Cornelius Krieghoff - Canadian Artists

Cornelius Krieghoff (June 19, 1815 – March 8, 1872) is possibly the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th century. Krieghoff is most well-liked work for his paintings of Canadian landscapes and Canadian life outdoors, especially in the winter. He painted a number of variants of his most famous subject matter (e.g. Running the Toll).
Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam, but moved to New York during 1836. In 1840 he moved to Canada, where his wife Emily was from. In 1871 Krieghoff moved to Chicago, died within the year at the age of 56. He is buried in the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
His work includes:
•French Canadian Habitants Playing at Cards (1848 ), lithograph with watercolor on wove paper•The Sleigh Race on the St-Lawrence at Quebec (1852), oil on canvas•Montmorency Falls (1853), oil on canvas•The Habitant Farm (1856)•Self-portrait (1855), oil on canvas•Bilking the Toll (1860), oil on canvas









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