William Blair Bruce’s ‘The Phantom Hunter’ returning home to Hamilton

A cornerstone of the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Canadian Collection is returning home.

The Phantom Hunter, painted by Hamilton’s own William Blair Bruce in 1888, has been in Switzerland for over a year.

It was part of an exhibition at a museum in Kunstmuseum, Basel on ghost culture in the 19th century.

Bruce was one of Canada’s first impressionists, and one of the first Canadian artists to have a successful international career.

It is unknown when The Phantom Hunter will be back on the walls at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

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