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Lot #2239

Artist: Harry O'Hanlon ~ [1916-1996] Canadian

#2239 ~ O
Lot #2239

Artist: Harry O'Hanlon ~ [1916-1996] Canadian

Reference: biography and another example in Contemporary Western Artists, by P.Samuels, pg.388, Bonanza Books, 1982; also listed in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.59, Westbridge Pub., 2001; more works by this artist can be found at Gainsborough Galleries: http://www.gainsboroughgalleries.com

Lot #2250

Artist: Nancy O'Toole ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#2250 ~ O
Lot #2250

Artist: Nancy O'Toole ~ [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 #2240

Artist: Paul B. Ohannesian ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2240 ~ Ohannesian - Moodswing  #3/50
Lot #2240

Artist: Paul B. Ohannesian ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2241, Lot #2242, Lot #2243, Lot #2244

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

#2241 ~ Ohe - Janet
#2242 ~ Ohe - Doodle Tower
#2243 ~ Ohe - Passing Thru
#2244 ~ Ohe - Voices
Lot #2241, Lot #2242, Lot #2243, Lot #2244

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 extensive biographical information and examples of the artist's work see 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; biographies in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001 and 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/description-about.app?lang=en

Lot #2245

Artist: Gary Olson ~ [b.1946] Canadian

#2245 ~ Olson - Rocky Mountain Reflections  #13/19
Lot #2245

Artist: Gary Olson ~ [b.1946] Canadian

Reference: biography in Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.39, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biography and another example in Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.33, U. of A. Press, 1980; Alberta Realists, by N. Townshend, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1974; 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 #2246, Lot #2247, Lot #2248, Lot #2249

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

#2246 ~ Onley - Lake Island  #4/35
#2247 ~ Onley - Searocks  #AP ii/v
#2248 ~ Onley - Stone Garden, Japan  #4/40
#2249 ~ Onley - Gulf Islands / Western Suite  #56/57
Lot #2246, Lot #2247, Lot #2248, Lot #2249

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; biographies 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 lists in R.C.A.A., pg.311 and 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

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Lot #2251

Artist: Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton ~ [1894-1954] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

#2251 ~ Panton - Silver Stream
Lot #2251

Artist: Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton ~ [1894-1954] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

Reference: see Towards a Lyrical Abstraction - the Art of L.A.C.Panton, by C.Boyanoski, A.G.O. 1990; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.351; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.241; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1485; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.67, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.314; 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 #2252, Lot #2253

Artist: Allen Patten ~

#2252 ~ Patten - Untitled - Interior Scene
#2253 ~ Patten - Untitled - Colourful Blocks
Lot #2252, Lot #2253

Artist: Allen Patten ~

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Lot #2254

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

#2254 ~ Patterson - Grizzly Country
Lot #2254

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

Reference: see artists's website at neilpattersonopamaster.com; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.71, Westbridge Pub., 2001; recently elected a member of the Oil Painters of America; represented by 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; represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary and Canada House Gallery, Banff

Lot #2255

Artist: Ruth May Pawson ~ [1908-1997] Canadian

#2255 ~ Pawson - Late Harvest
Lot #2255

Artist: Ruth May Pawson ~ [1908-1997] Canadian

Reference: see Season by Season, the Work of Ruth Pawson, by S.Probe, Dunlop Art Gallery, 1992; biography included in Biographic Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.192, Fifth House Pub., 1990; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.5, by C.MacDonald, pg.1539; The Saskatchewan Arts Board Collection, by N.Dillow, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, pg.57 & 66; www.uregina.ca/macken/saskart/pawson.html

Lot #2256, Lot #2257, Lot #2258

Artist: John/William Sproston Pedder/Caine ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2256 ~ Pedder/Caine - Calgary, Canada - Rocky Mountains in the Distance
#2257 ~ Pedder/Caine - The Bow River Leaving the Rocky Mountains at the Gap Near Calgary, Canada
#2258 ~ Pedder/Caine - The National Park, The Rocky Mountains, Canada
Lot #2256, Lot #2257, Lot #2258

Artist: John/William Sproston Pedder/Caine ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2259

Artist: Cheryl Peddie ~

#2259 ~ Peddie - The Corner Store
Lot #2259

Artist: Cheryl Peddie ~

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Lot #2260, Lot #2261

Artist: Zoltan Perlmutter ~ [b.1922] Canadian

#2260 ~ Perlmutter - Untitled - The Musicians
#2261 ~ Perlmutter - Dance
Lot #2260, Lot #2261

Artist: Zoltan Perlmutter ~ [b.1922] 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 #2262

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

#2262 ~ Perrott - Untitled - Rock Wall
Lot #2262

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 example 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; included in 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 for biography

Lot #2263, Lot #2264

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

#2263 ~ Perry - Untitled - Man with Scarves
#2264 ~ Perry - Untitled - Man with Braids
Lot #2263, Lot #2264

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

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

#2265 ~ Phelps - Heat 7
#2266 ~ Phelps - The Old Bridge at St. George
#2267 ~ Phelps - Spring Cacaphony
#2268 ~ Phelps - November Afternoon
Lot #2265, Lot #2266, Lot #2267, Lot #2268

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at sites.google.com/site/stanphelpsart; see Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.65 for biography and another example of the artist's work in the collection of the A.A.F.; 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 #2269

Artist: Don Phillips ~ [1935-1986] Canadian

#2269 ~ Phillips - Composition  #82/100
Lot #2269

Artist: Don Phillips ~ [1935-1986] Canadian

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Lot #2270

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

#2270 ~ Picher - Vielle Maison, Beaupre
Lot #2270

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 #2271, Lot #2272

Artist: Stafford Donald Plant ~ [1914-2000] Canadian FCA, MSA

#2271 ~ Plant - Kishi Boatworks Ltd., Steveston, B.C.
#2272 ~ Plant - The Church on the Hill - Peggy
Lot #2271, Lot #2272

Artist: Stafford Donald Plant ~ [1914-2000] Canadian FCA, MSA

Reference: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.6, by C.MacDonald, pg.1729; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 85, Westbridge Pub., 2001; Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg. 403, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003; 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 #2273

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

#2273 ~ Plaskett - Pantelle on Vancluse
Lot #2273

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

Reference: 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; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251 and 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; exhibited at Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary

Lot #2274

Artist: Edward Clark Porter ~ [b.1935] Canadian

#2274 ~ Porter - Tapestry  #82/100
Lot #2274

Artist: Edward Clark Porter ~ [b.1935] 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 #2275

Artist: Betty Priestley ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2275 ~ Priestley - Untitled - Summer House
Lot #2275

Artist: Betty Priestley ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #2276

Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian

#2276 ~ Pugh - Untitled - Peak with Light
Lot #2276

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

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Lot #2277

Artist: Jack Henry Reid ~ [1925-2009] Canadian

#2277 ~ Reid - Untitled - High Mountain Pass
Lot #2277

Artist: Jack Henry Reid ~ [1925-2009] 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 #2278

Artist: Charlotte Reine ~ [b.1956] French

#2278 ~ Reine - Le Voleur de Mouten  #93/120
Lot #2278

Artist: Charlotte Reine ~ [b.1956] French

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Lot #2279, Lot #2280

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

#2279 ~ Richter - Colourful Riverbed
#2280 ~ Richter - Spring Runoff
Lot #2279, Lot #2280

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 #2281

Artist: Jack Rigaux ~ [b.1951] Canadian

#2281 ~ Rigaux - Untitled - Still Life with Sunflowers
Lot #2281

Artist: Jack Rigaux ~ [b.1951] Canadian

Reference: see biography 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2282, Lot #2283

Artist: Norman Perceval Rockwell ~ [1894-1978] American

#2282 ~ Rockwell - Triple Self Portrait  #A/P
#2283 ~ Rockwell - Star Struck  #A/P
Lot #2282, Lot #2283

Artist: Norman Perceval Rockwell ~ [1894-1978] American

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

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