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Lot #2208

Artist: Catherine Macaulay ~ [b.1949] Canadian

#2208 ~ Macaulay - Butchart Gardens: Christmas Eve #1
Lot #2208

Artist: Catherine Macaulay ~ [b.1949] 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 #2209

Artist: Louis Magre ~ French [b.1955]

#2209 ~ Magre - La Bastide Oublie
Lot #2209

Artist: Louis Magre ~ French [b.1955]

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Lot #2210

Artist: Lynn Malin ~ [b.1943] Canadian

#2210 ~ Malin - Chickakoo Lake in Winter
Lot #2210

Artist: Lynn Malin ~ [b.1943] Canadian

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

Born and raised in Edmonton, Lynn Malin was educated at the University of Alberta and then the University of Toronto. After extensive travels overseas which involved further education in France and some early experiments with painting, she commenced her professional career by teaching art at Harry Ainley High School in Edmonton. Since the early 1980s, Lynn Malin turned to painting full time. first, with watercolours and later, with acrylics and oils both on canvas, paper and lexan. Malin has also worked collaboratively in sculpture and installation. Her works are displayed in the public domain in downtown Edmonton and at the University of Alberta. Lynn Malin has attended various workshops and residencies including the Emma Lake Workshop at the University of Saskatchewan, a self-directed residency at the Banff centre for the Arts, the Gushel Studio in Blairmore at the University of Lethbridge, and the Leighton Colony Residencies at the Banff Centre.

see Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.10, Westbridge Pub., 2001

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 #2211

Artist: Thelma Alberta Manarey ~ [1913-1984] Canadian ASA

#2211 ~ Manarey - Chickens  #16/20
Lot #2211

Artist: Thelma Alberta Manarey ~ [1913-1984] Canadian ASA

Reference: see Thelma Manarey Recent Paintings, byK.Wilkin, E.A.G., 1972;

Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.33, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.4, by C.MacDonald, pg.1095;
Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.18, U. of A. Press, 1980;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.21, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955

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 #2212

Artist: Geza Marich ~ [1913-1975] Canadian

#2212 ~ Marich - Untitled - House in the Snow
Lot #2212

Artist: Geza Marich ~ [1913-1975] Canadian

Reference: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.1108 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.12, Westbridge Pub., 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

Lot #2213

Artist: Marino Marini ~ [1901-1980] Italian

#2213 ~ Marini - Le Cavalier [The Rider]
Lot #2213

Artist: Marino Marini ~ [1901-1980] Italian

Reference: biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 5, pg. 784; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Lot #2214

Artist: Traudl Markgraf ~ [1925-2003] Canadian

#2214 ~ Markgraf - Untitled - Yellow, Red, Turquoise Abstract #1/1
Lot #2214

Artist: Traudl Markgraf ~ [1925-2003] 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 #2215, Lot #2216

Artist: Kenneth F. Martin ~ [1914-2010] Canadian

#2215 ~ Martin - Near Gull Lake
#2216 ~ Martin - Untitled - Beach Walk
Lot #2215, Lot #2216

Artist: Kenneth F. Martin ~ [1914-2010] 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 #2217

Artist: Thomas Mower Martin ~ [1838-1934] Canadian OSA, RCA

#2217 ~ Martin - Untitled - Weathered Form
Lot #2217

Artist: Thomas Mower Martin ~ [1838-1934] Canadian OSA, RCA

Reference: Mower Martin was a founding member of the Ontario Society of Artists [OSA] and a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts [RCA].

see The Father of Canadian Art, Thomas Mower Martin, by T.Graeme, T and T Enertprises, Sidney, 2009;

biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.208; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.299; R.O.M. Canadian Watercolours, by M.Allodi; biographies in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.217; MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.1113 Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.16, Westbridge Pub.; Canadian Landscape Painters, by A.Robson, pg.42, Ryerson Press, 1932 Canadian Art: Its Origin and Development, by W.Colgate, pg.24

exhibition lists in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.271;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.255

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 #2218

Artist: Yvonne Lavoie Martinez ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#2218 ~ Martinez -
Lot #2218

Artist: Yvonne Lavoie Martinez ~ [b.1955] 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 #2219

Artist: James A. McBeath ~ [b.1952] Canadian

#2219 ~ McBeath - Top of the Falls
Lot #2219

Artist: James A. McBeath ~ [b.1952] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 20, Westbridge Pub., 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

Lot #2220, Lot #2221

Artist: Gina Cohoe McDougall ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2220 ~ McDougall - Catch
#2221 ~ McDougall - Stockman
Lot #2220, Lot #2221

Artist: Gina Cohoe McDougall ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at www.bronzesbygina.com

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 #2222, Lot #2223

Artist: Robert F.M. McInnis ~ [b.1942] Canadian

#2222 ~ McInnis - Model in Arm Chair
#2223 ~ McInnis - Tomatoes and Kiwis
Lot #2222, Lot #2223

Artist: Robert F.M. McInnis ~ [b.1942] Canadian

Reference: see Art Attitude: The Random Thoughts of RFM McInnis by Robert McInnis, 2021

biography and other examples in
A is Alberta: A Centennial Alphabet Ken Tingley, Simple Truth Publications, 2005;
Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.106;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, addendum;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.24, Westbridge Pub., 2001

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 #2225

Artist: Ben McLeod ~ [b.1948] Canadian

#2225 ~ McLeod - Untitled - Abstract Circle
Lot #2225

Artist: Ben McLeod ~ [b.1948] Canadian

Reference: McLeod is represented by Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary.
for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at benmcleod.com

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 #2226

Artist: Gary McMillan ~ [b.1959] Canadian

#2226 ~ McMillan - Untitled - Green River Valley
Lot #2226

Artist: Gary McMillan ~ [b.1959] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.28, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #2227, Lot #2228

Artist: Katerina Mertikas ~ [b.1957] Canadian

#2227 ~ Mertikas - Change of Season
#2228 ~ Mertikas - Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
Lot #2227, Lot #2228

Artist: Katerina Mertikas ~ [b.1957] Canadian

Reference: Born in Tripoli, Greece, self-taught artist Mertikas and her family immigrated to Canada in 1960. Her first show was in Ville Saint Laurent in 1989. Her work has been selected by UNICEF and the Canadian Lung Association for cards, stamps, and calendars to help raise funds for their charities and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at katerinamertikas.com and chaseartgallery.com/collections/mertikas-katerina;

biography and another example in
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.799, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.32, Westbridge Pub., 2001;

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 #2229, Lot #2230, Lot #2231

Artist: Edward Michell ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#2229 ~ Michell - Canadian Calm
#2230 ~ Michell - Life
#2231 ~ Michell - Life
Lot #2229, Lot #2230, Lot #2231

Artist: Edward Michell ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

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

Lot #2232

Artist: Jean Lapointe Mihalcheon ~ [1929-2022] Canadian

#2232 ~ Mihalcheon - Untitled - Woman with Medieval Headpiece
Lot #2232

Artist: Jean Lapointe Mihalcheon ~ [1929-2022] 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; "In the late 1960s, Jean LaPointe Mihalcheon initiated a series of large stylized female ceramic busts. Not intended to be actual portraits Mihalcheon’s theme of womanhood could be seen in the larger context of the women’s movement;" Made in Calgary, Glenbow Museum, 2016 p.44

Lot #2233

Artist: Bruce Miller ~ [b. 1952] Canadian

#2233 ~ Miller - Untitled - Verdant Shore
Lot #2233

Artist: Bruce Miller ~ [b. 1952] Canadian

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2234

Artist: Tom Miller ~ Canadian

#2234 ~ Miller - Lemons and Oranges
Lot #2234

Artist: Tom Miller ~ 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 #2235, Lot #2236

Artist: Janet Mitchell ~ [1912-1998] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA

#2235 ~ Mitchell - Untitled - In Bloom
#2236 ~ Mitchell - Children
Lot #2235, Lot #2236

Artist: Janet Mitchell ~ [1912-1998] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see
Janet Mitchell, Life and Art, by P.Armstrong, Hyperion Press, 1990;
Janet Mitchell, a Retrospective Exhibition, by A.Oko, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.219;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.1240;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.37, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.384, Garland Pub., 1995;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.23, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955

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 #2237

Artist: Catherine Moffat ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2237 ~ Moffat - Beginnings
Lot #2237

Artist: Catherine Moffat ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: represented by The Avenue Gallery, Oak Bay, and The Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, British Columbia; see artist's website at www.catherinemoffat.com for biography and other examples of her work

Lot #2238

Artist: Gabriel Esteban Molina ~ [21st century] Canadian

#2238 ~ Molina - St. Elmo
Lot #2238

Artist: Gabriel Esteban Molina ~ [21st century] Canadian

Reference: Gabriel Esteban Molina is a visual artist from Edmonton, Alberta who graduated from the University of Alberta in 2013 with a BFA in Fine Arts. In 2015, he completed his Masters of Art in Fine Art at the Chelsea College of Arts in London, United Kingdom. His practice is concerned with the influence of technology on our perception and relationship to the natural world. His work walks the line between analog and digital, incorporating a variety of old and new media including sculpture, photography, video, and installation. He has had numerous exhibitions in Edmonton and London, including a solo at Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix in London and a collaboration with Kyle Terrence for his film Berta Boys. He recently finished a residency at ArtsIceland with a solo show at Outvert Art Space in Isafjordur, and presented new video work at the Art Gallery of Alberta in The Scene

see artist's website at gabrielestebanmolina.com; Liquid Crystals exhibition was held at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in 2021; recipient of the 2021 Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund

Lot #2239

Artist: Alasdair Burns Monro ~ [b.1946] Canadian ASA

#2239 ~ Monro - Still Life with Green Candlestick
Lot #2239

Artist: Alasdair Burns Monro ~ [b.1946] Canadian ASA

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.40, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #2240, Lot #2241, Lot #2242, Lot #2243

Artist: David John More ~ [b.1947] Canadian

#2240 ~ More - Cherry Tree with Straw Circle
#2241 ~ More - Forest Dance - Terratima September
#2242 ~ More - Storms to Come
#2243 ~ More - Descending into Evening
Lot #2240, Lot #2241, Lot #2242, Lot #2243

Artist: David John More ~ [b.1947] Canadian

Reference: A major retrospective of More's work was held by the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in 2019/2020.

see Greatest Garden - The Paintings of David More, by Mary-Beth Laviolette, published by the Red Deer Art Gallery and Museum and the University of Calgary Press, 2021

biography and another examples in
Measure of Success: Graduates of the A.C.A. 1963-1984, by L.Greenwood, pg 98;
Spaces and Places, Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by.J.Ironside, pg.60
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 #2244

Artist: Denis Moreau ~ Canadian

#2244 ~ Moreau - Untitled - Above and Below
Lot #2244

Artist: Denis Moreau ~ 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 #2245

Artist: Richard Morsette ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2245 ~ Morsette - Mother and Kitten
Lot #2245

Artist: Richard Morsette ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2246, Lot #2247

Artist: Oksana Movchan ~ [b.1968] Canadian

#2246 ~ Movchan - A Halo Generator is the Invention of the Century
#2247 ~ Movchan - Banishment from Paradise
Lot #2246, Lot #2247

Artist: Oksana Movchan ~ [b.1968] Canadian

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Lot #2248, Lot #2249

Artist: Wynona Croft Mulcaster ~ [1915-2016] Canadian

#2248 ~ Mulcaster - Ontario Landscape
#2249 ~ Mulcaster - Joy  #Colour Proof
Lot #2248, Lot #2249

Artist: Wynona Croft Mulcaster ~ [1915-2016] Canadian

Reference: biography and other examples in
Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pub. Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1974;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.1332;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.172;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.47, Westbridge Pub., 2001

exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.277

Lot #2250

Artist: Helen Hartney Muse ~ Canadian

#2250 ~ Muse - Grain
Lot #2250

Artist: Helen Hartney Muse ~ 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]

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Lot #2251

Artist: Gabor L. Nagy ~ [b.1945] Canadian

#2251 ~ Nagy - Rose Buds
Lot #2251

Artist: Gabor L. Nagy ~ [b.1945] Canadian

Reference: biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.50, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.835, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992

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 #2252

Artist: Thomas Willoughby Nason ~ [1889-1971] American

#2252 ~ Nason - Barns
Lot #2252

Artist: Thomas Willoughby Nason ~ [1889-1971] American

Reference: see The Work of Thomas W. Nason, F.Comstock, Boston Public Library, 1977

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

Lot #2253

Artist: Craig Naugler ~ Canadian

#2253 ~ Naugler - Untitled - Pig
Lot #2253

Artist: Craig Naugler ~ Canadian

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Lot #2254

Artist: John Beatty Newman ~ [b.1933] Canadian CSPWC, RCA

#2254 ~ Newman - Prairie Landscape
Lot #2254

Artist: John Beatty Newman ~ [b.1933] Canadian CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see John Newman, by P.Duval, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1976; Rites of Passage, by R.Freeman, the Gallery, Stratford, 1994; work recently included in International Waters - Selected Watercolours from the A.W.C., C.S.P.W.C., and R.W.S., illustration pg.14; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.5, by C.MacDonald, pg.1368 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 #2255, Lot #2256, Lot #2257, Lot #2258

Artist: James [Jim] McLaren Nicoll ~ [1892-1986] Canadian ASA

#2255 ~ Nicoll - Chinese Courtyard  #1/65
#2256 ~ Nicoll - Untitled - Forest and Lake Study
#2257 ~ Nicoll - Untitled - Nude Portrait with Cat
#2258 ~ Nicoll - Untitled - Portrait from Behind
Lot #2255, Lot #2256, Lot #2257, Lot #2258

Artist: James [Jim] McLaren Nicoll ~ [1892-1986] Canadian ASA

Reference: see
Paintings and Poetry - Jim Nicoll, by L.Render and A.Oko, Glenbow-Alberta Institute 1977;
Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pg.199 and 200 for works in the collection of the Glenbow

biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.5, by C.MacDonald, pg.1382;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 54, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.46, U. of A. Press, 1980;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955

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 #2356

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Lot #2356

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