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Lot #2444

Artist: Tam Irving ~ [b. 1933] Canadian

#2444 ~ Irving - Transitions of a Still Life: Ceramic Work by Tam Irving
Lot #2444

Artist: Tam Irving ~ [b. 1933] 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

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Lot #2445, Lot #2446, Lot #2447, Lot #2448

Artist: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

#2445 ~ Jackson - A.Y. Jackson Paintings 1902-1953
#2446 ~ Jackson - A Painter
#2447 ~ Jackson - A Painter
#2448 ~ Jackson - A.Y.
Lot #2445, Lot #2446, Lot #2447, Lot #2448

Artist: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

Reference: see A.Y. Jackson Paintings 1902-1953, by A.Lismer, A.G.O, 1953; A Painter's Country - the Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1958; A.Y.'S Canada, Drawings by A.Y. Jackson ed. Naomi Jackson Groves, Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1968; Alberta Rhythm, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1982; AY Jackson The Arctic 1927, N.Groves, Penumbra Press, 1982; Young AY Jackson, Lindsay A. Evans Memories 1902-6, ed. N.Groves, Edahl Productions, 1982; Works by A.Y. Jackson from the 1930's, by N.Groves, Carleton U., 1990; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.177; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.205; R.C.A.A., pg.204 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.189; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.98-99; 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 #2449

Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA

#2449 ~ Janvier - The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990
Lot #2449

Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA

Reference: see The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990, by L.Martin, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993; Alex Janvier, by Greg Hill, National Gallery of Canada,2016; as well as Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.24 and 86; Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.17, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; see Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.540; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 2000 and Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.30, U. of A. Press, 1980 for biographies; exhibited at Wallace Galleries, Calgary among others; member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, inducted 2010 and Member of the Order of Canada, inducted 2007; was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008

Lot #2031

Artist: Charlie Jones ~

#2031 ~ Jones - Untitled - Portrait Mask
Lot #2031

Artist: Charlie Jones ~

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Lot #2347

Artist: Thomas Kakinuma ~ [b.1908] Canadian

#2347 ~ Kakinuma - Untitled - Indented Black and Tan Pot
Lot #2347

Artist: Thomas Kakinuma ~ [b.1908] Canadian

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Lot #2036, Lot #2037, Lot #2038

Artist: Helen Kalvak ~ [1901-1984] Inuit RCA

#2036 ~ Kalvak - The Old Woman
#2037 ~ Kalvak - Vigil at the Aglu  #5/50
#2038 ~ Kalvak - Making an Atigi  #5/50
Lot #2036, Lot #2037, Lot #2038

Artist: Helen Kalvak ~ [1901-1984] Inuit RCA

Reference: see biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by P.Furneaux, Signum Press, 1974; see Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art for other examples; listed on www.katilvik.com disc #W2-423

Lot #2450, Lot #2451

Artist: Paul Kane ~ [1810-1871] Canadian

#2450 ~ Kane - Paul Kane: Canadian Artists Series
#2451 ~ Kane - Paul Kane 1810-1871
Lot #2450, Lot #2451

Artist: Paul Kane ~ [1810-1871] Canadian

Reference: see Paul Kane's Frontier, including Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America, by J. Russell Harper, N.G.C. & Amon Carter Museum, 1971; Following Historic Trails, Paul Kane, Artist, by B.Haig, Detselig Ent. 1984; The First Brush, Paul Kane and the Infrared Reflectography, ed. Kenneth Lister, Royal Ontario Museum, 2014; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.P.Landry, pg.360, A.G.O. by the A.G.O., pg.226; R.O.M. Canadian Watercolours, by M.Allodi; biography in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.178 and Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.598; Robson, pg.16; Colgate, pg.12

Lot #2040

Artist: Pierre Karlik ~ [1931-2013] Canadian

#2040 ~ Karlik - Narwhal and Two Carvings
Lot #2040

Artist: Pierre Karlik ~ [1931-2013] 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 #2452, Lot #2453, Lot #2454

Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA

#2452 ~ Kerr - Illingworth Kerr: Fifty Years a Painter
#2453 ~ Kerr - Lot of Two Books - Illingworth Kerr: Fifty Years a Painter and Paint and Circumstance
#2454 ~ Kerr - Paint and Circumstance
Lot #2452, Lot #2453, Lot #2454

Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: see Harvest of the Spirit, by M.Callahan, E.A.G., 1985 and Paint and Circumstance, by I.Kerr, Calgary, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2 G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.368; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.87; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.137, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.633; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.91, Westbridge Pub., 2000; 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 #2042

Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ Inuit

#2042 ~ Killiktee - Untitled - Hefty Muskox
Lot #2042

Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ Inuit

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Lot #2455

Artist: Paul Klee ~ [1879-1940] Swiss

#2455 ~ Klee - The Mind and Work of Paul Klee
Lot #2455

Artist: Paul Klee ~ [1879-1940] Swiss

Reference: biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 5, pg. 263; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; also listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2047, Lot #2048, Lot #2049

Artist: King Kuka ~ [1946-2004] American

#2047 ~ Kuka - Untitled - Sun Animals
#2048 ~ Kuka - Untitled - Wrapped Woman
#2049 ~ Kuka - Untitled - Looking Up
Lot #2047, Lot #2048, Lot #2049

Artist: King Kuka ~ [1946-2004] American

Reference: http://aktalakota.stjo.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8986

Lot #2456

Artist: William Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA

#2456 ~ Kurelek - A Northern Nativity: Christmas Dreams of a Prairie Boy
Lot #2456

Artist: William Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA

Reference: see Someone With Me: the Autobiography of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek; Kurelek's Canada, by W.Kurelek, Pagurian Press, 1978; William Kurelek: A Retrospective, by A.Isaacs, E.A.G., 1979; The Last Days and Drawings of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek, Tundra Books, 1988; A Memoir of William Kurelek, by B.Dedora, Aya Press, 1989; William Kurelek The Messanger, by M.J.Hughes, AGGV, 2011; illustrator and author of several books including A Prairie Boy's Summer, A Prairie Boy's Winter, A Northern Nativity, They Sought a New World, plus others; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.390; MacDonald Vol.3 pg.693; Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.101; 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 #2309, Lot #2310

Artist: Lap Lam ~

#2309 ~ Lam - Untitled - Hanging Plate with Reed Design
#2310 ~ Lam - Untitled - Blue Pot with Embossed Plant
Lot #2309, Lot #2310

Artist: Lap Lam ~

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Lot #2457, Lot #2458, Lot #2459, Lot #2460

Artist: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA

#2457 ~ Lansdowne - Lansdowne: Birds of the West Coast [Volume One]
#2458 ~ Lansdowne - Painting by J. F. Lansdowne: Birds of the Northern Forest
#2459 ~ Lansdowne - Paintings by J. F. Lansdowne: Birds of the Eastern Forest 1
#2460 ~ Lansdowne - Paintings by J. F. Lansdowne: Birds of the Eastern Forest 2
Lot #2457, Lot #2458, Lot #2459, Lot #2460

Artist: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA

Reference: see J. Fenwick Lansdowne, by L. Rombout, V.A.G., 1981; Fenwick Lansdowne, the Rare Birds of China, by N.Tuele, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, n.d. [ca.1995?]; see biography at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fenwick_Lansdowne; 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 #2311, Lot #2312, Lot #2313

Artist: Bernard Leach ~ [1887-1979] British

#2311 ~ Leach - Untitled - Sandy Bowl
#2312 ~ Leach - Untitled - Wine and Tan Bowl
#2313 ~ Leach - Untitled - Tan Bowl with Honey Highlight
Lot #2311, Lot #2312, Lot #2313

Artist: Bernard Leach ~ [1887-1979] British

Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2050, Lot #2051

Artist: Brent Learned ~ [b.1969] American

#2050 ~ Learned - Untitled - Archer
#2051 ~ Learned - Untitled - Colourful Portrait
Lot #2050, Lot #2051

Artist: Brent Learned ~ [b.1969] American

Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Lot #2461

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA

#2461 ~ Leighton - A.C. Leighton: A Retrospective Exhibition
Lot #2461

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA

Reference: see A.C.Leighton, by L.Render, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1971; A.C.Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Boulet, E.A.G., 1981; and A.C.Leighton and the Canadian Rockies, by T.Fenton, Whyte Museum, 1989; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.170; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.799 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.117, Westbridge Pub., 2000; Robson, pg.186; Colgate, pg.107; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.237; 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 #2052, Lot #2053

Artist: Eric [Amiraq] Lester ~

#2052 ~ Lester - Bear and Seal on Ice
#2053 ~ Lester - Walrus Hunt
Lot #2052, Lot #2053

Artist: Eric [Amiraq] Lester ~

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Lot #2462

Artist: Ernest Friedrich Lindner ~ [1897-1988] Canadian CPE, CSGA, FCA, RCA

#2462 ~ Lindner - Uprooted: The Life and Art of Ernest Lindner
Lot #2462

Artist: Ernest Friedrich Lindner ~ [1897-1988] Canadian CPE, CSGA, FCA, RCA

Reference: see Ernest Lindner, A Retrospective Exhibition, by J.Climer, Mendel Art Gallery, 1970; Uprooted; the Life and Art of Ernest Lindner, by T.Heath, Fifth House, 1983; The Mendel Art Gallery - Twenty-Five Years of Collection, by M.Teitelbaum, Mendel Art Gallery, 1989; A.G.O., by A.G.O., pg.243; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.150, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and Westbridge,Vol.2, pg.122; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.240

Lot #2316, Lot #2317, Lot #2318, Lot #2319, Lot #2320, Lot #2321, Lot #2322, Lot #2323

Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

#2316 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Pink Crackle Vase
#2317 ~ Lindoe - Waking Up
#2318 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Beige Platter
#2319 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Cream Branch Pot with Lid
#2320 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Three Black Nesting Dishes with Scratch Design
#2321 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Elevated Bowl with Line Sketches
#2322 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Green and Brown Organism Dish
#2323 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - White and Brown Speckled Ashtray
Lot #2316, Lot #2317, Lot #2318, Lot #2319, Lot #2320, Lot #2321, Lot #2322, Lot #2323

Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

Reference: see Come Walk with Me: A Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by L.Carney, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1992; Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by L.Graff, Nickle Arts Museum, 1998; Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield, pg.90 and Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.853; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 123, Westbridge Pub., 2000 for biography; 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 #2324, Lot #2325, Lot #2326, Lot #2327, Lot #2328, Lot #2329, Lot #2330, Lot #2331

Artist: Neil James Liske ~ [b.1936] Canadian

#2324 ~ Liske - Untitled - Brown and Grey Vase with Fleck Detail
#2325 ~ Liske - Untitled - Large Two Toned Beige Plate
#2326 ~ Liske - Untitled - Branch and Leaf Platter with Detailed Edging
#2327 ~ Liske - Untitled - Blue and Brown Bowl with Botanical Shapes
#2328 ~ Liske - Untitled - Green and Beige Bowl with Flower Design
#2329 ~ Liske - Untitled - Pussy Willow Hanging Plate
#2330 ~ Liske - Untitled - Reed Platter with Ornate Edging
#2331 ~ Liske - Untitled - Bottle Vase with Red Abstract Shapes
Lot #2324, Lot #2325, Lot #2326, Lot #2327, Lot #2328, Lot #2329, Lot #2330, Lot #2331

Artist: Neil James Liske ~ [b.1936] 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; represented by Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB

Lot #2463, Lot #2464

Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA

#2463 ~ Lismer - A Border of Beauty: Arthur Lismer
#2464 ~ Lismer - Arthur Lismer: Nova Scotia, 1916-1919
Lot #2463, Lot #2464

Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA

Reference: see Arthur Lismer Paintings 1913-1949, by S.Key, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1950; September Gale, a Study of Arthur Lismer, by J.McLeish, Dent and Sons, 1955; Bright Land - A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer, by L.Darroch, Merritt Pub., 1981; Arthur Lismer Nova Scotia, 1916-1919, by G.Kelly, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 1983; Canadian Jungle: the Later Works of Arthur Lismer, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1985; A New Angle on Canadian Art, by I.Thom, McMichael Canadian Collection, 1985; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.172; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.244; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg.694; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.44; 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 #2465

Artist: Martin Glen Loates ~ [b.1945] Canadian RCA

#2465 ~ Loates - Glen Loates: Birds of North America
Lot #2465

Artist: Martin Glen Loates ~ [b.1945] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Glen Loates, Cerebus Pub., 1977; The Art of Glen Loates, by P.Duval, Cerebus Pub., 1977; Glen Loates Birds of North America, by R.James, Cerebus Pub. 1979 as well as Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.4, by C.MacDonald, pg.874, for biography

Lot #2055

Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#2055 ~ Logan - The Two Widows  #36/150
Lot #2055

Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian

Reference: represented by The Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton; 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 #2056

Artist: John Lonechild ~ [b.1962] Canadian

#2056 ~ Lonechild - Untitled - Loon Spirit
Lot #2056

Artist: John Lonechild ~ [b.1962] Canadian

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Lot #2057

Artist: Michael Lonechild ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#2057 ~ Lonechild - Tobacco Money
Lot #2057

Artist: Michael Lonechild ~ [b.1955] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.127, Westbridge Pub., 2000; 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; represeted by Assiniboia Gallery, Regina

Lot #2332, Lot #2333, Lot #2334

Artist: Franco LoPinto ~ [b.1954] Italian/Canadian

#2332 ~ LoPinto - Untitled - Burgundy and Black Platter
#2333 ~ LoPinto - Untitled - Blue Ripple Bowl
#2334 ~ LoPinto - Untitled - Large Celeste Bowl
Lot #2332, Lot #2333, Lot #2334

Artist: Franco LoPinto ~ [b.1954] Italian/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 #2466

Artist: Robert Elmer Lougheed ~ [1910-1982] Canadian

#2466 ~ Lougheed - Five Copies of Robert Lougheed [1910-1982]: A Painter
Lot #2466

Artist: Robert Elmer Lougheed ~ [1910-1982] Canadian

Reference: see A Painter's Legacy: Selected works from the estate of Robert Lougheed, by B. Mayberry, Mayberry Fine Art, 2003; Contemporary Western Artists, by H.Samuels, pg.316; more examples and biography at artist's website www.robertlougheed.com; listed on www.artprice.com; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Lot #2467

Artist: Ernest Stephen Lumsden ~ [1883-1946] British RE

#2467 ~ Lumsden - The Art of Etching
Lot #2467

Artist: Ernest Stephen Lumsden ~ [1883-1946] British RE

Reference: see Dict. of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg.321 for biography and Printmaking in B.C. 1889-1983, by N.Tuele, for biography and another example; husband of Mabel Royds; see British Etchers 1850-1940, by K.Guichard, pg.48; author of The Art if Etching, by E.S.Lumsden, Seeley and Service, 1924, reprinted by Dovre Publications, 1962

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