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Lot #2262

Artist: Dennis O'Connor ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2262 ~ O
Lot #2262

Artist: Dennis O'Connor ~ [20th century] 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 #2263, Lot #2264

Artist: Tatianna M. O'Donnell ~ [b.1949] Canadian

#2263 ~ O
#2264 ~ O
Lot #2263, Lot #2264

Artist: Tatianna M. O'Donnell ~ [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 #2261

Artist: Peter Paul Ochs ~ [1931-1994] Canadian

#2261 ~ Ochs - Untitled - Shapes in Orange
Lot #2261

Artist: Peter Paul Ochs ~ [1931-1994] Canadian

Reference: Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1416-1418

Lot #2265, Lot #2266, Lot #2267, Lot #2268

Artist: Katie von der Ohe ~ [b.1937] Canadian ASA, RCA

#2265 ~ Ohe - The Nursery
#2266 ~ Ohe - Weeping Bees
#2267 ~ Ohe - Mandorla
#2268 ~ Ohe - Untitled - Silver Tresses
Lot #2265, Lot #2266, Lot #2267, Lot #2268

Artist: Katie von der Ohe ~ [b.1937] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: Ohe is one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Katie with Harry Kiyooka where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at koartscentre.org

see Katie Ohe, by Richard Gordon, published by Alberta College of Art, 1991;
Katie Ohe: Ethos, Now and Then, published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2015

included in
The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 39, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 36, University of Alberta Press, 1980;
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 95, 1986;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by Kathy E. Zimon, plate 59, University of Calgary Press, 2000

biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 5, pg. 1428

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 #2269, Lot #2270

Artist: Erik Olson ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2269 ~ Olson - Untitled [0023]
#2270 ~ Olson - Untitled - The Moon and the Sea  #7/20
Lot #2269, Lot #2270

Artist: Erik Olson ~ [20th century] 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 #2271

Artist: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA

#2271 ~ Onley - Drifting Icebergs, Baffin Bay
Lot #2271

Artist: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see
Toni Onley: A Retrospective Exhibition, by T.Lindberg, V.A.G., 1978;
Toni Onley: A Silent Thunder, by R.Boulet, Prentice Hall, 1981;
Onley's Arctic, by T.Onley, Douglas and McIntyre, 1989

biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1435;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975

exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.311;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.290

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 #2272

Artist: Violet Owen ~ [b.1930] Canadian ASA

#2272 ~ Owen - Scheherazade
Lot #2272

Artist: Violet Owen ~ [b.1930] Canadian ASA

Reference: biography and another example in Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.80; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1453; listed in Artists in Canada - A Union List, N.G.C., 1999, pg.534 and The A.S.A. Index 1948-1980, by J.Roseneder, pg.59

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Lot #2273, Lot #2274, Lot #2275

Artist: Franklin [Frank] Herbert Palmer ~ [1921-1990] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA

#2273 ~ Palmer - Untitled - Brown Intersects Green
#2274 ~ Palmer - Sea Rain
#2275 ~ Palmer - Venice
Lot #2273, Lot #2274, Lot #2275

Artist: Franklin [Frank] Herbert Palmer ~ [1921-1990] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.348; Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield, pg.96; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1471; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.66, Westbridge Pub., 2001; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.25, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.43, UofC Press; 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 #2276

Artist: Bob Parks ~

#2276 ~ Parks - Troubles  #10/35
Lot #2276

Artist: Bob Parks ~

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Lot #2277, Lot #2278

Artist: John Parnell ~ [1958-2022] Canadian

#2277 ~ Parnell - Untitled - Gravity
#2278 ~ Parnell - Untitled - Protection
Lot #2277, Lot #2278

Artist: John Parnell ~ [1958-2022] Canadian

Reference: John Parnell was born in Edmonton in 1958, studied art at Emily Carr and graduated in 1984. While continuing his studio work he attended the University of Calgary graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Education.

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 #2279

Artist: Gerard Passet ~ [b.1936] French

#2279 ~ Passet - Autumn
Lot #2279

Artist: Gerard Passet ~ [b.1936] French

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2280, Lot #2281

Artist: Allen Patten ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2280 ~ Patten - Beach Object
#2281 ~ Patten - Untitled - Sunset Harbour
Lot #2280, Lot #2281

Artist: Allen Patten ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2282

Artist: Greg Payce ~ [b.1956] Canadian

#2282 ~ Payce - Untitled - Fish Bowl
Lot #2282

Artist: Greg Payce ~ [b.1956] Canadian

Reference: artist's biography found at www.acad.ca/gpayce.html; also listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2283, Lot #2284

Artist: Alex Peck-Whyte ~

#2283 ~ Peck-Whyte - Abstract Fabric 2
#2284 ~ Peck-Whyte - Abstract Fabric 3
Lot #2283, Lot #2284

Artist: Alex Peck-Whyte ~

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Lot #2285

Artist: Jean Pederson ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#2285 ~ Pederson - Mountainside Fall
Lot #2285

Artist: Jean Pederson ~ [20/21st century] 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 #2286, Lot #2287, Lot #2288

Artist: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA

#2286 ~ Perehudoff - ACP-92-33
#2287 ~ Perehudoff - AP-91-011
#2288 ~ Perehudoff - AP-91-012
Lot #2286, Lot #2287, Lot #2288

Artist: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA

Reference: see William Perehudoff, by R.Christie, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977; William Perehudoff: Ten Years 1970-1980 by K.Wilkin, Mendel Art Gallery, 1981; William Perehudoff, by N.Tousley, Mendel Art Gallery, 1993; The Optimism of Colour: William Perehudoff, A Retrospective, by Karen Wilkin, Roald Nasgaard and Robert Christie, Mendel Art Gallery, 2010, Saskatchewan Art and Artists, by N.Dillow, pg.41, Norman Mackenzie Gallery, 1971; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.194, Fifth House Pub., 1994; MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1596 and Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.76

Lot #2289, Lot #2290, Lot #2291

Artist: James Stanford [Stan] Perrott ~ [1917-2001] Canadian ASA

#2289 ~ Perrott - Farmyard
#2290 ~ Perrott - Untitled - Through the Birch Trees
#2291 ~ Perrott - Untitled - Sleeping Nude
Lot #2289, Lot #2290, Lot #2291

Artist: James Stanford [Stan] Perrott ~ [1917-2001] Canadian ASA

Reference: see The Chalk and the Easel, by M.Foran, University of Calgary Press, 2001

biography and another examples in
Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield, pg.97;
Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.86, U. of A. Press, 1980;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.26, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1612

Lot #2292

Artist: John Semers Perry ~ [1898-1980] Canadian

#2292 ~ Perry - Ah Chin [The Dog], Dakota Sioux
Lot #2292

Artist: John Semers Perry ~ [1898-1980] Canadian

Reference: see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.200, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and A Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.6, by C.MacDonald, pg.1615 for biographies; listed in Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artist's Files, by C.Campbell, pg.552, NGC, 1999; also in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.78, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #2293

Artist: Harold Samson Pfeiffer ~ [1908-1997] Canadian

#2293 ~ Pfeiffer - Untitled - Gear Falcon
Lot #2293

Artist: Harold Samson Pfeiffer ~ [1908-1997] 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 #2294, Lot #2295

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

#2294 ~ Phelps - Prairie Totems at Loveburn
#2295 ~ Phelps - Spring Flooding at Big Hill
Lot #2294, Lot #2295

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

Reference: biography and other examples in Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.65

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 #2296

Artist: Murray Phillips ~ [1944-2018 Canadian

#2296 ~ Phillips - Untitled - Marshland Reflections
Lot #2296

Artist: Murray Phillips ~ [1944-2018 Canadian

Reference: represented by Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, British Columbia; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2297, Lot #2298, Lot #2299, Lot #2300

Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA

#2297 ~ Phillips - Dreams of Fort Garry  #756/968
#2298 ~ Phillips - Stockton, Manitoba
#2299 ~ Phillips - The Source of the Bow
#2300 ~ Phillips - Lac Lu
Lot #2297, Lot #2298, Lot #2299, Lot #2300

Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA

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

see Walter J. Phillips, by Duncan Campbell Scott [Scott#], published by Ryerson Press, 1947;
Walter J. Phillips, A Selection of His Works and Thoughts, by Michael J. Gribbon, published by N.G.C., 1978;
The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips, by Roger H. Boulet [MBL#], published by Loates, 1981;
Phillips in Print, edited by Douglas Cole and Maria Tippett, published by Manitoba Records Society, 1982;
Truth and Beauty in the Canadian Rockies, An Explorer's Guide to the Art of Walter J. Phillips, by Lisa Christensen, Fifth House Publishers, 2019;


biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol. III, by Robert Hubbard, pg. 247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 365

Lot #2301

Artist: Howard Phipps ~ British

#2301 ~ Phipps - Cottage Interior  #52/150
Lot #2301

Artist: Howard Phipps ~ British

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at howardphipps.co.uk

Lot #2302, Lot #2303

Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA

#2302 ~ Plaskett - The Front Garden
#2303 ~ Plaskett - Two Artichokes
Lot #2302, Lot #2303

Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA

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

see
Joe Plaskett and His Paris, In Search of Time Past, by Fine Arts Gallery, University of B.C., 1971;
Joseph Plaskett, Reflections and Shadows, by R.Boulet, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, 1996;
A Speaking Likeness, by J.Plaskett, Ronsdale Press, 1999;
Joseph Plaskett Changes, by Winchester Galleries, 2012

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.380;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1732;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.85, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #2304

Artist: Denise Poirier ~ [b.1951] Canadian

#2304 ~ Poirier - L
Lot #2304

Artist: Denise Poirier ~ [b.1951] 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 #2305

Artist: A. Power ~

#2305 ~ Power - Untitled - Through the Trees
Lot #2305

Artist: A. Power ~

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Lot #2306

Artist: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA

#2306 ~ Pragnell - Oldman River Trees
Lot #2306

Artist: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA

Reference: see
Bart Pragnell 1907-1966, University of Alberta, 1967;
Bart Pragnell: A Retrospective, by G.Moppett, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1990

biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1811;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.208, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.88, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.26, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955

exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.333

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 #2307, Lot #2308

Artist: Irene Hoffar Reid ~ [1908-1994] Canadian

#2307 ~ Reid - Catherine
#2308 ~ Reid - Our House in Inglewood, West Van.
Lot #2307, Lot #2308

Artist: Irene Hoffar Reid ~ [1908-1994] 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 #2309

Artist: Ewald Rentz ~ [1908-1995] Canadian

#2309 ~ Rentz - Untitled - Rabbit and Carrot
Lot #2309

Artist: Ewald Rentz ~ [1908-1995] Canadian

Reference: Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg. 2040; see exhibition pamphlet The "Completed" Art of Ewald Rentz curator J.Clark, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993; A Compendium of Canadian Folk Arts, by T.Kobayashi, pg. 174, Boston Mills Press, 1985; An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art, by B.McKendry, pg. 216, self published, 1999; A to Z of Canadian Folk Art, Artists and Art Terms, by B.McKendry, pg. 175, self published, 1997; 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 #2310

Artist: Norman D. Rich ~ [b.1942] Canadian

#2310 ~ Rich - Lot of Six India Prints
Lot #2310

Artist: Norman D. Rich ~ [b.1942] 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 #2311, Lot #2312

Artist: Karin Richter ~ [20th century] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, SCA, PAC

#2311 ~ Richter - Vino Nobile
#2312 ~ Richter - Roadside Barn
Lot #2311, Lot #2312

Artist: Karin Richter ~ [20th century] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, SCA, PAC

Reference: see Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.103, Westbridge Pub., 2001; biography and examples at www.karinrichter.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; artist's web site at karinrichter.com

Lot #2313, Lot #2314, Lot #2315

Artist: Jack Rigaux ~ [b.1951] Canadian

#2313 ~ Rigaux - Untitled - Grain Elevators in the Distance
#2314 ~ Rigaux - Untitled - View from Longview
#2315 ~ Rigaux - Near Bragg Creek
Lot #2313, Lot #2314, Lot #2315

Artist: Jack Rigaux ~ [b.1951] Canadian

Reference: biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2107;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.103, 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 #2316

Artist: Edna May Cossey Ritten ~

#2316 ~ Ritten - Untitled - Cottage in the Hills
Lot #2316

Artist: Edna May Cossey Ritten ~

Reference:

Lot #2317

Artist: T. Roberge ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2317 ~ Roberge - Untitled - Forest Form
Lot #2317

Artist: T. Roberge ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2318

Artist: Ann Robertson ~ [1910-1965] Canadian

#2318 ~ Robertson - Untitled - Lady Reading
Lot #2318

Artist: Ann Robertson ~ [1910-1965] Canadian

Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2184; 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 #2319, Lot #2320, Lot #2321

Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson ~ [1917-1992] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA

#2319 ~ Robinson - Untitled - Nude
#2320 ~ Robinson - Untitled - Nude Portrait
#2321 ~ Robinson - Untitled - Figure and Stones
Lot #2319, Lot #2320, Lot #2321

Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson ~ [1917-1992] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA

Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.119; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.93; The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.76, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.27, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.108, Westbridge Pub., 2001; Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.109; the proper spelling according to the family is Foard and not Feard which possibly resulted from the artists hand written biographical information sent to the National Gallery

Lot #2322, Lot #2323

Artist: Georges Rouault ~ [1871-1958] French

#2322 ~ Rouault - Dr. Paille et Prof. Poutre
#2323 ~ Rouault - The Conversation
Lot #2322, Lot #2323

Artist: Georges Rouault ~ [1871-1958] French

Reference: catalogue raisonne include Oeuvre Grave Rouault, by F.Chapon and I.Rouault C&R, Monte Carlo: Editions Andre Sauret, 1978; George Rouault: The Graphic Work, by A.Wofsy, Wofsky Secker and Warburg, 1976

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