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#93 ~ Knowles - Bow Valley Series  #4
#93 ~ Knowles - Bow Valley Series  #4
Lot #93

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Bow Valley Series #4
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1991
Size 11 x 13.25 in. / 27.9 x 33.7 cm.

Notes
bears artist's name, title and date on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000

Sold
CAD $7,605
2024/11/03
#94 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Edge of the Forest
#94 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Edge of the Forest
Lot #94

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Edge of the Forest
Media charcoal on paper
Dated 1978
Size 21 x 29.5 in. / 53.3 x 74.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary / Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,170
2024/11/03
#554 ~ Knowles - Grey Trees
#554 ~ Knowles - Grey Trees
Lot #554

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Grey Trees
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 2003
Size 10.25 x 14.25 in. / 26 x 36.2 cm.

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

Provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $1,053
2024/11/03
#555 ~ Knowles - Dying Trees
#555 ~ Knowles - Dying Trees
Lot #555

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Dying Trees
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 2003
Size 10.25 x 14.25 in. / 26 x 36.2 cm.

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

Provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $702
2024/11/03
#89 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Pools
#89 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Pools
Lot #89

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Prairie Pools
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1975
Size 22 x 30 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass; some scratches on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Saskatoon
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Sold
CAD $2,574
2023/11/05
#90 ~ Knowles - Vibrant Greens
#90 ~ Knowles - Vibrant Greens
Lot #90

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Vibrant Greens
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1984
Size 5.5 x 7.5 in. / 14 x 19 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title and inscription 'WC-271-84' on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $936
2023/11/05
#91 ~ Knowles - [Sunset Bay] Windy Day
#91 ~ Knowles - [Sunset Bay] Windy Day
Lot #91

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title [Sunset Bay] Windy Day
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 2003
Size 5.5 x 7.5 in. / 14 x 19 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title and inscription 'WC-30-03' on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $995
2023/11/05
#2169 ~ Knowles - To Pam, Christmas '81
#2169 ~ Knowles - To Pam, Christmas '81
Lot #2169

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title To Pam, Christmas '81
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1981
Size 7.5 x 11.25 in. / 19 x 28.6 cm.

Notes
unsigned; dated and inscribed lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$600

Sold
CAD $257
2022/05/21
#75 ~ Knowles - Bend in the North Sask. River at Borden
#75 ~ Knowles - Bend in the North Sask. River at Borden
Lot #75

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Bend in the North Sask. River at Borden
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 29.25 x 21.5 in. / 74.3 x 54.6 cm.

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

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Sold
CAD $1,521
2022/04/24
#76 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Summer Fields
#76 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Summer Fields
Lot #76

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Summer Fields
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 22 x 30 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; in a hand carved frame with special glass

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Sold
CAD $1,755
2022/04/24
#78.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Moody Lake
#78.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Moody Lake
Lot #78.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Moody Lake
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1964
Size 22.75 x 28.5 in. / 57.8 x 72.4 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
Snyder Hedlin Fine Art Consultants Ltd., Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Sold
CAD $3,803
2021/11/07
#79 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Lake View
#79 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Lake View
Lot #79

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Lake View
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1991
Size 21.5 x 29 in. / 54.6 x 73.7 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right [partially covered by mat]; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, St. Albert
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $2,808
2021/11/07
#80 ~ Knowles - Cloudy Sky in April
#80 ~ Knowles - Cloudy Sky in April
Lot #80

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Cloudy Sky in April
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1977
Size 21 x 29.25 in. / 53.3 x 74.3 cm.

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

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, St. Albert
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $2,808
2021/11/07
#56 ~ Knowles - Bow Valley Park
#56 ~ Knowles - Bow Valley Park
Lot #56

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Bow Valley Park
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1992
Size 36 x 48 in. / 91.4 x 121.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated, and inscribed 'AC-10-92' verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, St. Albert; Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Sold
CAD $11,700
2021/04/18
#57 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Fields
#57 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Fields
Lot #57

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Spring Fields
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1976
Size 21.5 x 29.5 in. / 54.6 x 74.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $2,574
2021/04/18
#58 ~ Knowles - Rain at Last
#58 ~ Knowles - Rain at Last
Lot #58

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Rain at Last
Media watercolour on paper
Size 22 x 30 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,170
2021/04/18
#59 ~ Knowles - High Cloud
#59 ~ Knowles - High Cloud
Lot #59

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title High Cloud
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1976
Size 9 x 12.75 in. / 22.9 x 32.4 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and inscribed verso; framed

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, stamp verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,638
2021/04/18
#43 ~ Knowles - Late Afternoon in November
#43 ~ Knowles - Late Afternoon in November
Lot #43

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Late Afternoon in November
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1977
Size 22.5 x 30.25 in. / 57.2 x 76.8 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled dated and artist's number 'WC-115-77' verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $2,106
2020/11/01
#1113 ~ Knowles - Foothills
#1113 ~ Knowles - Foothills
Lot #1113

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Foothills
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1984
Size 5.5 x 7.25 in. / 14 x 18.4 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on gallery labels verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Waddington and Gorce Inc., Montreal and Douglas Udell, Edmonton, labels verso; from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $246
2019/11/30
#1114 ~ Knowles - Branches
#1114 ~ Knowles - Branches
Lot #1114

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Branches
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1984
Size 5.25 x 7 in. / 13.3 x 17.8 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on gallery labels verso; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
Waddington and Gorce Inc., Montreal and Douglas Udell, Edmonton, labels verso; from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $246
2019/11/30
#68 ~ Knowles - Untitled - View from the Lake
#68 ~ Knowles - Untitled - View from the Lake
Lot #68

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - View from the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1986
Size 29.75 x 22 in. / 75.6 x 55.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, stamp verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,872
2019/11/03
#448 ~ Knowles - River Scene
#448 ~ Knowles - River Scene
Lot #448

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title River Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1988
Size 11 x 14.75 in. / 27.9 x 37.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $1,053
2019/11/03
#65.1 ~ Knowles - Lake O'Hara in Green
#65.1 ~ Knowles - Lake O'Hara in Green
Lot #65.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Lake O'Hara in Green
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1994
Size 60 x 60 in. / 152.4 x 152.4 cm.

Notes
titled and artist's number 'AC-37-94' verso; framed

Provenance
purchased from Winchester Gallery, Victoria; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Sold
CAD $15,795
2019/04/14
#65.2 ~ Knowles - A Row of Trees
#65.2 ~ Knowles - A Row of Trees
Lot #65.2

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title A Row of Trees
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1986
Size 20 x 27 in. / 50.8 x 68.6 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and artist's number 'AC-9-86' verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$3,500-$5,500

Sold
CAD $4,388
2019/04/14
#66 ~ Knowles - Along the Makaw Road
#66 ~ Knowles - Along the Makaw Road
Lot #66

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Along the Makaw Road
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1979
Size 22 x 30 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
Circle Arts International, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $1,287
2019/04/14
#454 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Summer Fields
#454 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Summer Fields
Lot #454

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Summer Fields
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 7.5 x 11 in. / 19 x 27.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; unframed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Sold
CAD $322
2019/04/14
#48 ~ Knowles - Fields and Weeds
#48 ~ Knowles - Fields and Weeds
Lot #48

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Fields and Weeds
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1978
Size 22 x 29.75 in. / 55.9 x 75.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $2,808
2018/04/22
#1116.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Rain
#1116.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Rain
Lot #1116.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Spring Rain
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1975
Size 22 x 30 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500

Sold
CAD $878
2016/12/03
#65 ~ Knowles - Mountain Series, Columbia River
#65 ~ Knowles - Mountain Series, Columbia River
Lot #65

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Mountain Series, Columbia River
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1980
Size 10.75 x 13.75 in. / 27.3 x 34.9 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and artist's number 'AC-5-80' verso; in oval format; framed

Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $761
2016/04/17
#68 ~ Knowles - Dark Bluff
#68 ~ Knowles - Dark Bluff
Lot #68

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Dark Bluff
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1976
Size 22.25 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 56.5 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; framed

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

Sold
CAD $1,872
2013/04/21
#69 ~ Knowles - Greens in June
#69 ~ Knowles - Greens in June
Lot #69

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Greens in June
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1985
Size 3.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$800

Sold
CAD $702
2013/04/21
#61.1 ~ Knowles - Birds Gathering [Paddockwood Road]
#61.1 ~ Knowles - Birds Gathering [Paddockwood Road]
Lot #61.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Birds Gathering [Paddockwood Road]
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1981
Size 23.75 x 46.75 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 118.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
art placement, Saskatoon, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Sold
CAD $4,680
2012/11/04
#52.1 ~ Knowles - White Lilies
#52.1 ~ Knowles - White Lilies
Lot #52.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title White Lilies
Media oil on canvas
Dated 2000
Size 20 x 18 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500

Sold
CAD $2,048
2011/11/07
#44 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Flowers
#44 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Flowers
Lot #44

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Prairie Flowers
Media oil on canvas
Size 15 x 19 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Sold
CAD $1,287
2011/05/01
#143 ~ Knowles - Long Days
#143 ~ Knowles - Long Days
Lot #143

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Long Days
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1982
Size 23 x 27.5 x 1 in. / 58.4 x 69.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and inscribed 'AC-28-82' verso; framed

Provenance
Agassiz Galleries, Winnipeg, label verso; private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Sold
CAD $3,218
2010/10/03
#58 ~ Knowles - Spruce River Reservoir
#58 ~ Knowles - Spruce River Reservoir
Lot #58

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Spruce River Reservoir
Media oil on wood board
Dated 1985
Size 20 x 27 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; ex-collection George and Lola Kidd, Victoria; proceeds to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Sold
CAD $4,388
2009/11/15
#39 ~ Knowles - Flowered Hedge
#39 ~ Knowles - Flowered Hedge
Lot #39

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Flowered Hedge
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1983
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
Libby's of Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Sold
CAD $1,989
2009/04/19
#54 ~ Knowles - Reverie
#54 ~ Knowles - Reverie
Lot #54

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Reverie
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1979
Size 14.5 x 17 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed and titled verso; framed

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection Ralph Hedlin and Heidi Redekop, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Sold
CAD $3,393
2008/11/16
#55 ~ Knowles - Earth and Sky
#55 ~ Knowles - Earth and Sky
Lot #55

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Earth and Sky
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1979
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on label verso; framed

Reference
Dorothy Knowles Retrospective Edmonton Art Gallery, exhibition label verso

Provenance
Snyder Hedlin Fine Art, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection Ralph Hedlin and Heidi Redekop, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $3,276
2008/11/16
#56 ~ Knowles - Autumn
#56 ~ Knowles - Autumn
Lot #56

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Autumn
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1982
Size 11 x 15 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on paper attached verso; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Ralph Hedlin and Heidi Redekop, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $761
2008/11/16
#76 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Emma Lake Spring
#76 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Emma Lake Spring
Lot #76

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Emma Lake Spring
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1968
Size 18.75 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 47.6 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right: framed

Provenance
gift from the artist
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Sold
CAD $2,070
2008/04/20
#77 ~ Knowles - North of Walow
#77 ~ Knowles - North of Walow
Lot #77

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title North of Walow
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 21.25 x 28.75 x 1 in. / 54 x 73 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on backing; framed with archival mat

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

Sold
CAD $1,955
2008/04/20
#474 ~ Knowles - Late Afternoon on the ... Highway
#474 ~ Knowles - Late Afternoon on the ... Highway
Lot #474

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Late Afternoon on the ... Highway
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 30 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on backing; framed

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

Sold
CAD $1,668
2007/11/18
#475 ~ Knowles - Halloween, Oct. 31 '80
#475 ~ Knowles - Halloween, Oct. 31 '80
Lot #475

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Halloween, Oct. 31 '80
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 30 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on backing; framed

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

Sold
CAD $1,668
2007/11/18
#77 ~ Knowles - WC - 165 - 80
#77 ~ Knowles - WC - 165 - 80
Lot #77

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title WC - 165 - 80
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 29 x 22 x 1 in. / 73.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,150
2007/04/22
#62 ~ Knowles - June '70
#62 ~ Knowles - June '70
Lot #62

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title June '70
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1970
Size 9.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
purchased from the Art Rental Service of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery and by descent
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $1,725
2006/04/09
#63 ~ Knowles - Prairie in Winter
#63 ~ Knowles - Prairie in Winter
Lot #63

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Prairie in Winter
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1969
Size 10 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
purchased from the Art Rental Service of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery and by descent
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $1,725
2006/04/09
#65 ~ Knowles - Storm Clouds
#65 ~ Knowles - Storm Clouds
Lot #65

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Storm Clouds
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1982
Size 44 x 48 x 1 in. / 111.8 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and artist's number 'OC-53-82' verso

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, stamp verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000

Sold
CAD $5,750
2005/11/20
#308 ~ Knowles - Cloud WC-123-80
#308 ~ Knowles - Cloud WC-123-80
Lot #308

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Cloud WC-123-80
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 22.25 x 30 x 1 in. / 56.5 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; archival mat

Provenance
art placement, Saskatoon, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,323
2005/04/17
#57 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Cottage Country
#57 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Cottage Country
Lot #57

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Cottage Country
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1978
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, stamp verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,840
2004/04/18
#58 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Qu'Appelle Valley
#58 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Qu'Appelle Valley
Lot #58

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Qu'Appelle Valley
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1980
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,495
2004/04/18
#59 ~ Knowles - Changing Colours
#59 ~ Knowles - Changing Colours
Lot #59

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Changing Colours
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1975
Size 21.75 x 28.75 x 1 in. / 55.2 x 73 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,265
2003/11/23
#68.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - View of the Lake
#68.1 ~ Knowles - Untitled - View of the Lake
Lot #68.1

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - View of the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1970 -'s
Size 21.5 x 29.25 x 1 in. / 54.6 x 74.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and indistinctly dated lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,610
2003/04/13
#316 ~ Knowles - Foothills
#316 ~ Knowles - Foothills
Lot #316

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Foothills
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1973
Size 7.5 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title verso

Estimate CAD$500-$700

Sold
CAD $518
2002/12/01
#219 ~ Knowles - Green Fields and Blue Sky
#219 ~ Knowles - Green Fields and Blue Sky
Lot #219

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Green Fields and Blue Sky
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1976
Size 22.5 x 30 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on label verso

Provenance
Theo Waddington Inc., Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,150
2002/04/14
#67 ~ Knowles - Green Trees [Fireweed]
#67 ~ Knowles - Green Trees [Fireweed]
Lot #67

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Green Trees [Fireweed]
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1984
Size 5.25 x 7 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
Collector's Gallery, Calgary, and Waddington & Gorce Inc., Montreal, labels verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $1,093
2001/05/06
#73 ~ Knowles - Heading North
#73 ~ Knowles - Heading North
Lot #73

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Heading North
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1984
Size 24 x 29 x 1 in. / 61 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso

Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Sold
CAD $6,325
2001/01/17
#74 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Day's End
#74 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Day's End
Lot #74

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Day's End
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1976
Size 22 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat

Provenance
Waddington Galleries, label verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $2,760
2001/01/17
#80 ~ Knowles - Near the Buffalo Paddocks
#80 ~ Knowles - Near the Buffalo Paddocks
Lot #80

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Near the Buffalo Paddocks
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1977
Size 21.5 x 29.25 x 1 in. / 54.6 x 74.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat; special glass

Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Toronto labels verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,150
2000/05/08
#81 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Flowers
#81 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Prairie Flowers
Lot #81

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Prairie Flowers
Media oil on canvas
Size 15 x 19 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Sold
CAD $805
2000/05/08
#494 ~ Knowles - Summer Day  #A.P. 4/10
#494 ~ Knowles - Summer Day  #A.P. 4/10
Lot #494

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Summer Day #A.P. 4/10
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated 1984
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed

Reference
included in Homage to Jack Bush Portfolio; edition of 90 + 10 + 5; published by Merritt Editions Limited

Estimate CAD$200-$300

Sold
CAD $288
1999/11/01
#142 ~ Knowles - Autumn Trees
#142 ~ Knowles - Autumn Trees
Lot #142

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Autumn Trees
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1964
Size 38 x 52.25 x 1 in. / 96.5 x 132.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and inscribed '9 Views of Qu'Appelle Valley #2 Autumn Trees' verso

Provenance
corporate collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Sold
CAD $2,970
1998/11/02
#118 ~ Knowles - White Daisies, from Mountain Series
#118 ~ Knowles - White Daisies, from Mountain Series
Lot #118

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title White Daisies, from Mountain Series
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1980
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
ONE OF TWO; signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'tondo AC-4-80' verso

Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Sold
CAD $2,200
1997/11/03
#120 ~ Knowles - #1 Trunk Road
#120 ~ Knowles - #1 Trunk Road
Lot #120

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title #1 Trunk Road
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 9 x 14 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
Estate of Joseph L. Check, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,100
1997/11/03
#121 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Landscape
#121 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Spring Landscape
Lot #121

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Spring Landscape
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 11 x 13 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
Estate of Joseph L. Check, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $770
1997/11/03
#121 ~ Knowles - Bridge Under Mist
#121 ~ Knowles - Bridge Under Mist
Lot #121

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Bridge Under Mist
Media oil on hard board
Dated 1959
Size 16 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed 'Dorothy Perehudoff' and dated lower right; bears title and number '279' verso

Reference
the artist married William Perehudoff in 1951 and used her married name until at least 1956; sometime thereafter she went back to using her maiden name; see The Flat Side of the Landscape,by J.O'Brian, pg.77, cat.#77 for another example from this time period and signed 'Perehudoff'

Provenance
private collection, Saskatoon
Estimate CAD$1,800-$2,200

Sold
CAD $2,640
1997/05/05
#120 ~ Knowles - Summer Scene
#120 ~ Knowles - Summer Scene
Lot #120

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Summer Scene
Media oil on wood board
Dated ca.  1955
Size 21.25 x 27.75 x 1 in. / 54 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed 'Dorothy Perehudoff' lower right; bears title on label verso

Reference
the artist married William Perehudoff in 1951 and used her married name until at least 1956; sometime thereafter she went back to using her maiden name; see The Flat Side of the Landscape, by J.O'Brian, pg.77, cat.#77 for another example from this time period and signed 'Perehudoff'

Provenance
private collection, Saskatoon
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $935
1996/04/29
#133 ~ Knowles - Dark Lines
#133 ~ Knowles - Dark Lines
Lot #133

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Dark Lines
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1976
Size 22.5 x 30 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso

Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $715
1995/11/06
#134 ~ Knowles - On the Banks of the North Saskatchewan
#134 ~ Knowles - On the Banks of the North Saskatchewan
Lot #134

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title On the Banks of the North Saskatchewan
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1988
Size 11.25 x 15 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
ex-collection, Smart Art Ltd., Vancouver
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $660
1995/11/06
#131 ~ Knowles - Edmonton
#131 ~ Knowles - Edmonton
Lot #131

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Edmonton
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1982
Size 15 x 11 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
private collection Fredericton, N.B.; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $550
1995/05/01
#120 ~ Knowles - River Edge After the Storm
#120 ~ Knowles - River Edge After the Storm
Lot #120

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title River Edge After the Storm
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1972
Size 22.75 x 31 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archvial mat front and back

Reference
exhibition sticker 'Images of the Prairie' Saskatoon Gallery and Conservatory Corporation, 1979, verso

Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,100
1994/11/01
#121 ~ Knowles - Waves, Waskesiu Lake, Aug. 9/77
#121 ~ Knowles - Waves, Waskesiu Lake, Aug. 9/77
Lot #121

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Waves, Waskesiu Lake, Aug. 9/77
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1977
Size 22.25 x 29.5 x 1 in. / 56.5 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Toronto, label verso; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,540
1994/11/01
#143 ~ Knowles - Cold Day
#143 ~ Knowles - Cold Day
Lot #143

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Cold Day
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1984
Size 42 x 36 x 1 in. / 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso

Reference
see Contemporary 88 Calgary, pg.17, Olympic Arts Festival, 1988 for another example of the artist's work from this time period

Provenance
Art Placement, Saskatoon, label verso
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000

Sold
CAD $5,280
1994/04/26
#144 ~ Knowles - Greys
#144 ~ Knowles - Greys
Lot #144

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Greys
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1984
Size 3.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Sold
CAD $275
1994/04/26
#134 ~ Knowles - Moon & A Road
#134 ~ Knowles - Moon & A Road
Lot #134

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Moon & A Road
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1982
Size 16.5 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated verso

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,250-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,100
1993/11/01
#135 ~ Knowles - Yellow Weeds
#135 ~ Knowles - Yellow Weeds
Lot #135

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Yellow Weeds
Media pastel on paper
Dated 1974
Size 21 x 30 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $605
1993/11/01
#90 ~ Knowles - Grey Mountain
#90 ~ Knowles - Grey Mountain
Lot #90

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Grey Mountain
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1981
Size 34.75 x 48 x 1 in. / 88.3 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, dated, and titled verso

Reference
see Contemporary '88 Calgary, by M.Laviolette, pg.16, Olympic Art Festival, 1988, for biography and another example of the artist's work - catalogue included in lot

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Sold
CAD $3,850
1993/04/26
#91 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Landscape with Bulrushes
#91 ~ Knowles - Untitled - Landscape with Bulrushes
Lot #91

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Untitled - Landscape with Bulrushes
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated 1975
Size 9.25 x 12 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
acquired from the artist; ex-collection Mr. and Mrs. Fenton, Calgary/Saskatoon
Estimate CAD$1,250-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,128
1993/04/26
#254 ~ Knowles - Dense Blue Shadow
#254 ~ Knowles - Dense Blue Shadow
Lot #254

Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Dense Blue Shadow
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1977
Size 22.5 x 30.25 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 76.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $990
1992/01/20

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