Historical Results
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Freeway and the Cherry Orchard No. 1 #?/25
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1965
Size 35.75 x 20.75 in. / 90.8 x 52.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered on label attached verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Summer House III
Media colour etching on paper
Size 17.5 x 11.5 in. / 44.4 x 29.2 cm.
Notes
unsigned; unframed; some handling marks and yellowing in margins noted
Provenance
from the Estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain [Tac Board I] #82/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.5 x 14 in. / 52.1 x 35.6 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
from the portfolio Twentieth Anniversary 1959-1979.; published by Gallery Moos Limited, 1979
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Untitled - Feathers
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 16 x 22 in. / 40.6 x 55.9 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Where is Uncle Sam [Tent Series] #4?
Media etching on paper
Dated
1977
Size 15.75 x 11.5 in. / 40 x 29.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and indistinctly numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Pond Reflecting #3 #15/25
Media etching on paper
Dated
1964
Size 13 x 13.25 in. / 33 x 33.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Fatima #A.P.
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 15.75 x 16.5 in. / 40 x 41.9 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Summer House #3 #AP
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 18 x 12 in. / 45.7 x 30.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Day Approaching Night No. 2 #21/25
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1968
Size 15.25 x 17.75 in. / 38.7 x 45.1 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; liquid damage in upper left corner noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Dark Nights and Sunny Days 2 #12/18
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1968
Size 12.75 x 10 in. / 32.4 x 25.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed; minor yellowing in margins noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis II #A.P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 26 x 23.5 in. / 66 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from a corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Looking Up
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1977
Size 24 x 18 in. / 61 x 45.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; small tear in bottom margin noted; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Borin II #51/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 17.25 x 23.5 in. / 43.8 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Hillside
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1984
Size 28 x 35.25 in. / 71.1 x 89.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on plaque verso; unframed
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Dark Nights and Sunny Days No. 3 #10/12
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1965
Size 14 x 19.25 in. / 35.6 x 48.9 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; minor handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Signals #19/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 23.5 x 17.5 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Time Pass II #46/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 14.5 x 11.5 in. / 36.8 x 29.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
The Graphic Gallery, Calgary, label verso; corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title And The Demolition Expert said 'Awake and Follow Me' #Artist's Proof
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1968
Size 33.5 x 22.5 in. / 85.1 x 57.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed; some stains in margins noted; minor handling marks on frame noted
Estimate CAD$75-$100
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Some Win, Some Lose #11/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 22.75 x 17 in. / 57.8 x 43.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Boleos #31/51
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1971
Size 17.75 x 23.75 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain [Tack Board I] #73/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.75 x 14.25 in. / 52.7 x 36.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; shrink-wrapped
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Blue Diana II #68/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 10.75 x 9 in. / 27.3 x 22.9 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Last Flight #22/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 23.75 x 17.75 in. / 60.3 x 45.1 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Table Top Series V #1/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 8.75 x 7.5 in. / 22.2 x 19 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$75-$100
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Tree With Stars #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Size 22.75 x 16.75 in. / 57.8 x 42.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Toy Monument #11/15
Media colour etching and embossing on paper
Size 11.5 x 17.75 in. / 29.2 x 45.1 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mandala [Diary of a Lost Hunter] #42/100
Media etching on paper
Dated
1968
Size 17.75 x 17.5 in. / 45.1 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Reference
included in 35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by John Kenneth Esler published by the University of Calgary, 1994, pg. 44
Provenance
with proceeds to Mission Thrift Store, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Winter Garden #5/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 10.5 x 7.5 in. / 26.7 x 19 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Letter #19/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 19 x 23.5 in. / 48.3 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Lea Heath, Art Consultant, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Some Win, Some Lose #18/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 22.75 x 16.75 in. / 57.8 x 42.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Reference
illustrated on page 21 in 35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by John Kenneth Esler published by The Nickel Arts Museum, 1994
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Gambler #A/P
Media etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 15.75 x 14.5 in. / 40 x 36.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Looking Up #145/150
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 23.5 x 17.5 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Calgary Horse No.3 #13/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1973
Size 15.75 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 40 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some yellowing and handling marks noted
Reference
included in 35 Years and 15 Minutes, prints by John Kenneth Esler, pg. 59, by S.Ford, Nickle Arts Museum, 1994
Provenance
private collection, Ottawa
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Saturday Night in a Prairie Town #12/20
Media colour relief print on paper
Dated
1966
Size 21 x 31.5 in. / 53.3 x 80 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat; small tear in margin left centre noted; glass cut too short for frame
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Journey out of the Forest #2 #A/P
Media etching on paper
Dated
1967
Size 8.5 x 8.5 in. / 21.6 x 21.6 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Century Piece #2 Canadian #11/35
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 21.75 x 17.5 in. / 55.2 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Medallion #12/25
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 9 x 8.5 in. / 22.9 x 21.6 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Table Top Series IV #21/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 8.75 x 7.75 in. / 22.2 x 19.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed; some stains on mat noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Time Crossing II #67/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 14.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Wind Spirit #49/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 8.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain [Tack Board I] #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.75 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Aisha #44/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 16 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Baroque Lament [First State] #3/15
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 17.25 x 21 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Blue Intrusion #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 11.75 x 18.5 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 47 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Medallion 3 #4/25
Media colour etching and relief on paper
Dated
1969
Size 17.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mr. Winter's Little Boxes #5/19
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1965
Size 16.5 x 23 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Buffalo Jump #3/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 23.5 x 26 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Crosswinds [Melodrama] I #4/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Fields II [State II] #13/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1989
Size 18.25 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Summer House III #49/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 17.5 x 11.25 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title West Cosmos 1 #20/39
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 33.25 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 84.5 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title West Cosmos 2 #11/19
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 33.25 x 25.25 x 1 in. / 84.5 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title West Cosmos 3 #5/20
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 34 x 20.75 x 1 in. / 86.4 x 52.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title West Cosmos [Summer] #7/8
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 33.25 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 84.5 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Pegasus 1 #11/34
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 25.25 x 34.25 x 1 in. / 64.1 x 87 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Pegasus 2 #21/34
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1969
Size 25.25 x 34.25 x 1 in. / 64.1 x 87 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Landscape with Chair #20/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 22.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Approaching Day #69/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1990
Size 11.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The White Box [Melodrama IV] #1/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1970
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; double-sided tape residue noted verso
Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Nidus #3/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 22.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed; small stains lower margin noted
Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Untitled - Prairie Spring
Media acrylic on wood board
Dated
1984
Size 30 x 24 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Medicine Hat
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Full Moon Rising #41/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1977
Size 15 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Looking Up #145/150
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis II #XX/XXV
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 26.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 67.3 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Sundance Gallery, Calgary, label verso; anonymous supporter of the Elephant Artists Relief Society http://www.elephantartistrelief.com/
Estimate CAD$500-$1,000
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The White Box [Melodrama IV] #8/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Time Passing II #53/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 14.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; minor creasing along top margin
Estimate CAD$75-$100
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Table Top Series V #9/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 8.75 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$75-$100
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Landscape with Chair #15/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 22.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Fire #61/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain [Tack Board I] #89/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.5 x 14 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
from the Twentieth Anniversary 1959 - 1979 Gallery Moos Limited portfolio
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Looking Up #130/150
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 23.75 x 17.25 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 43.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Approaching Day #1/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1990
Size 11.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Flame #28/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Full Moon Rising #1/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1989
Size 11.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis [Indian Summer IV] #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 8.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Watch #13/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 8.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Devil's Thumb [Kananakis III] #14/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 27.25 x 23.25 x 1 in. / 69.2 x 59.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Calgary Horse #4 #1/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 15.75 x 21 x 1 in. / 40 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Aisha #6/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 16 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Gambler #A.P.
Media etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 15.75 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 40 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Hanka Martin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Warrior #A.P.
Media etching on paper
Dated
1964
Size 18 x 12 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Hanka Martin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Calgary Horse #3 #24/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1973
Size 16 x 23 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled dated, and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Bearspaw Remembered
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1993
Size 32 x 35.75 x 1 in. / 81.3 x 90.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Triangle Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis II #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 26.25 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 66.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Summer House II #63/95
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 17.5 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Buring Bush #60/75
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1982
Size 8 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Fire #59/75
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 29.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 75.6 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Tent II [State II] #XXI/XXV
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 8.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis II #A.P.
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 26.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 67.3 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Untitled - Falling Feather
Media graphite and coloured pencil on paper
Dated
1979
Size 17.25 x 23 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Queen Kat #9/50
Media etching on paper
Size 3 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Home and Away #8/55
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1981
Size 7.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 19 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Reference
inscribed on backing 'Apparently a tribute to Jim Nicoll'
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Landscape with Table #32/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1973
Size 5 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; signed and titled on backing; framed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Owl #18/25
Media etching on paper
Dated
1964
Size 17.5 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Wind Spirit #14/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Table Top Series V #30/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 8.75 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Flight #Sample Proof
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 25.75 x 18.25 x 1 in. / 65.4 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain [Tack Board I] #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.75 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Aisha #44/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 16 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Baroque Lament [First State] #3/15
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 17.25 x 21 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Blue Intrusion #A/P
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 11.75 x 18.5 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 47 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Medallion 3 #4/25
Media colour etching and relief on paper
Dated
1969
Size 17.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mr. Winter's Little Boxes #5/19
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1965
Size 16.5 x 23 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Buffalo Jump #3/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 23.5 x 26 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Crosswinds [Melodrama] I #4/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Field with Stones
Media acrylic on hard board
Dated
1984
Size 15 x 18 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled on paper attached verso; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Rocky Hillside
Media acrylic on hard board
Dated
1984
Size 15 x 18 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed and titled verso; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Untitled - Fence on the Hill
Media acrylic on hard board
Dated
1984
Size 15 x 18 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Lost Flag #13/35
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1971
Size 22.75 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Provenance
from a Winnipeg estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title To Climb a Mountain #88/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1978
Size 20.75 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Calgary Horse No.3 #30/50
Media colour etching and collograph on paper
Dated
1973
Size 15.75 x 22.5 x 1 in. / 40 x 57.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
included in 35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by J.K. Esler, pg. 59, S. Ford, The NIckle Arts Museum, 1994
Provenance
Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg, label verso; private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Curtain Call [Melodrama III] #25/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Reference
included in 35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by J.K. Esler, pg. 59, S. Ford, The NIckle Arts Museum, 1994
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Buffalo Jump #77/100
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 23.25 x 26.25 x 1 in. / 59.1 x 66.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; some staining in mat noted
Reference
included in 35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by J.K. Esler, pg. 60, S. Ford, The NIckle Arts Museum, 1994
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Red Dianna #13/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 16.5 x 22.5 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 57.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Reference
illustrated 35 Years and 15 Minutes, prints by John Kenneth Esle pg.24
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mandala [Diary of the Lost Hunter] #6/100
Media etching on paper
Dated
1969
Size 17.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
illustrated 35 Years and 15 Minutes, prints by John Kenneth Esle pg.44
Provenance
Four Corners Gallery, Red Deer, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title September 2 #2/15
Media colour collagraph on paper
Dated
1969
Size 9.75 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
listed 35 Years and 15 Minutes, prints by John Kenneth Esle pg.59 [under 1970]
Provenance
Four Corners Gallery, Red Deer, label verso
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Last Flight #31/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Fatima #8/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 16 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Untitled
Media colour pencil on paper
Dated
1980
Size 23.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title LOT OF TWO - Kananaskis / Boraes
Media etching on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO; both signed
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title LOT OF TWO - Strange Sunset / The Gambler
Media etching on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO; both signed
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mr. & Mrs. Warrior
Media mixed media on masonite
Dated
1967
Size 21 x 24 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection Calgary / Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Shadow of Summer #36/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Provenance
Guild Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Landscape with Table #2 #3/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 5.25 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Red Deer / California
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis II #II/XXV
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 26.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 67.3 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Cross Winds - Melodrama I #4/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Tents [Ten Series IV] #A.P.
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1977
Size 24 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 61 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; ed:50; archival material throughout
Reference
listed in 35 Years
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Confusion #6/35
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1971
Size 18 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Mr. Winter's Little Boxes #5/19
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1965
Size 16.5 x 23 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated
Provenance
exhibited at U of Lethbridge Abstraction Show 1993
Estimate CAD$25-$50
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title The Last Waltz #47/75
Media colour collagraph on paper
Dated
1978
Size 17.75 x 11 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated, and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
illustrated Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, front cover
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Summer House III #41/75
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 17.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated, titled and numbered along bottom; paper size: 30 x 22
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Night Letter #7/50
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated, titled and numbered along bottom; paper size: 22.25 x 30; archival mat front and back
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Conquered Mountain II #38/50
Media etching on paper
Dated
1979
Size 12 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated, titled and numbered along bottom; paper size: 22.25 x 29.75
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Close-Up #68/75
Media etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated, titled and numbered along bottom; paper size: 30 x 22.25; archival mat front and back
Provenance
Edmonton Art Gallery, Art Rental and West End Gallery, Edmonton, labels verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Kananaskis #2 #A.P.
Media etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 26.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 67.3 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated, titled and numbered along bottom; ed:100; archival mat; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450