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Artist: Lismer; Arthur

Artist Arthur Lismer
Title Untitled - Trees, Rocks and Water
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1950
Size 12 x 15.5 in. / 30.5 x 39.4 cm.
Frame Size 21.75 x 25.75 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower centre and dated 'July 21 ...' lower left; signed and dated verso; framed; some minor surface dirt noted

Reference
'On Exhibit July-August-September, 1965' North York Public Library, Ontario, label attached verso

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$20,000-$30,000

Sold
CAD $19,000
Paddle # 8777
Bid History

Artist Arthur Lismer
Title Storm Clouds
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1926
Size 25 x 34 in. / 63.5 x 86.4 cm.
Frame Size 33.25 x 42.25 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed; some cracking and paint loss noted; possibly relined

Reference
ex-collection of the McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario; illustrated in The McMichael Conservation Collection of Art published by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1967; book included with lot

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Sold
CAD $15,000
Paddle # 102866
Bid History

Artist Arthur Lismer
Title Untitled - Tree Trunk
Media ink on paper
Dated 1963
Size 16 x 10.75 in. / 40.6 x 27.3 cm.
Frame Size 27.5 x 21.5 x 1 in.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Sold
CAD $1,700
Paddle # 6995
Bid History

Artist Arthur Lismer
Title Forest Cedars
Media ink on paper
Dated 1950 -'s
Size 15.5 x 12 in. / 39.4 x 30.5 cm.
Frame Size 27.25 x 22.5 x 1 in.

Notes
signed, titled and dated 'July 20, 5[1?]' along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Sold
CAD $3,250
Paddle # 6995
Bid History

Artist Arthur Lismer
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Woman
Media charcoal on paper
Size 24 x 9 in. / 61 x 22.9 cm.
Frame Size 29 x 13.5 x 0.75 in.

Notes
signed lower left; bears inscription 'a class-demonstration sketch in charcoal by Dr. Arthur Lismer, Dean of Art Education, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and a member of the original Group of Seven.. graciously signed by the artist at the request of Don Titman' on label verso; framed; some crumples in paper noted

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $550
Paddle # 102031
Bid History
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