Historical Results
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Zinnias
Media etching on paper
Size 4 x 5.25 in. / 10.2 x 13.3 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Reference
The original print was a larger image from a wood block titled Zinnias from 1937. The wood block measures 7.25 x 6.25 in. and the intended edition was 30, although Bergman did not typically print out his editions.
The drawing for Zinnias was featured on the cover of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s 1969 show.
Smaller or cropped versions of several of Bergman’s botanical subjects were printed from zinc plates on fine paper and affixed to cards for exchange. These were frequently signed and sometimes labeled with the name, but never numbered with a print edition. It is unknown how many of the zinc prints of Zinnias would have been made.
Thank you to a family member of the artist who shared this information with us.
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Crocuses
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 2.75 in. / 10.2 x 7 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block upper left; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Flowers
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 3 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Brunchberry Dogwood
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1949
Size 4.5 x 3 in. / 11.4 x 7.6 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed along bottom; bears title on label verso; date identified by Eric Bergman Jr. on note attached verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Starry Winter Night
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 4.5 x 6 in. / 11.4 x 15.2 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in screen lower left; in card format; unframed; some creasing noted
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Deadfall
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 4.5 in. / 10.2 x 11.4 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
ex-collection Peter Mortimer Rae, art dealer and artist
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Spirits of the Past #4/18
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1932
Size 5.5 x 6.75 in. / 14 x 17.1 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower left; bears title, date and number on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Reference
according to label verso - Family Edition, wood engraving printed at the direction of the Bergman family from the original blocks, circa 1980
Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Peonies
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 5.5 in. / 10.2 x 14 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass; small stain in top two corners noted
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title The Trail
Media wood block on paper
Size 4.5 x 4.25 in. / 11.4 x 10.8 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed and titled along bottom; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Christmas Mail
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1928
Size 3.5 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed along bottom; Christmas greeting and date on card attached verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - By the Campfire
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 3 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; titled along bottom; framed with archival mat and plexiglass
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Pine Bough
Media wood block on paper
Size 4.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from an Alberta collection
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wild Clematis
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1950
Size 4 x 3 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block upper left; framed with archival mat
Reference
possibly an estate printing; illustrated in H.Eric Bergman Memorial Exhibition, by F.Eckhardt, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1960
Provenance
ex-collection Doris Hamill / Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Lady Slippers
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block upper right; signed along bottom; framed with archival mat
Reference
listed as having an edition of 30 in the H.Eric Bergman, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1980 publication; with thanks to www.artistarchive.com web site
Provenance
ex-collection Doris Hamill / Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Northern Lights
Media wood block on paper
Size 2.25 x 2.5 x 1 in. / 5.7 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection Doris Hamill / Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wild Columbine
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4.5 x 2.5 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed along bottom; framed with archival mat
Reference
listed as having an edition of 30 in the H.Eric Bergman, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1980 publication; with thanks to www.artistarchive.com web site
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Yellow Cedar
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4 x 3 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower centre; framed with archival mat
Reference
possibly an estate printing; see addendum Transformation of Vision, The Works of H.Eric Bergman, by N.Dillow, pg.25, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1983
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Castle Mountain #5/75
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1931
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block upper right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
The Gallery, Victoria, stamp verso; ex-collection George and Lola Kidd, Victoria; proceeds to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate CAD$700-$800
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Pine Bough
Media wood block on paper
Size 4.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from an Alberta collection
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Warm Home Awaiting
Media colour relief print on paper
Size 4.75 x 4.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
Christmas card; bears 'From original woodblock by H. E. Bergman Canadian Artists Series Produced in Canada 559' printed on back; bears inscription 'Mr. and Mrs Robson and family - From Walter Hahn' and printed greeting inside; unframed
Estimate CAD$25-$30
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wind Swept
Media oil on paper board
Dated
1941
Size 7.25 x 9 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$600-$700
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title A Tribute to Beethoven's 9th Symphony #5/25
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 8 x 6 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom
Reference
included in the Eric Bergman Memorial Exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1960 and Images of the Land, Glenbow Museum, 1984
Provenance
Loch and Mayberry, Winnipeg, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Peonies #4/60
Media wood block on paper
Size 6.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some foxing noted; archival mat; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Pine Bough
Media wood block on paper
Size 6.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower left; signed and inscribed on card attached verso; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Dogwood
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1949
Size 4.75 x 3.25 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed below image
Reference
bears reference verso stating that it was used as a Christmas Card by the Bergman's in 1949
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Sunset Winter Lake
Media colour block print on paper
Size 6.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; Christmas greeting inside card and printed inscription 'Printed from original blocks by H.E. Bergman, Winnipeg, Canada' verso; unframed
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Manitoba Landscape
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.5 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Manitoba River
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 8.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Flowers in Mountains
Media wood block on paper
Size 4.75 x 3 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; archival mat
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Flowers
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; archival mat
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title The Old Gate
Media wood block on paper
Size 4 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed and titled along bottom; tipped on in upper corners; unframed
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title The First Drops #9/50
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1933
Size 4.75 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; glued to mat, glue not affecting image or visible margins; small crimp lower left
Reference
included in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, illustrated pg.86
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title East Kildonan Road #1/75
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1932
Size 3.5 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some foxing in margins
Reference
Canadian Society of Graphic Arts, Toronto 1933, exhibition label verso; included in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, illustrated pg.85
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Around the Campfire
Media wood block on paper
Size 3 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower left; signed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Christmas Eve #85/100
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1926
Size 4.5 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; repair noted
Reference
included in H.Eric Bergman Memorial Exhibition, cat. #12
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Poinsettia Pulicherrima
Media wood block on paper
Size 6.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled along bottom; archival mat; special glass
Reference
illustrated N.G.C., Vol.1 A-F, pg.86; some slight variations
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Poinsettia Pulicherrima
Media wood block on paper
Size 6.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled along bottom; signed and inscribed on card attached verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Two Prints
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO; framed as pair; archival mat
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wild Rose
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4 x 3 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed below image and signed inside card; attached to Christmas card, small tear upper left; archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Edith Carter, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Untitled - Northern Lights Over Snowy Lake
Media wood block on paper
Size 2.25 x 2.5 x 1 in. / 5.7 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed and Christmas inscription in lower margin
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Sunlight and Shadows
Media oil on Beaverboard
Dated
1922
Size 12.75 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Peonies #4/60
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1932
Size 6.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some minor foxing; unframed
Reference
exhibited #38 in Drawings, Silverpoints and Prints, by Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1969
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title By the Campfire
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 3.25 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 8.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed below image; some restoration noted; archival material throughout
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wild Rose
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4 x 3 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed below image; some restoration noted; archival material throughout
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Northern Night
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1926
Size 4.25 x 4 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in block upper right; signed and titled along bottom; small tear in margin under mat; some yellowing
Reference
see The Mountains and the Sky by L.Render, pg.123 for illustration - titled Fir Trees in Snow
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Christmas Mail
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1928
Size 3.75 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed lower left; Christmas inscription and date on card attached to back; archival mat front and back
Reference
exhibited in H.Eric Bergman Memorial Exhibition No.16 and H.Eric Bergman Drawings, Silverpoints and Prints, No.32, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1960 and 1969 respectively
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Northern Phenomena #6/50
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1930
Size 3.5 x 4 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
exhibited in H.Eric Bergman Memorial Exhibition, No.18, as well as H.Eric Bergman Drawings, Silverpoints and Prints, No. 35, both Winnipeg Art Gallery; both catalogues included in lot
Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Christmas Card
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; card attached verso, signed 'The Bergmans' with date and inscription
Provenance
private collection, Quebec
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Fir Trees in Snow
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1926
Size 4.25 x 4 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in block upper right; paper trimmed and repaired below mat; some heightening with black in trees; archival mat front and back
Reference
see The Mountains and the Sky by L.Render, pg.123 for illustration and review of artists work in the collection of the Glenbow
Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$300-$500