzard 1856
Oil Painting
$726
$726
Canvas Print
$49.85
$49.85
SKU: KRC-14853
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.6 x 46.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Cornelius Krieghoff
Original Size: 33.6 x 46.1 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada