Cornelius Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 - March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadianpainter 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, but moved to New York in 1836. In 1840 he moved to Canada, where his wife Emilie was from. In 1871 Krieghoff moved to Chicago, dying within the year at the age of 56. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
His work includes:
French Canadian Habitants Playing at Cards (http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artwork_zoom_e.jsp?mkey=38584) (1848 ), lithograph with watercolour on wove paper
The Sleigh Race on the St-Lawrence at Quebec (http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/current/krieghoff/english/visualpreview/k-sleighrace.html) (1852), oil on canvas
Montmorency Falls (http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/current/krieghoff/english/visualpreview/k-montmorency.html) (1853), oil on canvas
The Habitant Farm (http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/current/krieghoff/english/visualpreview/k-habitants.html) (1856)
Self-portrait (http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artwork_zoom_e.jsp?mkey=11604) (1855), oil on canvas
Bilking the Toll (http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Landscapes/popup.php3?language=1&image=img02saw) (1860), oil on canvas
External links
National Gallery of Canada (http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/current/krieghoff/english/index_e.html)
Extensive collection of Krieghoff's work (http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/4883/)
Krieghoffs impulsive temperament was probably ill suited to lengthy study; he painted from life and without the help of preliminary sketches.
Scott, lost in admiration, exclaimed: We have seen paintings of Krieghoff, sunsets of a brilliancy that truly recalls the marvellous splendours of the western sky, and permits us to affirm that the richness of his palette was in no way inferior to the finest examples of this genre in the museums of Europe.
Krieghoff as a genre painter is undeniably pleasing, and his regionalism, far from lessening the value of his art, adds a component to the vast current of ideas centring around the peasant, both in Europe and in America.
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