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Lot #2482

Artist: Lucius Richard O'Brien ~ [1832-1899] Canadian OSA, RCA

#2482 ~ O
Lot #2482

Artist: Lucius Richard O'Brien ~ [1832-1899] Canadian OSA, RCA

Reference: Lucius O'Brien was born in Shanty Bay, Ontario. He attended the Upper Canada College in Toronto and received training in Architecture but was self-taught as a painter. O'Brien was vice president of the OSA from 1873-1880 and became the first president of the RCA in 1880 where he remained in this position for ten years. He travelled to the Rockies to paint, initially as a missionary and later under funding from the Canadian Pacific Railway. See Lucius R. O'Brien, Visions of Victorian Canada, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1990; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.239; O'Brien was instrumental in forming the R.C.A. and its first president; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.159; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.339; for biographies see MacDonald,Vol.5, pg.1413; Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58 and Benezit, Tome 7, pg.775; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.307 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 287

Lot #2071, Lot #2072

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

#2071 ~ Odjig - Untitled - Colourful Trees at Daylight
#2072 ~ Odjig - Untitled - Transformation
Lot #2071, Lot #2072

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

Reference: see Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985; Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005; Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007; included 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 for biography; 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #2073, Lot #2074

Artist: Mona Ohoveluk ~ [b.1935] Inuit

#2073 ~ Ohoveluk - Fishing for Kanayaks  #1/50
#2074 ~ Ohoveluk - Untitled - Muskox Hunt
Lot #2073, Lot #2074

Artist: Mona Ohoveluk ~ [b.1935] Inuit

Reference: Inuit Artist Index, by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg. 141, 1990; Biographies of Inuit Artists, by the Canadian Arctic Producers, 1984

Lot #2483, Lot #2484

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

#2483 ~ Onley - Toni Onley
#2484 ~ Onley - Onley
Lot #2483, Lot #2484

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

Lot #2075

Artist: Jessie Oonark ~ [1906-1985] Inuit

#2075 ~ Oonark - The World of Sun and Moon  #35/50
Lot #2075

Artist: Jessie Oonark ~ [1906-1985] Inuit

Reference: see Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective, by J.Blodgett, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1986; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by E.Roch, pg.24; Landmarks of Canadian Art, by P.Mellen, pg.76, McClelland and Stewart, 1978; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.2, by Canadian Arctic Producers; included in www.artcyclopedia.com

Lot #2076

Artist: Jessie/Francis Oonark / Kaluraq ~ [20th century

#2076 ~ Oonark / Kaluraq - Big Woman  #6/46
Lot #2076

Artist: Jessie/Francis Oonark / Kaluraq ~ [20th century

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Lot #2077

Artist: Johnny Papigatuk ~ [b.1989] Canadian

#2077 ~ Papigatuk - Dancing Polar Bear
Lot #2077

Artist: Johnny Papigatuk ~ [b.1989] Canadian

Reference: represented by Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, North Vancouver

Lot #2485

Artist: Randolph T. Parker ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#2485 ~ Parker - Randolph Parker: Beyond the Brush
Lot #2485

Artist: Randolph T. Parker ~ [b.1954] Canadian

Reference: Randolph Parker, Beyond the Brush, by B.Mayberry and P.Ohler, Masters Gakkery and Mayberry Fine Art, 2005; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 69, 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 #2486, Lot #2487, Lot #2488, Lot #2489, Lot #2490

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

#2486 ~ Phillips - Canadian Art Series
#2487 ~ Phillips - W.J. Phillips
#2488 ~ Phillips - Walter J. Phillips: A Selection of His Works and Thoughts
#2489 ~ Phillips - The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips
#2490 ~ Phillips - Phillips in Print: The Selected Writings of Walter J. Phillips on Canadian Nature and Art
Lot #2486, Lot #2487, Lot #2488, Lot #2489, Lot #2490

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

Reference: see Walter J. Phillips, by D.Scott [Scott#], Ryerson Press, 1947; Walter J. Phillips, A Selection of His Works and Thoughts, by M.Gribbon, N.G.C., 1978; The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips, by R.Boulet [MBL#], Loates Publishing, 1981; Phillips in Print, ed. M.Tippett, Manitoba Records Soc., 1982; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.365; see artist's website sharecom.ca/phillips

Lot #2081

Artist: Ashoona Pitseolak ~ [1904-1983] Inuit

#2081 ~ Pitseolak - Skin Tent  #34/50
Lot #2081

Artist: Ashoona Pitseolak ~ [1904-1983] Inuit

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; listed on www.artprice.com; listed on www.katilvik.com

Lot #2082

Artist: Lypa Pitsiulak ~ [b.1943] Canadian

#2082 ~ Pitsiulak - Nuliayu
Lot #2082

Artist: Lypa Pitsiulak ~ [b.1943] Canadian

Reference: the artist resides in Pangnirtung; biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.2, by Canadian Arctic Producers; listed Union List, pg.560

Lot #2491, Lot #2492

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

#2491 ~ Plaskett - Joseph Plaskett: Reflections and Shadows
#2492 ~ Plaskett - Joseph Plaskett: Friends and Models Records and Encounters
Lot #2491, Lot #2492

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

Reference: 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; 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 #2083

Artist: Glen Pollard ~ [b.1957] Canadian

#2083 ~ Pollard - Haida Eagle
Lot #2083

Artist: Glen Pollard ~ [b.1957] Canadian

Reference: represented by Pegasus Gallery, Salt Spring Island, Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna among others

Lot #2084, Lot #2085, Lot #2086

Artist: Kananginak Pootoogook ~ [1935-2010] Inuit RCA

#2084 ~ Pootoogook - Uminqmuk  #38/100
#2085 ~ Pootoogook - Hawk in Winter Darkness  #14/70
#2086 ~ Pootoogook - Feeding on Flies  #44/50
Lot #2084, Lot #2085, Lot #2086

Artist: Kananginak Pootoogook ~ [1935-2010] Inuit RCA

Reference: see biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.2, by Canadian Arctic Producers; included in Sculpture of the Eskimo, by G.Swinton, 1972; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by P.Furneaux, Signum Press, 1974; included in Cape Dorset Print Collection 1970, Eskimo Graphic Art; The Inuit Print, by the National Museums of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1977; Inuit Artist Index, by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg. 164, 1990; Biographies of Inuit Artists, by the Canadian Arctic Producers, 1984; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]; listed on www.katilvik.com disc # E7-1168

Lot #2494

Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA

#2494 ~ Pratt - Christopher Pratt: Recent Paintings
Lot #2494

Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Yves Gaucher and Christopher Pratt, by A.Morrison, V.A.G., 1977; Christopher Pratt, by D.Silcox, Prentice Hall, 1982; B>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 in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1813; represented by Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary and Mira Godard, Toronto

Lot #2087

Artist: Aoudla Pudlat ~ [1951-2006] Inuit

#2087 ~ Pudlat - Small Tundra Bird  #15/50
Lot #2087

Artist: Aoudla Pudlat ~ [1951-2006] Inuit

Reference: The Inuit Print, by the National Museums of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1977; Inuit Artist Index, by the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, pg. 165, 1990; 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 #2088

Artist: Innukjuakju Pudlat ~

#2088 ~ Pudlat - Feathered Quartet  #5/50
Lot #2088

Artist: Innukjuakju Pudlat ~

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Lot #2089

Artist: Pudlo Pudlat ~ [1916-1992] Inuit

#2089 ~ Pudlat - Boat and Airplane  #23/50
Lot #2089

Artist: Pudlo Pudlat ~ [1916-1992] Inuit

Reference: see biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.2, by Canadian Arctic Producers; included in Sculpture of the Eskimo, by G.Swinton, 1972; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by P.Furneaux, Signum Press, 1974; included in 1963 Eskimo Art, by E.Turner, Canadian Eskimo Art Committee; Cape Dorset Print Collection 1970, Eskimo Graphic Art; listed on www.katilvik.com disc # E7-899

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Lot #2091

Artist: Palaya Qiatsuq ~ [b.1965] Canadian

#2091 ~ Qiatsuq - Owl
Lot #2091

Artist: Palaya Qiatsuq ~ [b.1965] Canadian

Reference: represented by Madrona Gallery, Victoria and Canada House Gallery, Banff

Lot #2092, Lot #2093, Lot #2094

Artist: Lucy Qinnuayuak ~ [1915-1982] Inuit

#2092 ~ Qinnuayuak - Owl with Three Birds  #AP/2
#2093 ~ Qinnuayuak - Owl at Daybreak  #16/50
#2094 ~ Qinnuayuak - Young Birds  #21/40
Lot #2092, Lot #2093, Lot #2094

Artist: Lucy Qinnuayuak ~ [1915-1982] Inuit

Reference: biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.2, by Canadian Arctic Producers; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, E.Roch

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Lot #2096

Artist: Glen Rabena ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2096 ~ Rabena - Eagle  #201/225
Lot #2096

Artist: Glen Rabena ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6 pg.1898; photograph of the artist Indian Artists at Work, by U.Steltzer, pg.143, JJ Douglas, Vancouver, 1976; for examples and biography see artist's website at www.glenrabena.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 #2097, Lot #2098, Lot #2099, Lot #2100, Lot #2495

Artist: Bill Reid ~ [1920-1998] Canadian RCA

#2097 ~ Reid - Haida Thunderbird - Skiamsm  #193/195
#2098 ~ Reid - Haida Grizzly [Bear]  #564/600
#2099 ~ Reid - Haida Dogfish  #162/450
#2100 ~ Reid - Haida Raven #121/450
#2495 ~ Reid - Bill Reid
Lot #2097, Lot #2098, Lot #2099, Lot #2100, Lot #2495

Artist: Bill Reid ~ [1920-1998] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Bill Reid, by D.Shadbolt, U. of Washington Press, 1986, The Black Canoe: Bill Reid and The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, by Robert Bringhurst, Douglas & McIntyre 1991; Bill Reid, the Making of an Indian, by M.Tippett, Random House, 2003; Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.19, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992 and Northwest Coast Indian Graphics, by E.Hall, U. of Washington Press, 1981; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.7, by C.MacDonald, pg.1986; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #2496

Artist: Jean-Paul Riopelle ~ [1923-2002] Canadian RCA

#2496 ~ Riopelle - Three Copies of Riopelle: Mémoires D
Lot #2496

Artist: Jean-Paul Riopelle ~ [1923-2002] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Jean-Paul Riopelle, by N.G.C., XXI Venice Biennial, 1962; Jean-Paul Riopelle: The Fifties, by C. Lafitte, Claude Lafitte Gallery, 1989; Jean Paul Riopelle, by P.Theberge, M.M.F.A., 1999; Jean Paul Riopelle 1939-1953, Tome 1, 1999; Jean Paul Riopelle 1954-59, Tome 2, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2004; Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue raisonne des estampes, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2005; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.259; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.393; MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2119; M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.323 for exhibition list; Benezit, Tome 8, pg.774; see artist's biography at National Gallery of Canada

Lot #2102, Lot #2497

Artist: Michael Robert Robinson ~ [1948-2010] Canadian

#2102 ~ Robinson - The Thunder House
#2497 ~ Robinson - A Bird Within a Ring of Fire
Lot #2102, Lot #2497

Artist: Michael Robert Robinson ~ [1948-2010] Canadian

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