Historical Results
![#2119 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Storm Coming In #2119 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Storm Coming In](/images/upload/auction_images/20240518/medium/2119.jpg)
![#2119 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Storm Coming In #2119 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Storm Coming In](/images/upload/auction_images/20240518/small/2119.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Storm Coming In
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1991
Size 7 x 10.25 in. / 17.8 x 26 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed archival mat; some handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
from the Estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
![#405 ~ Ballachey - Wasa Evening #405 ~ Ballachey - Wasa Evening](/images/upload/auction_images/20230423/medium/405.jpg)
![#405 ~ Ballachey - Wasa Evening #405 ~ Ballachey - Wasa Evening](/images/upload/auction_images/20230423/small/405.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Wasa Evening
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 36 x 22 in. / 91.4 x 55.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
![#611 ~ Ballachey - Meadow Above Sheep River #611 ~ Ballachey - Meadow Above Sheep River](images/upload/auction_images/20230311/medium/611.jpg)
![#611 ~ Ballachey - Meadow Above Sheep River #611 ~ Ballachey - Meadow Above Sheep River](/images/upload/auction_images/20230311/small/611.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Meadow Above Sheep River
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1983
Size 44 x 32 in. / 111.8 x 81.3 cm.
Notes
signed dated lower right; signed and titled verso; framed
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
![#1009 ~ Ballachey - Grey Ridge #1009 ~ Ballachey - Grey Ridge](images/upload/auction_images/20221203/medium/1009.jpg)
![#1009 ~ Ballachey - Grey Ridge #1009 ~ Ballachey - Grey Ridge](/images/upload/auction_images/20221203/small/1009.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Grey Ridge
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1983
Size 36 x 48 in. / 91.4 x 121.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed; minor handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
Mira Godard Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Kelowna estate
Estimate CAD$500-$700
![#2010 ~ Ballachey - Pond Below Leighton Centre #2010 ~ Ballachey - Pond Below Leighton Centre](images/upload/auction_images/20220521/medium/2010.jpg)
![#2010 ~ Ballachey - Pond Below Leighton Centre #2010 ~ Ballachey - Pond Below Leighton Centre](/images/upload/auction_images/20220521/small/2010.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Pond Below Leighton Centre
Media gouache on paper
Dated
1984
Size 11.5 x 15.25 in. / 29.2 x 38.7 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#2050 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Floral Sketch #A/P #2050 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Floral Sketch #A/P](images/upload/auction_images/20211204/medium/2050.jpg)
![#2050 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Floral Sketch #A/P #2050 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Floral Sketch #A/P](/images/upload/auction_images/20211204/small/2050.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Floral Sketch #A/P
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1971
Size 12.5 x 9.25 in. / 31.8 x 23.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed; some handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgay, label verso
Estimate CAD$100-$150
![#3 ~ Ballachey - Dark Grotto #3 ~ Ballachey - Dark Grotto](images/upload/auction_images/20210613/medium/003.jpg)
![#3 ~ Ballachey - Dark Grotto #3 ~ Ballachey - Dark Grotto](/images/upload/auction_images/20210613/small/003.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Dark Grotto
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
2009
--20
Size 24 x 18 in. / 61 x 45.7 cm.
Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $1,800 - signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed
Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; This painting is one of a group working with an idea of 'waterfall’; exploring the movement of the water, the solidity of the earth, the shifting of light. Barbara graduated from the University of Calgary, with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in 1971 and like many landscape painters of her generation, started as an abstract painter. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the Alberta Art Foundation, the Edmonton Art Gallery, the Glenbow Museum and the University of Calgary.
Provenance
Generously donated by Barbara Ballachey; represented by The Edge Gallery, Canmore, see website at edgegallery.ca
Estimate CAD$900-$1,800
![#2 ~ Ballachey - Night #2 ~ Ballachey - Night](images/upload/auction_images/20210418/medium/002.jpg)
![#2 ~ Ballachey - Night #2 ~ Ballachey - Night](/images/upload/auction_images/20210418/small/002.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Night
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1986
Size 41.5 x 50.5 in. / 105.4 x 128.3 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed
Provenance
proceeds generously donated to the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000
![#403 ~ Ballachey - Long Beach, September #403 ~ Ballachey - Long Beach, September](images/upload/auction_images/20201101/medium/403.jpg)
![#403 ~ Ballachey - Long Beach, September #403 ~ Ballachey - Long Beach, September](/images/upload/auction_images/20201101/small/403.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Long Beach, September
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1984
Size 36 x 72 in. / 91.4 x 182.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
![#6 ~ Ballachey - Still Water, Emerald Lake #6 ~ Ballachey - Still Water, Emerald Lake](images/upload/auction_images/20200919/medium/006.jpg)
![#6 ~ Ballachey - Still Water, Emerald Lake #6 ~ Ballachey - Still Water, Emerald Lake](/images/upload/auction_images/20200919/small/006.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Still Water, Emerald Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Size 21.5 x 29 in. / 54.6 x 73.7 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$400
![#1025 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Green and Purple Abstract #1025 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Green and Purple Abstract](images/upload/auction_images/20200516/medium/1025.jpg)
![#1025 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Green and Purple Abstract #1025 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Green and Purple Abstract](/images/upload/auction_images/20200516/small/1025.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Green and Purple Abstract
Media acrylic and mixed media on paper
Dated
1975
Size 25.5 x 39 in. / 64.8 x 99.1 cm.
Notes
signed and dated verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1011 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Landscape #1011 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Landscape](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1011.jpg)
![#1011 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Landscape #1011 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Landscape](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1011.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Landscape
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1982
Size 5 x 6.5 in. / 12.7 x 16.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Lea Heath, Art Consultant, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
![#1016 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Purple Inquiry #1016 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Purple Inquiry](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1016.jpg)
![#1016 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Purple Inquiry #1016 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Purple Inquiry](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1016.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Purple Inquiry
Media pastel on paper
Size 25.5 x 39 in. / 64.8 x 99.1 cm.
Notes
signed and dated verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1018 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Cloudy Skies #1018 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Cloudy Skies](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1018.jpg)
![#1018 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Cloudy Skies #1018 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Cloudy Skies](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1018.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Cloudy Skies
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1983
Size 7 x 10 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#418 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Tulip #418 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Tulip](images/upload/auction_images/20110507/medium/418.jpg)
![#418 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Tulip #418 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Tulip](/images/upload/auction_images/20110507/small/418.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Tulip
Media acrylic on paper
Dated
1986
Size 9.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat
Estimate CAD$400-$600
![#303 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Flowers in the Studio #303 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Flowers in the Studio](images/upload/auction_images/20061112/medium/303.jpg)
![#303 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Flowers in the Studio #303 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Flowers in the Studio](/images/upload/auction_images/20061112/small/303.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Flowers in the Studio
Media graphite on paper
Dated
1983
Size 30 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#301 ~ Ballachey - Dark Field #301 ~ Ballachey - Dark Field](images/upload/auction_images/20060409/medium/301.jpg)
![#301 ~ Ballachey - Dark Field #301 ~ Ballachey - Dark Field](/images/upload/auction_images/20060409/small/301.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Dark Field
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 35.75 x 60 x 1 in. / 90.8 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; small scratch upper left
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
![#301 ~ Ballachey - Forest #3 #301 ~ Ballachey - Forest #3](images/upload/auction_images/20041114/medium/301.jpg)
![#301 ~ Ballachey - Forest #3 #301 ~ Ballachey - Forest #3](/images/upload/auction_images/20041114/small/301.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Forest #3
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 24 x 21 x 1 in. / 61 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto/Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#302 ~ Ballachey - Ware Ridge, Autumn #302 ~ Ballachey - Ware Ridge, Autumn](images/upload/auction_images/20040418/medium/302.jpg)
![#302 ~ Ballachey - Ware Ridge, Autumn #302 ~ Ballachey - Ware Ridge, Autumn](/images/upload/auction_images/20040418/small/302.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Ware Ridge, Autumn
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 36 x 47.75 x 1 in. / 91.4 x 121.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Winter Ocean
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1990
Size 20.75 x 29 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled on backing
Estimate CAD$300-$500
![#1 ~ Ballachey - Yellow Table #1 ~ Ballachey - Yellow Table](images/upload/auction_images/19991101/medium/001.jpg)
![#1 ~ Ballachey - Yellow Table #1 ~ Ballachey - Yellow Table](/images/upload/auction_images/19991101/small/001.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Yellow Table
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1989
Size 54 x 42 x 1 in. / 137.2 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso
Provenance
Paul Kuhn Fine Art, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection MacKimmie Matthews, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
![#10 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Reflection #10 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Reflection](images/upload/auction_images/19941101/medium/010.jpg)
![#10 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Reflection #10 ~ Ballachey - Untitled - Reflection](/images/upload/auction_images/19941101/small/010.jpg)
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Reflection
Media charcoal on paper
Dated
1979
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200