William Raphael
William Raphael
1833 - 1914
OSA PPCM RCA SCA
Though he is best known for his portraits and lively Canadian genre scenes, William Raphael also responded to the Canadian landscape and captured its splendor and its vast nature. Raphael employed light to establish figures in space, which he derived from German Romantic painting of the early nineteenth century. His work strove to show the romantic elements of Canadian life as viewed through the eyes of an immigrant.
Raphael was born in Nakel, Prussia, of Orthodox Jewish background. He studied art at the Berlin School of Fine Art under Johann Eduard Wolff and Karl Begas. In 1956, he first moved to New York and found employment as a portraitist before immigrating to Montreal in 1957 where he settled. He spent the remainder of his life teaching at various schools and colleges, and in 1881 formed his own successful school. He also found work through commissions for portraits and religious scenes for Catholic orders. In 1880, Raphael was accepted into the Ontario Society of Artists and then became a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
Raphael’s painting entitled Behind Bonsecours Market, Montreal was painted nine years after he arrived in Montreal and was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada in 1957. It is a complex work that uses studied light effects to create a luminous quality.
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Untitled (Townscape) by William Raphael vendu pour $21,250
William Raphael
Untitled (Townscape)
20 x 25 in, 50.8 x 63.5 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 6 000 $ - 8 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 21 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art, jeudi, 25 août 2022
Old Pals by William Raphael vendu pour $10,350
William Raphael
Old Pals
10 1/2 x 8 in, 26.7 x 20.3 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 9 000 $ - 12 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 10 350 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian and Irish Art Fall 2003, vendredi, 28 novembre 2003
Self Portrait of the Artist by William Raphael vendu pour $7,500
William Raphael
Self Portrait of the Artist
24 x 20 in, 61 x 50.8 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 5 000 $ - 7 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 7 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Historical Art, jeudi, 29 novembre 2018
Fireside Chat in a Clearing by William Raphael vendu pour $3,750
William Raphael
Fireside Chat in a Clearing
24 x 42 in, 61 x 106.7 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 4 000 $ - 6 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 3 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
July 2017 - 1st Session, jeudi, 27 juillet 2017
Country Village by William Raphael vendu pour $2,300
William Raphael
Country Village
11 1/2 x 17 1/4 in, 29.2 x 43.8 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 4 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 2 300 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2002, jeudi, 02 mai 2002
Child with Cat by William Raphael vendu pour $1,750
William Raphael
Child with Cat
17 x 14 in, 43.2 x 35.6 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 2 000 $ - 3 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 750 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Historical Art, jeudi, 29 novembre 2018
The Artist’s Daughter, Bertha by William Raphael vendu pour $1,500
William Raphael
The Artist’s Daughter, Bertha
18 1/4 x 13 in, 46.4 x 33 cm
huile sur toile
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 5 000 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Impressionist & Historical Art, samedi, 01 juin 2019
Still Life with Blossoms by William Raphael vendu pour $1,125
William Raphael
Still Life with Blossoms
9 3/4 x 8 x 1 in, 24.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm
huile sur panneau
Estimation : 1 000 $ - 1 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 1 125 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
19th & Early 20th Century Art, jeudi, 25 juin 2020
Cottage and Stream by William Raphael vendu pour $550
William Raphael
Cottage and Stream
9 3/4 x 18 in, 24.8 x 45.7 cm
aquarelle
Estimation : 1 000 $ - 1 500 $ CDN
Vendu pour : 550 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)
Autumn 98, jeudi, 05 novembre 1998