Historical Results
![#2060 ~ Cresswell - Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore #2060 ~ Cresswell - Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore](/images/upload/auction_images/20230520/medium/2060.jpg)
![#2060 ~ Cresswell - Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore #2060 ~ Cresswell - Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore](/images/upload/auction_images/20230520/small/2060.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1879
Size 6.75 x 11.25 in. / 17.1 x 28.6 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, Roberts Gallery and Kaspar Gallery, Toronto label verso; from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder, a prominent Calgary philanthropist; proceeds from this work will help fulfill Joan's wishes to support the University of Calgary. To read more about Dr. Joan Snyder, visit the University of Calgary's Memoriam
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#2061 ~ Cresswell - Returning Home After Sail #2061 ~ Cresswell - Returning Home After Sail](images/upload/auction_images/20220521/medium/2061.jpg)
![#2061 ~ Cresswell - Returning Home After Sail #2061 ~ Cresswell - Returning Home After Sail](/images/upload/auction_images/20220521/small/2061.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title Returning Home After Sail
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1878
Size 8.75 x 13.5 in. / 22.2 x 34.3 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears artist's name and title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#423 ~ Cresswell - The Fisherman's House #423 ~ Cresswell - The Fisherman's House](images/upload/auction_images/20190414/medium/423.jpg)
![#423 ~ Cresswell - The Fisherman's House #423 ~ Cresswell - The Fisherman's House](/images/upload/auction_images/20190414/small/423.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title The Fisherman's House
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1887
Size 5.5 x 9 in. / 14 x 22.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#424 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Ship Off a Stormy Coast #424 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Ship Off a Stormy Coast](images/upload/auction_images/20170423/medium/424.jpg)
![#424 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Ship Off a Stormy Coast #424 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Ship Off a Stormy Coast](/images/upload/auction_images/20170423/small/424.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title Untitled - Ship Off a Stormy Coast
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1874
Size 5.75 x 9.75 in. / 14.6 x 24.8 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#19 ~ Cresswell - The Gap, Nova Scotia #19 ~ Cresswell - The Gap, Nova Scotia](images/upload/auction_images/20110501/medium/019.jpg)
![#19 ~ Cresswell - The Gap, Nova Scotia #19 ~ Cresswell - The Gap, Nova Scotia](/images/upload/auction_images/20110501/small/019.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title The Gap, Nova Scotia
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1875
Size 12.25 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; in period frame; minor yellowing noted
Provenance
Nash Galleries, London, label verso; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
![#54 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Picnic on the Shore #54 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Picnic on the Shore](images/upload/auction_images/19950501/medium/054.jpg)
![#54 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Picnic on the Shore #54 ~ Cresswell - Untitled - Picnic on the Shore](/images/upload/auction_images/19950501/small/054.jpg)
Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title Untitled - Picnic on the Shore
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1880
Size 17.5 x 28.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 72.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; relined canvas and some minor restoration noted around edges
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500