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Lot #149

Artist: Miyuki Tanobe ~ [b.1939] Japanese/Canadian

#149 ~ Tanobe - Le Sapin de Noel
Lot #149

Artist: Miyuki Tanobe ~ [b.1939] Japanese/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 #511

Artist: Antoni Tapies ~ [1923-2012] Spanish

#511 ~ Tapies - Angle et Tache  #18/75
Lot #511

Artist: Antoni Tapies ~ [1923-2012] Spanish

Reference: see Tapies, the Complete Works, by A.Agusti, Rizzoli / Poligrafa; Tapies, by G.Raillard, Maeght Editeur, 1976; Antoni Tapies in Print, by D.Wye, Museum of Modern Art, 1991; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Lot #260

Artist: David Thauberger ~ [b.1948] Canadian RCA

#260 ~ Thauberger - Summer Heat
Lot #260

Artist: David Thauberger ~ [b.1948] Canadian RCA

Reference: see David Thauberger Paintings 1978-1988, by P.White, Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1988; David Thauberger: Road Trips and Other Diversions; Sandra Fraser and Timothy Long, Mendel Art Gallery / MacKenzie Art Gallery, 2014; included in Contemporary Canadian Art, by D.Burnett/M.Schiff, pg.283, Hurtig Pub., 1983; included in Visions: Contemporary Art in Canada, ed.R.Bringhurst et al, pg.58, Douglas and McIntyre, 1983; work included on Mackenzie Art Gallery website; exhibited at Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina and Masters Gallery, Calgary; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.58, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Lot #512

Artist: Raymond Theriault ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

#512 ~ Theriault - Winter Trees [46th Street Stride]
Lot #512

Artist: Raymond Theriault ~ [20/21st century] Canadian

Reference: Alberta artist Theriault graduated from the Fine Arts program at the University of Alberta. In his over 25 years as a professional artist, he has had 12 solo exhibitions and numerous group and juried shows.

For more information and examples of work see artist's website at R. Theriault; represented by Grant Berg Gallery

Lot #150, Lot #151

Artist: Rene Thibault ~ [b.1947] Canadian SCA

#150 ~ Thibault - Rocks, Clearwater Lake
#151 ~ Thibault - West of Banff, Looking East
Lot #150, Lot #151

Artist: Rene Thibault ~ [b.1947] Canadian SCA

Reference: Born in Saskatchewan Thibault was raised and educated in the communities of Debden and Prince Albert. He earned a Diploma of Applied Arts from Alberta College of Art and Design by 1969. He worked in the area of architectural illustration for many years, eventually establishing his own firm. He has been focused on his own painting practise since 1987.

For more biographical detail and examples of work see artist's website at Rene Thibault; see also a 2015 interview at Alberta University of the Arts

Lot #261, Lot #262, Lot #263, Lot #264

Artist: Les Thomas ~ [b.1962] Canadian

#261 ~ Thomas - Animal Painting #04-3289 [Mule Deer]
#262 ~ Thomas - Animal Painting #016-1348 [Elk]
#263 ~ Thomas - Animal Painting #07-5551 [Black Bear]
#264 ~ Thomas - Animal Painting [AP #04-3514]
Lot #261, Lot #262, Lot #263, Lot #264

Artist: Les Thomas ~ [b.1962] Canadian

Reference: Thomas obtained his MFA from the University of Calgary in 1998 after doing post graduate studies at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, England. His trademark works often include images of animals and are created with an encaustic technique.

For detailed biographical information see the artist's listing at Visions West Contemporary and an article at Galleries West; see also Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 60, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Lot #152, Lot #153, Lot #154

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

#152 ~ Thomson - Erosion
#153 ~ Thomson - October View
#154 ~ Thomson - Aspen Walk
Lot #152, Lot #153, Lot #154

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 #265

Artist: Mary [Sharman] Thomson ~ [b.1953] Canadian

#265 ~ Thomson - Untitled - Abstract Red
Lot #265

Artist: Mary [Sharman] Thomson ~ [b.1953] Canadian

Reference: biography and another example in Contemporary '88 Calgary, by M.Laviolette, pg.26, Olympic Arts Festival;

Lot #155, Lot #513

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

#155 ~ Thornton - Jervis Inlet
#513 ~ Thornton - Untitled - Okanagan Lake
Lot #155, Lot #513

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 #514, Lot #515, Lot #516

Artist: Don Toney ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#514 ~ Toney - Wranglin
#515 ~ Toney - The Way of Nature - Predators and Prey  #AP/35
#516 ~ Toney - The Quest for Oil  [Cabletool Drilling Rig circa 1915] #AP/30
Lot #514, Lot #515, Lot #516

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 #266

Artist: Harold Barling Town ~ [1924-1990] Canadian RCA

#266 ~ Town - French Postcard [Girl with Bicycle]
Lot #266

Artist: Harold Barling Town ~ [1924-1990] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Harold Town - The First Exhibition of New Work, 1969-1973., by K. Woods, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1973; Poets and Other People, Drawings by Harold Town, by K.Saltmarche, Art Gallery of Windsor, 1980; Town, by D.Burnett, A.G.O., 1986; Silent Stars - Sound Stars - Film Stars, by Harold Town, McClelland and Stewart, 1971; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 316; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.463; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 405 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 378

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Lot #517

Artist: Ina D.D. Uhthoff ~ [1889-1971] Canadian

#517 ~ Uhthoff - Untitled - Rocky Mountain Tops
Lot #517

Artist: Ina D.D. Uhthoff ~ [1889-1971] Canadian

Reference: see Ina D.D. Uhthoff Memorial Exhibition, C.Graham, A.G.G.V., 1972; another example in One Hundred Years of B.C. Art, V.A.G., 1958; Permanent Collection, A.G.G.V., 1964; The Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pg.98; From Desolation to Splendour, by M.Tippett, pg.124-6, Clarke Irwin; biography and another example in Printmaking in British Columbia 1889-1983, by N.Tuele, 1984, A.G.G.V.; excellent biography on the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative site http://cwahi.concordia.ca developed through the Department of Art History at Concordia University, Montreal; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 76, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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Lot #156

Artist: Frederick Horsman Varley ~ [1881-1969] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

#156 ~ Varley - Waterfall - Northern Stream
Lot #156

Artist: Frederick Horsman Varley ~ [1881-1969] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

Reference: see F.H. Varley Paintings 1915-1954, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1954; Frederick Horsman Varley, by various, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1974; F.H. Varley, A Centennial Exhibition, by C.Varley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981; Varley, by P.Varley, Key Porter Books, 1983; F.H. Varley, Portraits Into Light, by K.Atanassova, Dundurn Press, 2007; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.319; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.486; R.C.A.A., pg.411 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.385; Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.81; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.64-71

Lot #157, Lot #158

Artist: Frederick Arthur Verner ~ [1836-1928] Canadian OSA, RCA

#157 ~ Verner - Buffaloes
#158 ~ Verner - Heather Scene
Lot #157, Lot #158

Artist: Frederick Arthur Verner ~ [1836-1928] Canadian OSA, RCA

Reference: Born in 1836, Frederick A. Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art. While in England he served for the British army. Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto. During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portrais of native people as well as native scenes and landscapes. Although Paul Kane was much older, they became close friends in the artist's later uears and it is thought by some that Verner replace Kane as Canada's most accoplished artist at the time. Verner was well exhibited throughout his life; showing with the RCA from its founding in 1880 until 1927, and with the OSA until 1911. He also exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal from 1872 to 1922. Verner even exhibited his scenes of Canada with Buffalo Bill's show in London. See The Last Buffalo, by J.Murray, Pagurian Press, 1984 as well as N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 324; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.494; biography in Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, by J. Russell Harper, pg.316, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1970; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.83, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.412 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.386; Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.83

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Lot #267, Lot #268

Artist: Samantha Walrod ~ [21st Century] Canadian

#267 ~ Walrod - Spring Flowers #4
#268 ~ Walrod - Spring Flowers #1
Lot #267, Lot #268

Artist: Samantha Walrod ~ [21st Century] Canadian

Reference: represented by Newzones Gallery, Calgary; see artist's website at samanthawalrod.com

Lot #269

Artist: Andy Warhol ~ [1928-1987] American

#269 ~ Warhol - Torsos - Ace Gallery, Grand Palais - Paris, 22/X - 30/X 1977
Lot #269

Artist: Andy Warhol ~ [1928-1987] American

Reference: see Andy Warhol Prints - A Catalogue Raisonne, by E.Feldman, Editions Schellman, N.Y. 1985; The Andy Warhol Prints Diaries, by P.Hackett, Warner Books, 1989; The Life and Death of Andy Warhol, by Victor Bockris, Bantam Books, 1989; see Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.3, pg.3465, Sound View Press, 1999; biography in 1991/92 PrintWorld Directory, by S.Smith, pg.931; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 10, pg.638; see artist biography at The Andy Warhol Museum

Lot #518

Artist: Al Nelson Weitzel ~ [20th century] Canadian

#518 ~ Weitzel - Untitled - Riverside
Lot #518

Artist: Al Nelson Weitzel ~ [20th century] Canadian

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Lot #519

Artist: Ronald York Wilson ~ [1907-1984] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

#519 ~ Wilson - Untitled - Beach Umbrellas
Lot #519

Artist: Ronald York Wilson ~ [1907-1984] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA

Reference: see York Wilson, Retrospective 1927-1973, by R.Bradley, Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery, 1974; York Wilson, His Life and Work, 1907-1984, by L.Wilson, Carleton University Art Gallery, 1997; biography and another example in N.G.C., Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.334; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.515; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.110, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.432 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.403

Lot #520

Artist: William Arthur Winter ~ [1909-1996] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

#520 ~ Winter - Family and Village
Lot #520

Artist: William Arthur Winter ~ [1909-1996] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

Reference: see A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.518; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.421 for biography and other examples; see also Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.111, Westbridge Pub., 2003; Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters, by P.Duval, pg.128, Clarke Irwin, 1972; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.433; included in Benezit, Tome 8, pg.768; 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 #159, Lot #521

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

#159 ~ Wong - Misty Morning Blanket
#521 ~ Wong - Untitled - Wings and Waves
Lot #159, Lot #521

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

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

Lot #270

Artist: George Melville Wood ~ [b.1932] Canadian

#270 ~ Wood - Untitled - Still Life with Black Chairs
Lot #270

Artist: George Melville Wood ~ [b.1932] Canadian

Reference: born and raised in Regina. He paints interior scenese and still lifes from the isolation caused by the harsh environment of winter prairies. Wood studied painting at the Alberta College of Art and sculpture at the University of Manitoba. He worked as the curator for the art gallery and taugh at the Alberta College of Art.
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 #522, Lot #523

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

#522 ~ Wood - Ootsa Lake [50 Miles S. of Burns Lake, B.C.]
#523 ~ Wood - Stokes Point - Beaufort Sea [E. of Heschel Is.]
Lot #522, Lot #523

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 #524

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

#524 ~ Wood - Alberta Autumn
Lot #524

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

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Lot #271

Artist: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#271 ~ Yahgulanaas - Residential
Lot #271

Artist: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas ~ [b.1954] Canadian

Reference: Yahgulanaas became a full-time artist after many decades working as part of the Haida Nation's successful campaign to protect its biocultural diversity. In the late 1990s, after exposure to Chinese brush techniques and under the tutelage of Cantonese master Cai Ben Kwon, he consciously began to merge Haida and Asian artistic influences into his self-taught practice, and created the art form called "Haida Manga.".

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Michael Yahgulanaas; see article and further examples at Nuvo Magazine

see Red: A Haida Manga, by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Douglas and McIntyre, Vancouver, 2009

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 #525

Artist: Karen Yurkovich ~ [b.1963] Canadian

#525 ~ Yurkovich - Untitled - Apples and Pears
Lot #525

Artist: Karen Yurkovich ~ [b.1963] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at karenyurkovich.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

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Lot #160

Artist: Vilem Zach ~ [b.1946] Canadian

#160 ~ Zach - Chasing a Stray  #10/50
Lot #160

Artist: Vilem Zach ~ [b.1946] Canadian

Reference: see Silent Stories, by Vilem Zach, 2000; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 4, pg. 122, Westbridge Publishing, 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; exhibited at Gainsborough Galleries and others; artist's website at www.vilemzach.com

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