Artwork by Georges Delfosse,  Vieilles maisons, rue Notre Dame

Georges Delfosse
Vieilles maisons, rue Notre Dame

oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled to a label on the reverse
25 x 35 in ( 63.5 x 88.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00

Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024

Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal

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Georges Delfosse
(1869 - 1939)

Born at Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche, he took a classical course at St. Laurent College near Montreal, then studied painting under Chabert and Brymner in Montreal; also in Paris, France under Alexis Harlamoff and Léon Bonnat. He did portraits of Sir Wilfrid Laurier; Hon. J. L. Tarte; Hon. L. O. David; Sir William Hingston, and Judge A. Ouimet. He painted around 200 large paintings for churches in Canada and the United States; also ten historical scenes of Montreal which were bought by the old municipality of Maisonneuve (A. H. Robson noted Delfosse’s interest in historical subjects, particularly of old Montreal); he also did seven historic paintings in the St. James Basilica, Montreal. While sketching in Paris in 1914 he was mistaken for a German spy but he was quickly released when it was confirmed that he was a Canadian artist. The National Gallery of Canada owns one of his canvases. He died in Montreal, Quebec.

Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977