Aug 02, 2006 - Sale 2085

Sale 2085 - Lot 137

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ROGER COUILLARD TADOUSSAC / CANADA'S STEAMSHIP LINES. Circa 1950.
36x24 inches.
Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions in corners and image. Silk-screen.
Situated at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers, Tadoussac (Montagnais Indian for nipple--referring to the nearby breast-shaped hills), celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2000. It was the site of the first fur trading post in Canada and is world-renowned for its incredible natural beauty. The Canada Steampship Lines stopped running to Tadoussac in 1965. The Grand Hotel (built in 1942) was featured in the movie The Hotel New Hampshire.