Artist Nicholas J. Bott
Title Bulkley Valley Barns
Media oil on wood board
Size 35.5 x 47.5 in. / 90.2 x 120.6 cm.
Frame Size 45 x 57 x 1.5 in.
Sold $5,500
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Biographical Information
Nicholas J. Bott ~ [1941-2021] Canadian
Nicholas was born in Holland and at the age of seventeen moved to Canada and settled in Smithers, where he fell in love with the scenic beauty of the British Columbia landscape. He spent many days on remote mountain slopes, some locations accessible only by helicopter.
for more biographical information and examples see artist's website at Nicholas Bott and Madrona Gallery; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.38, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]