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Jean Berger, born near Lyon around 1681, was a French painter active in New France in the early eighteenth century. He arrived in Quebec as a soldier between 1700 and 1704. In 1706 he married Rachel Storer from New England, who had been baptized Marie-Françoise. He subsequently lived in Montreal. Court records illuminate his circumstances, including disputes involving satirical songs; his movements after 1709 remain poorly known.
His artistic practice encompassed religious painting and portraiture. A painted altar frontal made in 1706 for the church of Sainte-Famille on the Île d’Orléans is a documented commission. Several portraits are attributed to him, including Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville in the McCord Museum. These attributions must be distinguished from securely documented works. His career illustrates the presence of painters who also pursued other occupations in the colony.
This profile brings together identity references for Jean Berger and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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References include catalogue entries and available results; they do not all represent completed sales. Attributed works and special lots are excluded from the priced results.
Oil on canvas
"Au vieux moulin".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2024-11-09
Published result : 60 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600
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Oil on canvas
"Paysage à Feldbrunnen".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-11-10
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Oil on canvas
"Les cavaliers".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2021-11-05
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200
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"Les volubilis".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-17
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600
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"Chemin printanier".
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600
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"Vieux saule".
Öl auf grober Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 80 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600
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"Rails dans la nuit".
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4800
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"La fabrique de nuit".
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 3400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
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