Levis Auctions Levis Auctions

Biographies by Artist's Last Name

A - B | C - E | F - H | I - L | M - N | O - R | S | T - Z

O
Lot #432

Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA

#432 ~ Odjig - Owl
Lot #432

Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA

Reference: see
Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985;
Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000 by Bob Boyer and Carol Podedworny, published by Key Porter Books, 2001;
Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005;
Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007

biography and other examples in
Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.18, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1419;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58, 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 #433, Lot #434, Lot #435

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

#433 ~ Ohe - Typhoon
#434 ~ Ohe - Monsoon
#435 ~ Ohe - Big Dipper
Lot #433, Lot #434, Lot #435

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 #436

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

#436 ~ Onley - MacCoy Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario
Lot #436

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]

P
Lot #437

Artist: William Panko ~ [1892-1948] Canadian

#437 ~ Panko - Birds in a Garden
Lot #437

Artist: William Panko ~ [1892-1948] Canadian

Reference: Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg. 1482; included in Folk Painters of the Canadian West, Alan Jarvis, National Gallery of Canada, 1959; 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 #438

Artist: Pauline Thibodeau Paquin ~ [b.1952] Canadian

#438 ~ Paquin - Une autre annee de ski
Lot #438

Artist: Pauline Thibodeau Paquin ~ [b.1952] Canadian

Reference: see Pauline T. Paquin, le Monde des Enfants / a Children's World, by J. de Roussan, Roussan Editeur, 1990; biographies in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.854, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.68, 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; represented by Koyman Galleries, Ottawa

Lot #439, Lot #440

Artist: John Parnell ~ [1958-2022] Canadian

#439 ~ Parnell - Untitled - Balance Unbound
#440 ~ Parnell - Breaking the Surface
Lot #439, Lot #440

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 #441, Lot #442

Artist: Neil Patterson ~ [b.1947] Canadian OPAM

#441 ~ Patterson - Late Summer
#442 ~ Patterson - Winter
Lot #441, Lot #442

Artist: Neil Patterson ~ [b.1947] Canadian OPAM

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

biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.71, 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 #443, Lot #444, Lot #445, Lot #446

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

#443 ~ Perehudoff - AC-77-3 [Prairie Series]
#444 ~ Perehudoff - AC-78-K
#445 ~ Perehudoff - ACP-00-27
#446 ~ Perehudoff - ACP-00-35
Lot #443, Lot #444, Lot #445, Lot #446

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 #447

Artist: Wilf Perreault ~ [b.1947] Canadian

#447 ~ Perreault - The View
Lot #447

Artist: Wilf Perreault ~ [b.1947] Canadian

Reference: Wilf Perreault, the the Alley / Dans La Ruele, A.Kiendl, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 2014; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.187, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Lot #448

Artist: Fred Peters ~ Canadian

#448 ~ Peters - Untitled - Tea Time
Lot #448

Artist: Fred Peters ~ Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at yellowbirdartsgallery.com

Lot #449, Lot #450, Lot #451, Lot #452, Lot #453

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

#449 ~ Phillips - Untitled - To the Hunt
#450 ~ Phillips - Near Devon
#451 ~ Phillips - Gimli No. 2  #2/100
#452 ~ Phillips - The Floating Dock, Mamalilicoola
#453 ~ Phillips - Mistaya Valley [Peyto Lake]
Lot #449, Lot #450, Lot #451, Lot #452, Lot #453

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 #454

Artist: Pablo Picasso ~ [1881-1973] Spanish

#454 ~ Picasso - Bacchanale I
Lot #454

Artist: Pablo Picasso ~ [1881-1973] Spanish

Reference: see Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg. 656-660; biography in Contemporary Artists, ed.J.Cerrito, pg.919, St. James Press; Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Printed Grasee; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg. 656-660; biography in Contemporary Artists, ed.J.Cerrito, pg.919, St. James Press; Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1972, by G.Bloch, 4 volumes, Berne, Editions Kornfeld, 1972-1998; Picasso, Sixty Years of Graphic Arts [Dunkelman Gallery?] circa 1966; Picasso Lithographs, by H.Cantz, Cantz Publishers, 2000

Lot #455

Artist: Claude Picher ~ [1927-1998] Canadian RCA

#455 ~ Picher - Vielle Maison, Beaupre
Lot #455

Artist: Claude Picher ~ [1927-1998] Canadian RCA

Reference: exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 328 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 307; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg. 1680; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 82, 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 #456, Lot #457

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

#456 ~ Plaskett - Morning Still Life
#457 ~ Plaskett - Model With Cane In Form Of Snake
Lot #456, Lot #457

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 #458

Artist: Leslie Donald Poole ~ [b.1942] Canadian

#458 ~ Poole - Lake Sky
Lot #458

Artist: Leslie Donald Poole ~ [b.1942] Canadian

Reference: see
Leslie Poole - Dualties by T.Lindberg, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, 1989;
Through the Looking Glass, Self-Portraits of Leslie Poole, by R.Laurence, Kamloops Art Gallery, 1992

biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1771;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.87, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #459, Lot #460

Artist: Teresa Posyniak ~ [b.1951] Canadian

#459 ~ Posyniak - Kindness and Forgiveness
#460 ~ Posyniak - Untitled - Remembering
Lot #459, Lot #460

Artist: Teresa Posyniak ~ [b.1951] Canadian

Reference: see Ponderosa: Paintings by Teresa Posyniak Poems of Nancy Holmes, published by Christine Klassen Gallery

represented by Mountain Galleries, biography at http://www.mountaingalleries.com/#!posyniak/cl62

Lot #461

Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [1935-2022] Canadian RCA

#461 ~ Pratt - Breakwater  #51/55
Lot #461

Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [1935-2022] Canadian RCA

Reference: see
Yves Gaucher and Christopher Pratt, by A.Morrison, V.A.G., 1977;
Christopher Pratt, by D.Silcox, Prentice Hall, 1982;
Christopher Pratt: A Retrospective, by J.Zemans, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1985;
The Prints of Christopher Pratt 1958-1991, Catalogue Raisonne, by J.Scott, Breakwater Press and Mira Godard Gallery, 1991

biography and other examples in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1813

Lot #462

Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian

#462 ~ Pugh - Lake Minnewanka
Lot #462

Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian

Reference: see The Critical Development of David Pugh, by D.Godin, Penumbra Press, 1984 for overview of the artist's career; see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.209, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.92, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibited at Masters Gallery, Calgary; 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 #463

Artist: William Pura ~ [b.1948] Canadian

#463 ~ Pura - Untitled - Suburban Rooftops
Lot #463

Artist: William Pura ~ [b.1948] 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 #464

Artist: Gregory Pyra ~ [20th century] Canadian

#464 ~ Pyra - Kiss
Lot #464

Artist: Gregory Pyra ~ [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

R
Lot #465, Lot #466

Artist: Ted Raftery ~ [b.1938] Canadian

#465 ~ Raftery - The Snowbank
#466 ~ Raftery - Springtime at Mt. Assiniboine
Lot #465, Lot #466

Artist: Ted Raftery ~ [b.1938] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.94, 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; exhibited at Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary

Lot #467

Artist: Yvonne Reddick ~ Canadian

#467 ~ Reddick - Cappuccino News
Lot #467

Artist: Yvonne Reddick ~ 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 #468, Lot #469

Artist: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA

#468 ~ Richards - Poplar, Fresh Snow [Kananaskis Country]  #2/6
#469 ~ Richards - Ice Detail, Johnson Lake [Banff National Park]  #1/6
Lot #468, Lot #469

Artist: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA

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 #470

Artist: Phil Richards ~ b.1951] Canadian

#470 ~ Richards - In a Fog
Lot #470

Artist: Phil Richards ~ 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 #471, Lot #472

Artist: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA

#471 ~ Roberts - Birch Trees in Late Winter
#472 ~ Roberts - Hockey at the Farm
Lot #471, Lot #472

Artist: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Tom Roberts, Perspectives on a Canadian Artist, by C.Roberts, Boston Mills Press, 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.349 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.324; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2177 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.106, Westbridge Pub., 2001; his grandfather started Roberts Gallery in Toronto in 1842

Lot #473

Artist: William Goodridge Roberts ~ [1904-1974] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, CAS, CGP, CSGA, RCA

#473 ~ Roberts - Evening, Georgian Bay
Lot #473

Artist: William Goodridge Roberts ~ [1904-1974] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, CAS, CGP, CSGA, RCA

Reference: see
Goodridge Roberts, A Retrospective Exhibition, by J.Borcoman, N.G.C, 1969;
William Goodridge Roberts 1904-1974, Drawings, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1976;
Goodridge Roberts 1904-1974, by S.Paikowsky, McMichael Canadian Collection, 1998

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.260;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O. pg.395;
MacDonald,Vol.7 pg.2168;
Westbridge,Vol.3, pg.106;
Benezit, Tome 7, pg.283

exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 349;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.325

Lot #501, Lot #502

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

#501 ~ Robinson - Untitled - Fish, Snake and Lizard
#502 ~ Robinson - Untitled - Backyard Picnic
Lot #501, Lot #502

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 #503

Artist: Bev Rodin ~ [20th century] Canadian

#503 ~ Rodin - Warm Light on Upper Falls
Lot #503

Artist: Bev Rodin ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: see artist's web site at www.bevrodinstudios.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

Need an account?


Register for a paddle number so you can bid in all of our auctions.

Sign Up Log In

Top