Portrait of a Young Woman with Flowers by William Raphael
William Raphael
Portrait of a Young Woman with Flowers
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed with initials and dated “17.6.85” lower right; inscribed “96” to the left; unframed
21.5 x 9.75 ins ( 54.6 x 24.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $649.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020
Private Collection, California
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William Raphael
(1833 - 1914)
Born in Nakel, Prussia and educated at the Royal Academy of Art in Berlin, Willam Raphael brought with him a Germanic tradition of figure painting when he arrived in Montreal in 1857. In the 1860s he painted portraits, still lifes and city views that combine topography and genre, most notably in his famous painting of 1866 depicting people grouped behind Bonsecours Market (National Gallery of Canada, acc. no. 6673). He was undoubtedly attracted to the costumes and characteristics unique to Quebec, be it the garb of a habitant in a rustic interior (a theme he treated in several paintings) or women bringing their wares to market.
