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Lot #2067

Artist: Carolyn Campbell ~ [b.1960] Canadian

#2067 ~ Campbell - Untitled - Portrait of a Man
Lot #2067

Artist: Carolyn Campbell ~ [b.1960] Canadian

Reference: 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]

Lot #2068

Artist: Simon H. Camping ~ [1928-2018] Canadian

#2068 ~ Camping - Summer Day, Wilcox Meadows
Lot #2068

Artist: Simon H. Camping ~ [1928-2018] Canadian

Reference: for biography and another examples see Carmana - Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, ed.A.Hansen, pg.46, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1989

see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.9, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.57, Westbridge Pub., 1999

Lot #2069

Artist: Paul Archibald Octave Caron ~ [1874-1941] Canadian RCA

#2069 ~ Caron - Untitled - Winter Street
Lot #2069

Artist: Paul Archibald Octave Caron ~ [1874-1941] Canadian RCA

Reference: see biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.172; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.65; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.118; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.59, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.63 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.61

Lot #2071, Lot #2072, Lot #2073

Artist: Pamela Chapman ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#2071 ~ Chapman - Success Tomatoes [Quadtych]
#2072 ~ Chapman - Think of Me [Diptych]
#2073 ~ Chapman - Untitled - Reality in Black
Lot #2071, Lot #2072, Lot #2073

Artist: Pamela Chapman ~ [b.1955] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see www.pamelabchapman.com

Lot #2074, Lot #2075, Lot #2076

Artist: Rod Charlesworth ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#2074 ~ Charlesworth - Late Summer, Along the Ingraham Trail
#2075 ~ Charlesworth - May Blossoms
#2076 ~ Charlesworth - Blue Hills
Lot #2074, Lot #2075, Lot #2076

Artist: Rod Charlesworth ~ [b.1955] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.rodcharlesworth.com

biography and other example in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.63, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.254, Magazin'Art, 1998;
Artists of the Okanagan, by J.Davis, pg.73, Okanagan Mainline Seniors Writers, 1988

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]

Lot #2077

Artist: Daniel Chidoti ~ [b.1980] African

#2077 ~ Chidoti - Untitled - Family of Five
Lot #2077

Artist: Daniel Chidoti ~ [b.1980] African

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see tribalspiritgallery.com

Lot #2396

Artist: Rosemary Clappison ~ [b. 1955] Canadian

#2396 ~ Clappison - Psalm 65: 11
Lot #2396

Artist: Rosemary Clappison ~ [b. 1955] Canadian

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Lot #2078

Artist: Rigmor Widell Clarke ~ [b.1935] Canadian

#2078 ~ Clarke - Weather Breaking
Lot #2078

Artist: Rigmor Widell Clarke ~ [b.1935] Canadian

Reference: Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg. 23, Fifth House Pub., 1990; represented by art placement, Saskatoon; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2079

Artist: Walter Jackson Coucill ~ [1915-1982] Canadian

#2079 ~ Coucill - Nocturne in Autumn [Oxtongue Lake Haliburton]
Lot #2079

Artist: Walter Jackson Coucill ~ [1915-1982] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2080, Lot #2081, Lot #2082, Lot #2083

Artist: Jack Lee Cowin ~ [1947-2014] Canadian

#2080 ~ Cowin - A View From Above  #15/20
#2081 ~ Cowin - High Country Cutthroat [Western Trout Series]  #15/15
#2082 ~ Cowin - River Run [Western Trout Series]  #15/15 [Unique]
#2083 ~ Cowin - Green Drake  #5/15
Lot #2080, Lot #2081, Lot #2082, Lot #2083

Artist: Jack Lee Cowin ~ [1947-2014] Canadian

Reference: Cowin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He entered Indiana University with an eye on a career as a medical illustrator. Later transferring to fine arts and specializing in printmaking, he completed his BFA in 1969 and received his MFA from the University of Illinois in 1971. He then accepted a position in the Fine Arts Dept. at the University of Regina, teaching for 36 years, retiring in 2007.

for more biographical information and examples of his work see gallery website at www.slategallery.ca/jack-cowin;

see Country Pleasures, The Angling Art of Jack Cowin, by A.Oko, Fifth House, 1984 and

biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.222; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.55, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.75, Westbridge Pub., 1999

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2084, Lot #2085

Artist: Ken Craig ~

#2084 ~ Craig - Barrier 2.1
#2085 ~ Craig - Barrier 2.4
Lot #2084, Lot #2085

Artist: Ken Craig ~

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Lot #2086, Lot #2087, Lot #2088

Artist: Duncan MacKinnon Crockford ~ [1920-1991] Canadian

#2086 ~ Crockford - View of the Calling Valley
#2087 ~ Crockford - Untitled - Mountain Peaks
#2088 ~ Crockford - Turner Valley
Lot #2086, Lot #2087, Lot #2088

Artist: Duncan MacKinnon Crockford ~ [1920-1991] Canadian

Reference: biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.77, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 22, pg. 380, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2089

Artist: Gwen Curry ~ [b.1950] Canadian

#2089 ~ Curry - Measuring Parts #4
Lot #2089

Artist: Gwen Curry ~ [b.1950] Canadian

Reference: see Witness, by D.Besant, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 2001; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

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Lot #2090, Lot #2091, Lot #2092

Artist: Alina Dabrowska ~ [1932-2012] Polish

#2090 ~ Dabrowska - Stephen Ave Mall #1
#2091 ~ Dabrowska - A House on the Highway to [South of Calgary]
#2092 ~ Dabrowska - Untitled - Sunny Day on Stephen Avenue
Lot #2090, Lot #2091, Lot #2092

Artist: Alina Dabrowska ~ [1932-2012] Polish

Reference: 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]

Lot #2093, Lot #2094, Lot #2095

Artist: Jean-Guy Dallaire ~ [1943-2023] Canadian

#2093 ~ Dallaire - Sitting Figure Looking at the Stone  #1/7
#2094 ~ Dallaire - Mother and Child  #2/7
#2095 ~ Dallaire - Abstract No. LVIII
Lot #2093, Lot #2094, Lot #2095

Artist: Jean-Guy Dallaire ~ [1943-2023] Canadian

Reference: Dallaire was born in Quebec, raised in Alberta and taught in Vancouver.

see
Sahara Foam to Bronze: A Revolutionary Medium and Techniques for the Modern Sculptor, by Jean-Guy Dallaire, published by Blurb, 2015;
The Language of Stones, by Jean-Guy Dallaire, published by Blurb, 2015;
Wreck Beach Originals: Small Bronze Sculptures Inspired by Stones, Pebbles and Concretions, by Jean-Guy Dallaire, published by Blurb, 2015

biography and other examples in Dictionnaire des auteurs et artistes francophones de l'Ouest

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2096, Lot #2097

Artist: Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison ~ [1932-1985] Canadian

#2096 ~ de Grandmaison - Impression [The Cedar Mill]
#2097 ~ de Grandmaison - Snow Patches in the Jack Pine
Lot #2096, Lot #2097

Artist: Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison ~ [1932-1985] Canadian

Reference: see Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.122; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.20, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.306 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.87, Westbridge Pub., 1999; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 60, pg. 292, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2098

Artist: Henri de Groot ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2098 ~ de Groot - The Jingle Dress
Lot #2098

Artist: Henri de Groot ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at degrootwesternart.com

Lot #2099

Artist: David Denyse ~ [b.1952] Canadian

#2099 ~ Denyse - Wash Out  #20/33
Lot #2099

Artist: David Denyse ~ [b.1952] Canadian

Reference: biography and another example in Alberta College of Art Staff Exhibition, by K.Sturdy, 1979 and Selected Prints: Aspects of Canadian Printmaking, by J.Noakes, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, 1979

Lot #2100

Artist: James Dichmont ~ [1875-1962] Canadian ASA

#2100 ~ Dichmont - Untitled - Gateway to the Mountains
Lot #2100

Artist: James Dichmont ~ [1875-1962] Canadian ASA

Reference: included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955 - charter member of the A.S.A., taught at the Banff School of Fine Art from 1946-48; W.J. Phillips mentions James Dichmont as a member of the C.S.P.W.C. in Phillips in Print, pg.81, The Winnipeg Evening Tribute, 1933

Lot #2101

Artist: Jacques Dolle ~ [1926-2016] French

#2101 ~ Dolle - Paysage aux Tamaris
Lot #2101

Artist: Jacques Dolle ~ [1926-2016] French

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2102, Lot #2103

Artist: Camrose Ducote ~ [21st century] Canadian

#2102 ~ Ducote - #10-12
#2103 ~ Ducote - #10-2
Lot #2102, Lot #2103

Artist: Camrose Ducote ~ [21st century] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at wallacegalleries.com

Lot #2104

Artist: William [Bill] Duma ~ [b.1936] Canadian ASA, RCA

#2104 ~ Duma - Beyond the Trees
Lot #2104

Artist: William [Bill] Duma ~ [b.1936] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: During Duma's many years as a painter he participated in numerous one-man and group shows throughout Canada and abroad. His work is represented in many major public, corporate and private collections in Canada, USA and Europe such as The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Massey Foundation Ottawa, the BC Government Collection, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask., Alberta House in England and Japan, the Nickel Arts Museum, Edmonton Art Gallery, University of Alberta and the Glenbow Museum.

biography and other examples in
Founders of the A.C.A. by L.Greenfield, pg.79;
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.12, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.90, UofC Press;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.98, Westbridge Pub., 1999

Lot #2105

Artist: Stephanie Dumanowski ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2105 ~ Dumanowski - Yellow Tulips
Lot #2105

Artist: Stephanie Dumanowski ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2106

Artist: Layla Egbali ~ [21st century] Canadian

#2106 ~ Egbali - Untitled - Aquamarine Drips
Lot #2106

Artist: Layla Egbali ~ [21st century] Canadian

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Lot #2107

Artist: Emily Louise Orr Elliott ~ [1867-1952] Canadian

#2107 ~ Elliott - Untitled - Red, White and Purple Bouquet
Lot #2107

Artist: Emily Louise Orr Elliott ~ [1867-1952] Canadian

Reference: see E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.104 for biography; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.116

Lot #2108, Lot #2109

Artist: Maureen Enns ~ [b.1949] Canadian ASA

#2108 ~ Enns - 80 Pounder, Amboseli
#2109 ~ Enns - Free Fall  #59/100
Lot #2108, Lot #2109

Artist: Maureen Enns ~ [b.1949] Canadian ASA

Reference: see
Beauty Pageant - Paintings by Maureen Enns, by E.Brown, Peter Whyte Museum, 1984;
Maureen Enns: Back of Beyond, by D.McAlear, Nickle Arts Museum, 1988;
Enns, Evans and Ulrich, Walter J. Phillips Gallery/SAAG, 1977

biography and other examples in
Alberta Art, Works from the A.A.F., by L.Schmidt
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.105, Westbridge Pub., 1999

exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.117

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]

Lot #2110, Lot #2111

Artist: John Kenneth Esler ~ [1933-2001] Canadian ASA, CSGA, CPE, MSA, RCA

#2110 ~ Esler - The Flame [Melodrama V]  #32/50
#2111 ~ Esler - The Last Waltz  #8/75
Lot #2110, Lot #2111

Artist: John Kenneth Esler ~ [1933-2001] Canadian ASA, CSGA, CPE, MSA, RCA

Reference: Born in Pilot Mound, Manitoba. He attended the School of Art at the University of Manitoba where he received his Bachelor of Art [1960] and Bachelor of Education [1962]. He became an instruct at the Alberta College of Art in print making, drawing and design from 1964-68. He taught print making and drawing at the University of Calgary until his retirement [1968-80]. Esler also established Trojan Press with artist Ken webb for local printmakers.

see 35 Years and 15 Minutes, prints by John Kenneth Esler, by S.Ford, Nickle Arts Museum, 1994;

biography and other examples in
Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.80;
Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.66-69;
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.300; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1 pg.192;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 106, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.158, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 35, pg. 65, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

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