Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title The Last Load
Media colour etching on paper
Size 12.5 x 21.25 in. / 31.8 x 54 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower right; signed lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed

Reference
illustrated and description 'The Last Load: An etching by Mr. Coburn is truly a collector's item, as the copper plates were used less than a dozen times before being discarded. This was because they were done merely as an experiment, and to prove to the satisfaction of Mr. Coburn that, if he wanted, he could turn to this medium. Etchings, like watercolours and pastels, need not be lacking in power or anaemic in colour, and this is proven in a Coburn etching. This is the etching mentioned as having been inspired by the painting still hanging in Mr. Coburn's studio - the "Great-grand-daddy". It shows a team tired, almost dejected, after a long day in the woods. The feeling of exhaustion in the horses and the man is in accord with the early winter dusk suggested in the carefully treated sky. It has many, if not all, of the qualities of an oil painting' on page 42 in Frederick Simpson Coburn by Gerald Stevens, published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1958

Provenance
Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, label verso; from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title Untitled - Returning Home
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1940
Size 18.25 x 15.25 in. / 46.4 x 38.7 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed; repair noted upper centre; some cracking throughout; some surface dirt; chips and handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title Untitled - Forest Clearing in Winter
Media coloured pencil on paper
Size 8.25 x 13.5 in. / 21 x 34.3 cm.

Notes
bears certificate inscribed 'Certified to be an original work of art by my Uncle, F.S. Coburn' and signed by W. Newlands Coburn verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
RJ Hope Fine Art Framing, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title Sunny Winter Day
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1944
Size 15.5 x 22.5 x 1 in. / 39.4 x 57.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled on gallery label verso; canvas relined; framed

Provenance
Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title Untitled - Log Pile Near Melbourne
Media coloured pencil on paper
Size 8 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
certified and numbered '36-103' by W. Newlands Coburn on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Southern Alberta family
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title The Voyageur
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated 1905
Size 13.75 x 11.25 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated in block lower right; signed along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
illustrated plate 1 in Frederick Simpson Coburn, by G.Stevens; from a drawing used for W.H. Drummond's poem of the same name published in 1906

Provenance
ex-collection Ralph Hedlin and Heidi Redekop, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title The Gondola is the Centre of Everything; It is Venice and a Living Creature Besides
Media watercolour and mixed media on paper
Dated 1912
Size 17 x 12 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, dated and inscribed 'Venice' lower left; bears title and inscription verso; framed with special glass

Reference
reproduced on page 72 in A Venetian June, by Anna Fuller, 1913 [23rd printing] - book included with lot

Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Frederick Simpson Coburn
Title Kingsbury Road, Melbourne, Que.
Media colour pencil on paper
Size 4.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title along bottom; archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$600-$700