Charles C. Hill, the former Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada, "Krieghoff was the first Canadian artist to interpret in oils... the splendour of our waterfalls, and the hardships and daily life of people living on the edge of new frontiers". The public collections holding works by Cornelius Krieghoff are the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Hamilton, Canada), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, 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), Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Quebec, Canada), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Canada), the New York Public Library (New York City), the Rockwell Museum (Corning, New York), the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, Canada) and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, Canada). Recognition On November 29, 1972 Canada Post issued 'Cornelius Krieghoff, painter, 1815–1872' designed by William Rueter based on a painting "The Blacksmith's Shop" (1871), by Cornelius Krieghoff in the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. The 8¢ stamps are perforated 11 and were printed by British American Bank Note Company. On July 7, 2000 Canada Post issued 'The Artist at Niagara, 1858, Cornelius Krieghoff' in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on an oil painting "The Artist at Niagara" (1858) by Cornelius Krieghoff in the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. The 95¢ stamps are perforated 13 x 13.5 mm and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited. Auction record The auction record for a painting by Cornelius Krieghoff is $570,000 Canadian. This record was set by Mail boat landing at Quebec, a 17 by 24 inch oil painting on canvas sold November 20, 2006 at Sotheby's & Ritchies (Toronto). Gallery References Bibliography Barbeau, Charles Marius: Cornelius Krieghoff, Pioneer Painter of North America. The Macmillan Company of Canada, ltd., Toronto 1934. Barbeau, Charles Marius: Cornelius Krieghoff. Ryerson Press, Toronto 1948. Barbeau, Marius: Cornelius Krieghoff. Society for Art Publications, Toronto 1962. Harper, J. Russell: Cornelius Krieghoff, The Habitant Farm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1977. Jouvancourt, Hugues de: Cornelius Krieghoff. Musson Book Co., Toronto 1973. Ministère des affaires culturelles: Cornélius Krieghoff, 1815–1872. Québec 1971. . Vézina, Raymond: Cornelius Krieghoff, peintre de mœurs, 1815–1872. Éditions du Pélican, Québec 1972. Winkworth, Monsieur: Exposition d'estampes en l'honneur de C. Krieghoff, 1815–1872. McCord Museum, Montréal 1972. External