Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Peaks
Media ink on paper
Dated 1928
Size 10 x 13.5 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 cm.

Notes
estate stamp and inscription 'Di-18' verso; bears title and date on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat

Reference
used as illustration on inside covers in Yearbook of the Arts in Canada, ed. B.Brooker, 1936, MacMillan and Company of Canada

Provenance
from the artist's estate; John Morris, Toronto; Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Untitled - Faces in the Lily Pads
Media ink on paper
Dated ca.  1929
Size 11 x 8 in. / 27.9 x 20.3 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Near Quebec
Media oil on paper board
Size 11 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title and artist's estate stamp verso; framed

Provenance
gift from the artist to a family member and by descent
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title View Across Ravine
Media oil on canvas board
Size 10 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed to his sister 'Nell, within a block of our home' verso; framed; surface dirt noted

Reference
Letter of Authenticity from artist's niece included with lot

Provenance
gift from the artist to a family member and by descent
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Untitled - Flowers in a Pot
Media oil on wood panel
Size 9.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears artist's name lower right; painting by another artist, dated '1933' verso; framed; surface dirt and handling marks noted

Provenance
gift from the artist to a family member and by descent
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Untitled - Resting in the Park
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1920 -s
Size 8.5 x 8 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
Letter of Authenticity from artist's niece included with lot; framed

Provenance
gift from the artist to a family member and by descent
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Confession [from Crime and Prejudice Series]
Media ink on paper
Dated 1934
Size 11 x 8 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
estate stamp, title and number 'DI-54' verso; bears title and date on backing; framed with archival mat

Provenance
purchased from the estate; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Bertram Brooker
Title Pygmalion's Miracle
Media oil on canvas
Dated ca.  1940
Size 38.25 x 21 x 1 in. / 97.2 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower centre; partial title verso; Bertram Brooker stamp verso

Reference
exhibition labels verso include remains of Canadian Arts Society, Canadian [National?] Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists; Confederation Art Gallery and National Gallery of Canada, Brooker Exhibition, Cat. No.26 [illustrated pl.45 in Bertram Brooker, by D.Reid, N.G.C., 1979

Provenance
private collection, Ontario; Wilkins Studio, Toronto, label verso; estate of M.A. Brooker
Estimate CAD$7,500-$9,500