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Lot #2363, Lot #2364, Lot #2365

Artist: Antonio [Tony] Tascona ~ [1926-2006] Canadian MSA, RCA

#2363 ~ Tascona - Grey Horizon  #41/60
#2364 ~ Tascona - Moon Dust  #17/45
#2365 ~ Tascona - Venice 1990  #23/40
Lot #2363, Lot #2364, Lot #2365

Artist: Antonio [Tony] Tascona ~ [1926-2006] Canadian MSA, RCA

Reference: see Dess[e]ins II / Drawing[s] II, by J.LeVeille, Les Editions du Ble, 2001; Tony Tascona: Resonance, by P.Bovey and J.Patten, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2001; biography and another example in A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.439; Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.519, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.396 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.370; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.54, Westbridge Pub., 2003; Manitoba Visual Artists Index 1983, ed.T.Lysenko, pg.65, Canadian Artists Representation Manitoba, 1983

Lot #2366

Artist: Caroll [Moppett] Taylor-Lindoe ~ [b.1948] Canadian

#2366 ~ Taylor-Lindoe - Serpent
Lot #2366

Artist: Caroll [Moppett] Taylor-Lindoe ~ [b.1948] Canadian

Reference: see Investigating Space, by N.Tousley, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1985; 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 #2367

Artist: Mady Thiel-Kopstein ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#2367 ~ Thiel-Kopstein - A Casual Glance
Lot #2367

Artist: Mady Thiel-Kopstein ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

Reference: see https://bluerockgallery.ca/collections/mady-thiel-kopstein

Lot #2368, Lot #2369, Lot #2370, Lot #2371

Artist: Peter J. Thompson ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2368 ~ Thompson - Untitled - Train Station
#2369 ~ Thompson - Untitled - Calgary Cityscape
#2370 ~ Thompson - Untitled - Calgary Skyline
#2371 ~ Thompson - Untitled - Prairie Sunset
Lot #2368, Lot #2369, Lot #2370, Lot #2371

Artist: Peter J. Thompson ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at peterthompsonart.ca

Lot #2372

Artist: George Thomson ~ [1868-1965] Canadian OSA

#2372 ~ Thomson - Muskoka River
Lot #2372

Artist: George Thomson ~ [1868-1965] Canadian OSA

Reference: see George Thomson Retrospective, by B.Meehan, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, 1996; Photographs by Tom Thomson,by Dennis Reid, NGC, Bulletin 16/1970; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.292; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.441; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.374; Robson, pg.164; Colgate, pg.95; 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; the elder brother of Tom Thomson

Lot #2373, Lot #2374

Artist: Keith Thomson ~ [b.1934] Canadian ASA

#2373 ~ Thomson - A Calm Walk
#2374 ~ Thomson - B.C. Living
Lot #2373, Lot #2374

Artist: Keith Thomson ~ [b.1934] Canadian ASA

Reference: Thomson grew up in a farming community near Craven, Saskatchewan, in the Qu'Appelle Valley. He graduated in Commercial Art from Alberta College of Art and Design and worked as a commercial artist for several years. He was an instructor at the Alberta College of Art 25 years, teaching life drawing, silkscreen printing and watercolour painting.

biography and another examples in Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.102;
see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.55, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;

biography in
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.258, Fifth House Pub., 1994;

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 #2375

Artist: Mildred Valley Thornton ~ [1890-1967] Canadian

#2375 ~ Thornton - Untitled - Mountain View with Birds
Lot #2375

Artist: Mildred Valley Thornton ~ [1890-1967] Canadian

Reference: see Mildred Valley Thornton, 1890-1967, by Butler Galleries and Westbridge Fine Arts; The Life and Art of Mildred Valley Thornton, by Sheryl Salloum; Mother Tongue Publishing Limited, Salt Spring Island, 2011; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.252; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.63, Westbridge Pub., 2003; included in British Columbia Women Artists 1885-1985, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.375

Lot #2376

Artist: Tristan Tondino ~ [b.1961] Canadian

#2376 ~ Tondino - A Thing is Not a Thing
Lot #2376

Artist: Tristan Tondino ~ [b.1961] Canadian

Reference: see Reality Re-evaluated, Velina Manolova, The McGill Daily, Vol. 94, No. 9, 2008 for a review of his show currently showing at Montreal's Galerie 1225; 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; see artist's website at tristantondino.ca and multimedia project with artist Joseanne Brunelle at http://www.abriefcanadianhistory.com

Lot #2377, Lot #2378, Lot #2379

Artist: Don Toney ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#2377 ~ Toney - The Beautiful Wild  #1/35
#2378 ~ Toney - What
#2379 ~ Toney - Ghost of the Tundra  #19/40
Lot #2377, Lot #2378, Lot #2379

Artist: Don Toney ~ [b.1954] Canadian

Reference: Don Toney grew up on a cattle ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek, Alberta. After majoring in fine arts at the University of Lethbridge for two years he apprenticed briefly with sculptor Leon Levesque. He set up his own foundry in 1979 and has worked as a full-time artist since.

for more biographical information and examples of work see Webster Galleries; see also a 2021 article at Lethbridge Herald;

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 #2380, Lot #2381, Lot #2382

Artist: Beverly Tosh ~ [b.1948] Canadian RCA

#2380 ~ Tosh - Untitled - Death
#2381 ~ Tosh - Reaching for the Moon
#2382 ~ Tosh - Red Death
Lot #2380, Lot #2381, Lot #2382

Artist: Beverly Tosh ~ [b.1948] Canadian RCA

Reference: see artist's website at bevtosh.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; represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary

Lot #2383

Artist: Roland Tremblay ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2383 ~ Tremblay - Les Nordiques
Lot #2383

Artist: Roland Tremblay ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #2384

Artist: Sandy Troudt ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2384 ~ Troudt - High and Dry
Lot #2384

Artist: Sandy Troudt ~ [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 #2385, Lot #2386, Lot #2387, Lot #2388, Lot #2389, Lot #2390

Artist: John Davenall Turner ~ [1900-1980] Canadian ASA

#2385 ~ Turner - Jumping Pound Creek
#2386 ~ Turner - McDougal Church, Morley
#2387 ~ Turner - Church on Sarcee Reserve
#2388 ~ Turner - Fish Creek
#2389 ~ Turner - Foothills Valley
#2390 ~ Turner - Glenmore Lake from Sarcee Reserve
Lot #2385, Lot #2386, Lot #2387, Lot #2388, Lot #2389, Lot #2390

Artist: John Davenall Turner ~ [1900-1980] Canadian ASA

Reference: see Sunfield Painter, The Reminiscences of John Davenall Turner, by J.Turner, University of Alberta Press, 1982 and The Artful Codger, by J.Turner, Whyte Foundation, Banff, 1978; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.56, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.30, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.74, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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Lot #2391

Artist: Armand Frederick Vallee ~ [1921-2009] Canadian

#2391 ~ Vallee - Untitled - Farm Near Milo
Lot #2391

Artist: Armand Frederick Vallee ~ [1921-2009] Canadian

Reference: see Armand F. Vallee by Elinor Ewert, published by The Artym Gallery, 2011; The Art of Armand Frederick Vallee, by A.Vallee; biographies in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.1065, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.79, Westbridge Pub., 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 #2392

Artist: Christina Van Reenen ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2392 ~ Van Reenen - Road to Moraine Lake
Lot #2392

Artist: Christina Van Reenen ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: was a member of the Calgary Sketch Club

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Lot #2393

Artist: Lauren Walker ~ [21st century] Canadian

#2393 ~ Walker - Pillow Talk
Lot #2393

Artist: Lauren Walker ~ [21st century] Canadian

Reference: represented by Herringer Kiss Gallery https://www.herringerkissgallery.com/

Lot #2394

Artist: Jan Peng Wang ~ [21st century] Chinese/Canadian

#2394 ~ Wang - Untitled - Collectibles
Lot #2394

Artist: Jan Peng Wang ~ [21st century] Chinese/Canadian

Reference: represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary and The Shayne Gallery, Quebec

Lot #2395, Lot #2396

Artist: Lawrence Washburn ~ [1942-2023] Canadian

#2395 ~ Washburn - Out Back, Fernie, B.C.
#2396 ~ Washburn - South of Calgary
Lot #2395, Lot #2396

Artist: Lawrence Washburn ~ [1942-2023] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.94, Westbridge Pub., 2003; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.57, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977

Lot #2397

Artist: Thomas Harrison Wilkinson ~ [1847-1929] Canadian OSA

#2397 ~ Wilkinson - Buffalo - Banff, Alberta
Lot #2397

Artist: Thomas Harrison Wilkinson ~ [1847-1929] Canadian OSA

Reference: see biographies in Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, by J. Russell Harper, pg.331, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1970 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.106, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.429; 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 #2398

Artist: Sharon Lynn Williams ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#2398 ~ Williams - Elbow Falls Splendor
Lot #2398

Artist: Sharon Lynn Williams ~ [b.1954] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at www.sharonlynnwilliams.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 #2399

Artist: Robert Wilman ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#2399 ~ Wilman - Untitled - Double Rocket Box
Lot #2399

Artist: Robert Wilman ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

Reference: https://theavenuegallery.com/artists/sculptors/wilman-robert/

Lot #2400

Artist: Percy Roy Wilson ~ [1903-1987] Canadian RCA, RIBA

#2400 ~ Wilson - Packed Train in the Rockies Near Golden
Lot #2400

Artist: Percy Roy Wilson ~ [1903-1987] Canadian RCA, RIBA

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 109, Westbridge Pub., 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 #2401

Artist: Shana D. Wilson ~ [b.1966] Canadian

#2401 ~ Wilson - Untitled - Grece Ghanem
Lot #2401

Artist: Shana D. Wilson ~ [b.1966] Canadian

Reference: Wilson graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1988 and worked for over a decade in various corporate positions. She left the corporate world and started a design business when she was a young mother and only gradually discovered her deep love of artistic expression. Two of her portraits have graced the cover of Time magazine; Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jackie Kennedy.[ Time Magazine and Fine Art America]. Wilson was also commissioned by The Evening Standard in London, UK to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in commemoration of her Jubilee in 2022.

for more examples of work see artist's website at Shana Wilson and Peter Robertson Gallery; for an article about the Ginsburg portrait see CBC; see additional articles at Chapter Fifty and University of Alberta;

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 #2402, Lot #2403

Artist: Wilda Wolf ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2402 ~ Wolf - Untitled - Canmore Sketch
#2403 ~ Wolf - Untitled - Winter Stream
Lot #2402, Lot #2403

Artist: Wilda Wolf ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference:

Lot #2404, Lot #2405, Lot #2406

Artist: Mathew Wong ~ [20/21st century] Chinese/Canadian

#2404 ~ Wong - After Stormy Enigmatic Light
#2405 ~ Wong - Untitled - Snowy Farmyard
#2406 ~ Wong - Untitled - Mountain View at Dusk
Lot #2404, Lot #2405, Lot #2406

Artist: Mathew Wong ~ [20/21st century] Chinese/Canadian

Reference: currently represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary http://www.stephenloweartgallery.ca/

Lot #2407, Lot #2408, Lot #2409

Artist: Karl E. Wood ~ [1944-1990] Canadian

#2407 ~ Wood - Near Field, B.C.
#2408 ~ Wood - Noralee, B.C.
#2409 ~ Wood - Packing to the Rainbow Valley
Lot #2407, Lot #2408, Lot #2409

Artist: Karl E. Wood ~ [1944-1990] Canadian

Reference: Wood was born in Winnipeg and began his artistic career in Vancouver in 1964. He moved to the Ghost River region near Cochrane, Alberta about 1984. His artistic practise was devoted to the mountain landscapes and flora and fauna of western Canada and he often painted on location in the backcountry. Karl Wood's father, Robert E. Wood, was an artist and his son, Robert Wood, is also a painter.

for more biographical information and examples of work see Karl Wood and Koyman Galleries;

biography and another examples in
Contemporary Western Artists, by P.Samuels, pg.586, Bonanza Books, 1982;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.113, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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 #2410

Artist: Robert Edward Wood ~ [b.1971] Canadian

#2410 ~ Wood - Manning Park
Lot #2410

Artist: Robert Edward Wood ~ [b.1971] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website www.robertewood.ca

represented by Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary; grandson of Robert E. Wood and son of Karl E. Wood

Lot #2411

Artist: Alan Wylie ~ [b.1938] Canadian FCA

#2411 ~ Wylie - Down the Up Staircase
Lot #2411

Artist: Alan Wylie ~ [b.1938] Canadian FCA

Reference: see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.59, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.117, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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Lot #2412

Artist: Robert Young ~ [b.1938] Canadian

#2412 ~ Young - Drawing for View With
Lot #2412

Artist: Robert Young ~ [b.1938] Canadian

Reference: see Robert Young Prints/Graveurs, by I.Thom, AGGV, 1981; Robert Young: Ten Years, by L.Redman, Charles Scott Gallery, 1984; biography and another example in Vancouver: Art and Artists 1931-1983, V.A.G., 1983; 1993/94 Printworld Directory of Contemporary Prints & Prices, ed.S.Smith, pg.1095, Printworld, 1994

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Lot #2413

Artist: John Zacharias ~ [b.1944] Canadian

#2413 ~ Zacharias - Untitled - Ducks Heading In
Lot #2413

Artist: John Zacharias ~ [b.1944] 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 #2414, Lot #2415, Lot #2416

Artist: Diana Rae Zasadny ~ [b.1968] Canadian

#2414 ~ Zasadny - Bowmont Park
#2415 ~ Zasadny - Edgemont
#2416 ~ Zasadny - Shouldice Park
Lot #2414, Lot #2415, Lot #2416

Artist: Diana Rae Zasadny ~ [b.1968] Canadian

Reference: artist represented by Wallace Gallery Ltd., Calgary

Lot #2417

Artist: Judith Zinkan ~ [20th century] Canadian

#2417 ~ Zinkan - Violet Delphiniums
Lot #2417

Artist: Judith Zinkan ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: represented by Collector's 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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