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Lot #336

Artist: Ernestine Tahedl ~ [b.1940] Canadian RCA

#336 ~ Tahedl - Fuga Romantica [Triptych]
Lot #336

Artist: Ernestine Tahedl ~ [b.1940] Canadian RCA

Reference: exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 396; 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 #336.1

Artist: Norman Tait ~ [1941-2016] Canadian

#336.1 ~ Tait - Untitled - Eagle Mask
Lot #336.1

Artist: Norman Tait ~ [1941-2016] Canadian

Reference: ZZZ CHIN

Lot #337

Artist: Armand Tatossian ~ [1951-2012] Canadian RCA

#337 ~ Tatossian - Rigaud
Lot #337

Artist: Armand Tatossian ~ [1951-2012] Canadian RCA

Reference: listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.1059, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; 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 #338

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

#338 ~ Theriault - The Waiting
Lot #338

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. He is represented by Grant Berg Gallery, Grande Prairie.

for more information and examples of work see artist's website at rtheriault.ca

Lot #339, Lot #340

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

#339 ~ Thibault - Rock, Beacon Hill Park
#340 ~ Thibault - Convergent Traces
Lot #339, Lot #340

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 #341, Lot #342, Lot #343

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

#341 ~ Thiel-Kopstein - A Meeting of the Minds Better Known as Family
#342 ~ Thiel-Kopstein - Royal
#343 ~ Thiel-Kopstein - Building History with Junior
Lot #341, Lot #342, Lot #343

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

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at mady.ca

Lot #344, Lot #345

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

#344 ~ Thomson - Untitled - Autumn Road
#345 ~ Thomson - Untitled - Cows in Snow
Lot #344, Lot #345

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;
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.55, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
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 #346

Artist: Gideon Tomaschoff ~ Canadian

#346 ~ Tomaschoff - Lifetime
Lot #346

Artist: Gideon Tomaschoff ~ 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 #347

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

#347 ~ Tosh - Glass Cocoon II
Lot #347

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

Reference: Tosh is represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary.

for more biographical information and examples of work 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #348

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

#348 ~ Town - Portrait of Tom Thomson  #96/135
Lot #348

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

Lot #349

Artist: Paul Trottier ~ [21st century] Canadian

#349 ~ Trottier - Waskesiu South
Lot #349

Artist: Paul Trottier ~ [21st century] Canadian

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

listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #350, Lot #351

Artist: Andre Turenne ~ [b.1941] Canadian

#350 ~ Turenne - Fin d
#351 ~ Turenne - Escarpement
Lot #350, Lot #351

Artist: Andre Turenne ~ [b.1941] 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]

listed on www.artprice.com

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Lot #352

Artist: Janice Udell ~ [b.1954] Canadian

#352 ~ Udell - Over the Barrens  #92/300
Lot #352

Artist: Janice Udell ~ [b.1954] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see website at heritage.nf.ca

listed on www.artprice.com

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Lot #353

Artist: Andrew Valko ~ [b.1957] Canadian RCA

#353 ~ Valko - Motel Series
Lot #353

Artist: Andrew Valko ~ [b.1957] Canadian RCA

Reference: more information at http://www.andrewvalko.com/ and more works available at Mayberry Fine Art: http://www.mayberryfineart.com/artist/andrew_valko

Lot #354

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

#354 ~ Vallee - Early Desert Spring [South of Palm Springs]
Lot #354

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 #355, Lot #356, Lot #357

Artist: Frank Vervoort ~ [1930-1983] Canadian

#355 ~ Vervoort - Untitled - Fall Landscape
#356 ~ Vervoort - Forest and Shore, Salt Spring Island
#357 ~ Vervoort - Untitled - Quiet Valley
Lot #355, Lot #356, Lot #357

Artist: Frank Vervoort ~ [1930-1983] Canadian

Reference: see Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by V.Greenfield, Alberta College of Art, illustration pg.70, biography pg.104; Spaces and Places: Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.112; The 75th Anniversary Edition, by A. Schmidt, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, 1987; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.83, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Lot #358, Lot #359, Lot #360

Artist: Verna Vogel ~ [21st century] Canadian

#358 ~ Vogel - Stream [Diptych]
#359 ~ Vogel - Everything Was The Rhythm
#360 ~ Vogel - Mobile 2021.11
Lot #358, Lot #359, Lot #360

Artist: Verna Vogel ~ [21st century] Canadian

Reference: Artist statement: 'I was born and spent my childhood in rural Ontario, and have since lived in cities across Canada and abroad.

I completed the Studio Arts Foundation Program at Capilano University in Vancouver BC, where I studied painting with Marcus Bowcott and Nancy Boyd, sculpture with George Rammell, and printmaking with Wayne Eastcott. With funding assistance from the BC Centre for International Education, I then studied overseas for one year, completing the 3rd Year Fine Arts Program at the Malaysian Institute of Art in Kuala Lumpur, with a focus on Chinese Ink Painting.

I have maintained a committed studio practice for over twenty years, and have exhibited my work in public and commercial galleries across Canada. My artworks can be found in collections in Canada, the USA, Europe and Malaysia.

In addition, I teach art-making processes and facilitate ways of seeing, working with adults and with students in public and private schools, through various avenues including Artist-in-Residence programs.

I am is currently based in Calgary AB, where I continue to actively create and exhibit my work, and to engage with growing young minds through art.'

biography from artist's website vernavogel.ca

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Lot #361

Artist: William [Bill] H. Webb ~ [1940-2020] Canadian

#361 ~ Webb - Westerly View, Morning Light
Lot #361

Artist: William [Bill] H. Webb ~ [1940-2020] Canadian

Reference: Webb emigrated from England to Canada in 1968 and became a teacher, a principal and a school superintendent in Edmonton, Alberta. His first solo exhibition was at the West End Gallery in 1986. He retired in 1990 to become a full-time artist.

for more biographical information, examples of work, and a video tribute of Bill Webb's life see West End Gallery; see also a 2014 article about the artist's work at Avenue Magazine;

biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.97, 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 #362

Artist: Linda Wilder ~ [21st century] Canadian

#362 ~ Wilder - Waterfall Colours
Lot #362

Artist: Linda Wilder ~ [21st century] Canadian

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

Lot #363

Artist: Fanny Wiselberg ~ [1906-1986] Canadian

#363 ~ Wiselberg - Nude Dancer
Lot #363

Artist: Fanny Wiselberg ~ [1906-1986] Canadian

Reference: exhibited with Contemporary Arts Society, Montreal from 1942-48; see Jewish Painters and Modernity, Montreal, 1930-1945, by E.Trepanier, pg.171, Centre Saidye-Bronfman, Montreal, 1987; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.404

Lot #364, Lot #365, Lot #366

Artist: James Wood ~ [b.1974] Canadian

#364 ~ Wood - Peyto Vista
#365 ~ Wood - Emperor Falls
#366 ~ Wood - Golden Hour - Spirit Island
Lot #364, Lot #365, Lot #366

Artist: James Wood ~ [b.1974] Canadian

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at jamesewood.ca

Lot #367, Lot #368

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

#367 ~ Wood - Ponderosa Sunset
#368 ~ Wood - Sunset Rocks
Lot #367, Lot #368

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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