Lots 001-081
Artist Jack L. Acrey
Title Female Abstraction #2 #40/100
Media photographic print
Dated
1998
Size 48 x 48 in. / 121.9 x 121.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and numbered verso; bears title and date on artist's label verso; mounted for hanging
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Jack L. Acrey
Title Female Abstraction #7 #40/100
Media photographic print
Dated
1998
Size 48 x 48 in. / 121.9 x 121.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and numbered verso; bears title and date on artist's label verso; mounted for hanging
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Fahri Aldin
Title Untitled - Party
Media oil on canvas
Size 62 x 54 in. / 157.5 x 137.2 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and artist's stamp verso; unframed
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000
Artist Fahri Aldin
Title Untitled - People and Fish
Media oil on canvas
Size 50 x 40 in. / 127 x 101.6 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and artist's stamp verso; unframed
Estimate CAD$2,000-$4,000
Artist David T. Alexander
Title Trail of Kootenay Blues
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1995
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.
Frame Size 32 x 37.5 x 2 in.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso; framed
Provenance
Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,000-$4,000
Artist Jennifer Annesley
Title MacDonald Hotel
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1995
Size 29 x 19.25 in. / 73.7 x 48.9 cm.
Frame Size 41 x 31 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500
Artist Karel Appel
Title Nude #24/50
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 29 x 21.5 in. / 73.7 x 54.6 cm.
Frame Size 33.75 x 25.5 x 1 in.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist George Franklin Arbuckle
Title Autumn Swamp
Media oil on wood board
Dated
ca. 1978
Size 11.75 x 16 in. / 29.8 x 40.6 cm.
Frame Size 21.75 x 25.75 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; bears date on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist George Franklin Arbuckle
Title Untitled - Village in the Snow
Media oil on paper board
Size 4.5 x 6.75 in. / 11.4 x 17.1 cm.
Frame Size 7.75 x 10 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed lower right; framed; some minor surface dirst and handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Raymond Arnatt
Title Falling Figure
Media plaster relief with patina
Dated
1996
Size 10 x 3 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Frame Size 18.25 x 11 x 2.75 in.
Notes
signed, titled and dated on bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Roger D. Arndt
Title Being There
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1983
Size 21.25 x 27.25 in. / 54 x 69.2 cm.
Frame Size 27.5 x 33.5 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled verso; framed; some handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
from a private collection
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Alain Attar
Title Untitled - For Bill
Media mixed media on wood board
Size 30 x 48 in. / 76.2 x 121.9 cm.
Notes
signed and inscribed verso; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Dale Auger
Title Untitled - The Protector
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 30 x 30 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 cm.
Frame Size 33.25 x 33.5 x 2 in.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
purchased directly from the artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Pale Island
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
2016
Size 11 x 14 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 cm.
Frame Size 12.25 x 15.25 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Mount Assiniboine #68/100
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 11 x 14.75 in. / 27.9 x 37.5 cm.
Frame Size 22.5 x 25 x 1 in.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; some scratches on frame noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Moraine Lake #58/100
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 11.75 x 14.5 in. / 29.8 x 36.8 cm.
Frame Size 17.25 x 19.25 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; minor creasing in margins noted
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Edward John Bartram
Title Morning, Sans Souci #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 28.75 x 23.5 in. / 73 x 59.7 cm.
Frame Size 39.75 x 33.25 x 0.75 in.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the collection of Lou MacEachern, Calgary; proceeds will be generously donated to the Estate of Lou MacEachern Fund, a permanent endowment fund at the Calgary Foundation for the benefit of Junior Achievement Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Edward John Bartram
Title Rolling Rocks [Northern Image Series] #Artist's Proof
Media colour etching on paper
Size 29 x 23.5 in. / 73.7 x 59.7 cm.
Frame Size 36.5 x 31.5 x 0.75 in.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the collection of Lou MacEachern, Calgary; proceeds will be generously donated to the Estate of Lou MacEachern Fund, a permanent endowment fund at the Calgary Foundation for the benefit of Junior Achievement Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Barn
Media oil on canvas board
Size 12 x 16 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 cm.
Frame Size 16.5 x 20.5 x 1 in.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist [Thomas] Harold Beament
Title Inuit Mother
Media oil on canvas
Size 39.5 x 29.25 in. / 100.3 x 74.3 cm.
Frame Size 48.25 x 38.75 x 3 in.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on plaque; framed; minor surface dirt noted, handling marks on frame noted
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist [Thomas] Harold Beament
Title Untitled - Hunter
Media oil on canvas board
Size 9.5 x 13.5 in. / 24.1 x 34.3 cm.
Frame Size 16 x 19.75 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed lower left; 'Gaiete a la Bourse' label from October 25, 1965, label verso; framed
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist August Becker
Title Untitled - At the End of the Day
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1881
Size 28.25 x 47.25 in. / 71.8 x 120 cm.
Frame Size 38.5 x 58 x 3.25 in.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed; damage to canvas measuring [2.75 in.] top centre noted; minor scratching to canvas noted throughout; minor handling marks to frame noted
Provenance
from an Alberta estate
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000
Artist Gilles Bedard
Title Au dessus des maisons, le matin claie s'eveille
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 36 x 30 in. / 91.4 x 76.2 cm.
Frame Size 47.5 x 41.5 x 1.5 in.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist David Begbie
Title Untitled - Male Form
Media metal sculpture
Dated
1997
Size 36 x 14 x 7 in. / 91.4 x 35.6 x 17.8 cm.
Notes
signed and dated along bottom; on custom metal stand measuring [28 x 14 x 7 in.]
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Jay Belmore
Title Ripples Lapping the Shore
Media oil on wood panel
Dated
2010
Size 35.75 x 47.75 in. / 90.8 x 121.3 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated verso; unframed; minor scratches noted throughout
Provenance
private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist Christian Bergeron
Title Riviere la Malbaie
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 61 cm.
Frame Size 26.25 x 30.25 x 2 in.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; framed
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Bertram Charles [B.C.] Binning
Title Ships in Classical Calm
Media colour silkscreen on paper board
Dated
ca. 1948
Size 29.5 x 39.5 in. / 74.9 x 100.3 cm.
Notes
signed and dated '48' in screen lower right; signed 'Supervised by A.J. Casson' lower right; printed title along bottom; unframed; tear in bottom left corner, minor scratches, surface dirt and handling marks noted throughout
Reference
printed by Sampson-Matthews Limited; illustrated on page 121 in Art for War and Peace: How a Great Art Project Helped Canada Discover Itself, by Ian Sigvaldason and Scott Steedman, published by Read Leaf, 2015
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Antoine Bittar
Title Chess Players
Media oil on wood panel
Size 5.75 x 7.5 in. / 14.6 x 19 cm.
Frame Size 11.5 x 13.5 x 1.75 in.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title on backing; framed
Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Antoine Bittar
Title Drizzly Night
Media oil on wood panel
Size 5.75 x 7.5 in. / 14.6 x 19 cm.
Frame Size 11.5 x 13.5 x 1.75 in.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title on backing; framed
Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Sounding Whale - Labrador Sea
Media oil tempera on wood board
Dated
1998
Size 27 x 38 in. / 68.6 x 96.5 cm.
Frame Size 36 x 47 x 1.25 in.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled, dated and inscribed verso; framed
Reference
lot includes two original photographs and handwritten letter from the artist discussing the work
The massive tail of a whale rises from turbulent seas, rendered in deep blacks and rich purples. Luminous spray cascades from the flukes in pale pinks, lavenders, and whites - colours that transform observation into something approaching the spiritual. For Blackwood, the whale represents the threshold between seen and unseen worlds; the act of sounding -diving deep - becomes a metaphor for transformation and passage.
Blackwood first encountered these waters at five years old, standing on the deck of his father's schooner. Captain Edward Blackwood was skipper of the Flora S. Nickerson, a Labrador fishing vessel that worked the northern cod grounds each summer. Young David would sail with him 'down to the Labrador area, up to as far as Cook's Harbour and Cape Harrison.' Those voyages gave Blackwood something no art school could provide: the particular light of the northern sea, the presence of whales, the vastness that would later fill his canvases. The two-masted schooner on the horizon is a deliberate reference to the sailing vessels his father knew intimately in these same waters.
The glow in this painting comes from nowhere and everywhere. Blackwood spoke directly about this: 'In many cases the light is coming from within. People naturally ask, 'Where is it coming from? Sunshine? Where?' Well, in many cases the light is, for example, inside the iceberg coming out, and the light is inside the person, coming from the person, emanating from the hand, sometimes the glove.. But from within.'
Provenance
purchased from West End Gallery, Edmonton in 1998; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150,000-$250,000
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Fire in Indian Bay #Artist's Proof 5/10 Ed. 50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 19.5 x 31.5 in. / 49.5 x 80 cm.
Frame Size 29.75 x 41.25 x 1 in.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax, label verso; private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Haven #31/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1994
Size 19.75 x 31.75 in. / 50.2 x 80.6 cm.
Frame Size 28.25 x 40.25 x 1 in.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Pound Cove Mummers Crossing Coal Harbour Pond #22/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1985
Size 19.5 x 30.75 in. / 49.5 x 78.1 cm.
Frame Size 28.75 x 40.25 x 1 in.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Notes from Braggs Island #53/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1992
Size 13.75 x 32.5 in. / 34.9 x 82.6 cm.
Frame Size 24 x 42 x 1 in.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Collector's Choice, Saskatoon, stamp verso; private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$2,000-$4,000
Artist Molly Lamb Bobak
Title Inga's Room
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1993
Size 39.75 x 47.5 in. / 101 x 120.6 cm.
Frame Size 46 x 53.75 x 1.75 in.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed
Reference
Molly Lamb Bobak: A Retrospective, 1993-1995, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, exhibition label verso, cat #100; illustrated on page 165 in Molly Lamb Bobak: A Retrospective, 1993, published by MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina
Provenance
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$10,000-$15,000
Artist Molly Lamb Bobak
Title Cosmos
Media watercolour and graphite on paper
Size 14 x 15.25 in. / 35.6 x 38.7 cm.
Frame Size 24.25 x 29.75 x 1 in.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on backing; framed
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500
Artist David Bolduc
Title Sight Reading
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1979
Size 90 x 90.5 in. / 228.6 x 229.9 cm.
Frame Size 92.25 x 92 x 1.5 in.
Notes
signed, titled and dated verso; framed
Reference
this is a [64 x 64 in.] canvas that the artist intended to be hung diagonally in a diamond shape
Provenance
Circle Art International, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000
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.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000
Artist Nicholas J. Bott
Title Mount Fryatt Area [Jasper National Park]
Media oil on canvas
Size 30 x 39.75 in. / 76.2 x 101 cm.
Frame Size 33.5 x 43.5 x 2.25 in.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000
Artist Evelyne Brader-Frank
Title Untitled - Nude Form
Media stone sculpture
Dated
1997
Size 12.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 in. / 31.8 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated and inscribed '1044' along bottom; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Rachelle Brady
Title You Came Along
Media oil on canvas
Dated
2011
Size 40 x 30 in. / 101.6 x 76.2 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso; unframed
Provenance
Gust Gallery, Waterton, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800