Artist Edward John Hughes
Title The Old Empress Figurehead in Stanley Park #25/60
Media colour lino block on paper
Dated 1939
Size 9 x 12 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title F.W. Guernsey, Stanley Park Fort
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1940
Size 13.5 x 8.5 in. / 34.3 x 21.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Ganges on Salt Spring Island, B.C.
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1967
Size 8.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title and date on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and plexiglass

Provenance
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title The Freighter Rungstad at Crofton
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1970
Size 10.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title and date on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and plexiglass

Provenance
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Looking North from a Patio, Shawnigan Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1994
Size 19.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival material throughout

Reference
see another view in E.J. Hughes: 1931-1982, A Retrospective Exhibition, pg.77

Provenance
purchased directly from the artist through his friend and housekeeper, Pat Salmon; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$12,000-$15,000

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Bridges on Beaver Creek #44/60
Media colour lino block on paper
Dated 1939
Size 9.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat

Reference
included in Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, catalogue number 91; exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1936 as well as Canadian Society of Graphic Artist in 1937 at the Art Gallery of Toronto

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$4,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title The Thompson Valley at Chase, B.C.
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1956
Size 8 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; various inscriptions

Reference
included in E.J.Hughes: the Vast and Beautiful Interior by.L.Dawn, cat.2 illustrated pg.47 and discussed pg.39 'Two paintings originated from his 1956 trip are 'The South Thompson Valley from Chase BC [1957] and 'The South Thompson Valley from Chase BC [1982] as well as a watercolour of the same name

Provenance
ex-collection Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Imperial Oil Wharf Skidegate, Q.C. Island
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1953
Size 8.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated left; titled lower right; inscribed with various colour notations

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Bridges on Beaver Creek
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated ca.  1936
Size 9.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and titled along bottom; archival mat; some handling marks

Reference
print included in Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, cat.#91; drawing illustrated E.J. Hughes 1931-1982., by J.Young, pg.21

Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Bridges on Beaver Creek #44/60
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated ca.  1936
Size 9.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated '39 and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back

Reference
print exhibited and illustrated in Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg. 38, cat.#91

Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Centre Street Bridge, Calgary
Media graphite on paper
Dated 1956
Size 10.5 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; written colour notations; bears title and date on paper backing

Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Sancho #14/40
Media etching on paper
Dated 1936
Size 4.75 x 6.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated in plate lower left; signed, titled, dated 1937 and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title Maple Bay Wharf
Media pencil on paper
Dated 1963
Size 8.75 x 11 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; colour notations; signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'oil done try W.C.' verso; archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Artist Edward John Hughes
Title 150 Years of Watercolour Painting in Alberta poster
Media photolithographic reproduction on paper
Dated 1980
Size 11.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed by the artist; lot includes copy of catalogue from show; unframed

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$50-$75