Artist Allen Sapp
Title Everybody Busy
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 24 x 36 in. / 61 x 91.4 cm.
Frame Size 31 x 43 x 2.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Allen Sapp
Title Untitled - Cooking a Rabbit
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 18 x 23.75 in. / 45.7 x 60.3 cm.
Frame Size 26.25 x 32.25 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some chips on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Allen Sapp
Title Putting Baby on the Swing
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1977
Size 18 x 24 in. / 45.7 x 61 cm.
Frame Size 25 x 31 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title and date on label verso; framed

Provenance
deVooght Galleries, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Allen Sapp
Title They're Going to Catch a Ride to North Battleford
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 2006
Size 15.5 x 19.25 in. / 39.4 x 48.9 cm.
Frame Size 24.75 x 28.75 x 1.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; titled on label verso; bears title and date on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Canada House Gallery, Banff, label verso; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Peter Shostak
Title Visiting at the Local Store
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 19.5 x 23.25 in. / 49.5 x 59.1 cm.
Frame Size 31.5 x 35.5 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist Claude A. Simard
Title July Garden View
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1999
Size 30 x 36 in. / 76.2 x 91.4 cm.
Frame Size 39.25 x 45.5 x 2.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Lyle Sopel
Title In the Flow - Seahorses
Media nephrite jade, tiger eye and amethyst sculpture
Size 15 x 15 x 10 in. / 38.1 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm.

Notes
signed and artist's number 'G073' along bottom

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder with proceeds to support the University of Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Lyle Sopel
Title Quick Ascent
Media green nephrite jade and rhodonite agate sculpture
Size 18 x 8.5 x 8.25 in. / 45.7 x 21.6 x 21 cm.

Notes
artist's number 'E809' on bottom; bears title on certificate of authenticity included with lot; loose stone

Provenance
Canada House Gallery, Banff, label on bottom; from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder with proceeds to support the University of Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Lyle Sopel
Title Still Waters - Heron
Media green nephrite jade and black quartz sculpture
Size 16.25 x 9 x 9 in. / 41.3 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.

Notes
signed and artist's number 'F382' along bottom; titled on certificate of authenticity included with lot; right foot loose on base

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder with proceeds to support the University of Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$4,000

Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Shady Path
Media oil on wood board
Size 23.75 x 29.75 in. / 60.3 x 75.6 cm.
Frame Size 31.5 x 37.5 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed and titled verso; framed

Reference
The All Alberta Exhibition of Painting April 18 - May 4, 1966, The Edmonton Gallery of Art, exhibition label verso

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$2,000-$4,000

Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Mixed Bouquet
Media oil on wood board
Size 29.25 x 22.25 in. / 74.3 x 56.5 cm.
Frame Size 35.5 x 28.25 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Reference
Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Calgary, label verso

Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Autumn Underbrush
Media oil on wood board
Size 15.5 x 19.5 in. / 39.4 x 49.5 cm.
Frame Size 23.75 x 27.75 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Reference
artist's biography and Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Calgary, label verso

Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Mixed Roses
Media oil on wood board
Size 13.75 x 11.5 in. / 34.9 x 29.2 cm.
Frame Size 20.25 x 18.25 x 1.5 in.

Notes
bears artist's name and title on label verso; framed

Reference
Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Calgary, label verso

Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Jim Stokes
Title Sky and Ground
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 38.75 x 57.75 in. / 98.4 x 146.7 cm.
Frame Size 40.5 x 59.75 x 1.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed; scratches and handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist K. Neil Swanson
Title In the Language of Smoke, Feathers, Water and Trees
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 20 in. / 61 x 50.8 cm.
Frame Size 34.5 x 30.5 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; framed

Provenance
The Artym Gallery, Invermere, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Miyuki Tanobe
Title Le Sapin de Noel
Media mixed media on wood board
Dated 1976
Size 16 x 20 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 cm.
Frame Size 23 x 27 x 1.5 in.

Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
Marlborough Godard, Toronto/Montreal, label verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$8,000-$10,000

Artist Rene Thibault
Title Rocks, Clearwater Lake
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 36 x 24 in. / 91.4 x 61 cm.
Frame Size 40.5 x 28.5 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; framed

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Rene Thibault
Title West of Banff, Looking East
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 20 x 50 in. / 50.8 x 127 cm.
Frame Size 22 x 52 x 1.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; framed

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Keith Thomson
Title Erosion
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 30 in. / 50.8 x 76.2 cm.
Frame Size 22 x 32 x 1.25 in.

Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed

Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Keith Thomson
Title October View
Media oil on canvas
Size 30 x 24 in. / 76.2 x 61 cm.
Frame Size 32.5 x 26.5 x 2 in.

Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed

Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Keith Thomson
Title Aspen Walk
Media watercolour on paper
Size 29.5 x 39.25 in. / 74.9 x 99.7 cm.
Frame Size 40.75 x 50.75 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on backing; framed with special glass

Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Jervis Inlet
Media oil on canvas
Size 30.25 x 36 in. / 76.8 x 91.4 cm.
Frame Size 37 x 43 x 1.75 in.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; framed; some minor scratches noted

Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Artist Frederick Horsman Varley
Title Waterfall - Northern Stream
Media oil on wood panel
Dated ca.  1914
Size 8.5 x 10.5 in. / 21.6 x 26.7 cm.
Frame Size 16.25 x 15.5 x 1.5 in.

Notes
Varley Inventory #325 stamp verso; bears inscription 'Algoma Waterfall' verso; framed; minor surface dirt noted

Reference
according to the family, Varley never went to Algoma so it is not known who inscribed the back of this piece; the updated title came from them

Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title Buffaloes
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1876
Size 11.5 x 20 in. / 29.2 x 50.8 cm.
Frame Size 24 x 32.5 x 2.25 in.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with special glass; small tear [1.5 in] in paper lower right

Reference
'Prior to his trip west, the artist was making a living as a photographer but by 1874 because of the popularity of his work, Verner was able to call himself an artist in the city census', page 63 in The Last Buffalo: The Work of Frederick Arthur Verner, Painter of the Northwest by Joan Murray, published by Pagurian Press, 1984

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Joan Snyder; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title Heather Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1917
Size 9.5 x 13.25 in. / 24.1 x 33.7 cm.
Frame Size 16.25 x 20.25 x 1 in.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on letter attached verso; framed with archival mat; some handling marks noted on frame

Provenance
ex-collection of Mrs. W. Schroeder, Victoria [the artist's grand-neice]; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Mathew Wong
Title Misty Morning Blanket
Media oil on canvas
Dated 2004
Size 20 x 36 in. / 50.8 x 91.4 cm.
Frame Size 30 x 46 x 2 in.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Artist Vilem Zach
Title Chasing a Stray #10/50
Media bronze sculpture
Size 10 x 8.25 x 4 in. / 25.4 x 21 x 10.2 cm.

Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; bears title on plaque; on a stone and wooden plinth measuring [3 x 5 x 5 in.]

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500