Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Looking Towards Charmouth, England
Media oil on canvas
Size 22 x 26 in. / 55.9 x 66 cm.

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

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Whitemud Creek
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 15.5 in. / 31.8 x 39.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on labels attached verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Kathleen Laverty, Edmonton, stamp verso; from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Looming Storm
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 9.5 in. / 17.8 x 24.1 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - English Village
Media graphite on paper
Size 6 x 9.5 in. / 15.2 x 24.1 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Hop Oast, Northiam Sussex
Media graphite and conte on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.75 in. / 18.4 x 24.8 cm.

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

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - English Street Scene
Media watercolour and conte on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.75 in. / 18.4 x 24.8 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Carnations and Roses
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 61 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Quiet Farm [Dorchester]
Media watercolour on paper board
Size 10 x 14 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$400-$600

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Dorset Farm
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 9.5 in. / 17.8 x 24.1 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Valley of Yellowstone
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 16.25 in. / 33 x 41.3 cm.

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

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Sailboat and the Loch
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.5 x 15 in. / 29.2 x 38.1 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some yellowing and fading noted

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title High River Country
Media pastel on paper
Size 8.75 x 11.25 in. / 22.2 x 28.6 cm.

Notes
embossed state stamp lower right; bears title on label verso; framed with archival mat; minor handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Leeks
Media oil on canvas
Size 17.25 x 21.25 in. / 43.8 x 54 cm.

Notes
unsigned; titled verso; framed; water damage and handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Springtime in the Rockies
Media oil on canvas
Size 22.25 x 26.25 in. / 56.5 x 66.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; minor surface dirt noted; some stains on left side noted; scratches and handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
ex-collection prominent Calgary philanthropist J.C. [James Carl] Anderson
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Prairie Town
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 26.25 in. / 50.8 x 66.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Morning in the Rockies
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed; minor paint loss on right mountain noted

Provenance
from the Skinner family, Calgary
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Corfe Castle
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1934
Size 18 x 22 in. / 45.7 x 55.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso; in period frame; some yellowing and surface dirt noted

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title A Ruined Manor House
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 15.5 in. / 31.8 x 39.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title andprinted inscription on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Black Mill on the Downs, Sussex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 15.75 in. / 33 x 40 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on exhibition label verso; framed with special glass

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Derelict Mill, Staplecross, Sussex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.5 x 15 in. / 29.2 x 38.1 cm.

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

Provenance
Frame/Craft, Edmonton and Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Vet Hosp. Victoria
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.25 x 14.25 in. / 28.6 x 36.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title and stamp 'AC Leighton inventory #207' verso; framed

Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Biddenden Church, Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 15.25 in. / 31.8 x 38.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Southern Alberta estate
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Haystacks
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 11.75 in. / 24.8 x 29.8 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled and inscribed on mat along bottom; bears title on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Harvest Time
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.5 x 14.25 in. / 26.7 x 36.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Boats on the Canal
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.5 x 14.5 in. / 26.7 x 36.8 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Draining Mill, Norfolk
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 10 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 cm.

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

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Blackpool, Winchelsea
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.25 x 15.25 in. / 28.6 x 38.7 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Bow Valley
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 10 in. / 18.4 x 25.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on gallery labels verso; bears stamp 'A.C. Leighton Inventory No. 2' on label verso; framed with archival mat

Reference
included in The Edmonton Art Gallery, A.C. Leighton: A Retrospective Exhibition Cat. No. 50, label verso

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mount Assiniboine from Ogg
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1949
Size 12.75 x 15.5 in. / 32.4 x 39.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears note with date on backing; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title On the Banff Trail
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 12.25 in. / 24.8 x 31.1 cm.

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

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Pack Train in the Rockies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.5 x 13.5 in. / 26.7 x 34.3 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
gift from the artist in lieu of repairing his car radio; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Prairie Elevators
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.5 in. / 18.4 x 24.1 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Molar Pass, Banff Jasper Highway
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 14.5 in. / 25.4 x 36.8 cm.

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

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso; private Calgary, collection
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Old Houses - Hastings
Media watercolour and graphite on paper
Size 10 x 13.5 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 cm.

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

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary and Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, labels verso; private Calgary, collection
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title St. Mary's in the Marsh, Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 9.5 in. / 17.8 x 24.1 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Maldon, Essex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.25 x 11.75 in. / 23.5 x 29.8 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Lake McCarthur
Media oil on canvas
Size 15 x 20 in. / 38.1 x 50.8 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed

Reference
lot includes letter of authenticity from Masters Gallery, Calgary

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1955
Size 10.75 x 14.75 in. / 27.3 x 37.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mt. Rundle, Banff
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.75 x 15 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Pink and White Carnations
Media oil on canvas
Size 24.5 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 62.2 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; 'A.C. Leighton Inventory No. 104' stamped on backing; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Sutton Mill, Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from the estate of Martha Cohen, Order of Canada
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Corfe Castle and Farm, Dorset, England
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from the estate of Martha Cohen, Order of Canada
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Roger's Farm, Northern Sussex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 10 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
embossed artist's chop lower right; bears title on plaque and 'A.C. Leighton inventory no. 249' stamped on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$700-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Shade Trees, Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed with embossed estate chop lower right; bears title and A.C. Leighton Inventory #234 stamp on backing; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Geyser, Firehole River, Yellowstone Nat. Park
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; signed with initials and titled on backing; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Boats on the Shore
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell Lipkind, Guild Gallery, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mount Cathedral
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1928
Size 24.25 x 36 x 1 in. / 61.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title and date on plaque; framed; some minor cracks noted

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from a prominent Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$10,000-$15,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Moraine Lake
Media oil on canvas
Size 30 x 34 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on plaque attached; framed

Reference
exhibition label A.C. Leighton, A Retrospective Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981 [cat.#21] verso

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell Lipkind, Guild Gallery, Calgary
Estimate CAD$15,000-$25,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Corfe Castle, Dorset
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on plaque; framed with archival mat

Provenance
gift from Barbara Leighton; private collection, southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Mountains after the Rain
Media oil on canvas
Size 18 x 22 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell Lipkind, Guild Gallery, Calgary
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - The Mountain
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1935
Size 14.5 x 19 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell Lipkind, Guild Gallery, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Summerhill Warburton
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.75 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on backing; unframed

Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mount Pitka at Skoki
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 15 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled on exhibition label verso; framed with archival mat

Reference
The Edmonton Art Gallery, Exhibition; A.C. Leighton: A Retrospective label verso, illustrated pg. 23 in the catalogue of the exhibition

Provenance
Guild Gallery of Artists, Calgary; ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - The Old Fishing Village
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.75 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - The Narrow Road
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title South Parrott Dorset
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 33 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed with plexiglass

Reference
catalogue #39, A.C. Leighton: A Retrospective Exhibition Edmonton Art Gallery, label verso

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - The Town Square Below the Castle
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.75 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; minor yellowing noted

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Puddinghoe, Sussex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.25 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 26 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed with plexiglass

Reference
catalogue #6, A.C. Leighton: A Retrospective Exhibition Edmonton Art Gallery, label verso

Provenance
ex-collection Dr. Maxwell J. Lipkind, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title An English Castle, Near Sussex, England
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on plaque; framed

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Consolation Lake
Media pastel on paper
Size 9 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
embossed artist's stamp lower right; artist's inventory number '123' stamped on backing; titled on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Priddis Hills
Media pastel on paper
Size 9 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
embossed artist's stamp lower right; artist's inventory number '119' stamped on backing; framed

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Breakers - Oregon Coast
Media oil on paper board
Size 13.75 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears title and artist's name on gallery label verso; framed; bears artist's name lower left

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Haystack, Challocks Farm
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1950
Size 20 x 24.25 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title and date on plaque verso; framed

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Lake Louise
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1930
Size 13.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection George and Lola Kidd, Victoria; proceeds to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Ivy Church from W. Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1938
Size 12.25 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on mat; framed

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Brewster Creek near Banff Alta.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 21 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled on backing; laid down on paper board; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Banff estate and by descent
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Turner Valley, 1931
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1931
Size 12 x 15 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; inscribed 'R.B.A. Ridley 1931' on backing; framed; laid down on paperboard

Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Ellen Terry's Home
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 33 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on label verso; framed with special glass

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Dungeness
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1954
Size 9.5 x 13 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; framed

Reference
in 1953, the artist returned to England for almost two and a half years before returning to Calgary and purchasing the acreage that is now the Leighton Centre

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Maidstone, River Medway
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1953
Size 10.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed lower left; titled and dated on gallery label verso; some yellowing noted; framed

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Home from the Market
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Maldon, Essex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Haystacks [South of Longview]
Media oil on canvas
Size 16.25 x 20 x 1 in. / 41.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; some surface dirt noted

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Sussex Downs
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on plaque

Provenance
Canadiana House, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$800

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Morning Mist [The View West from Cochrane]
Media pastel on paper
Size 7.75 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears title and artist's name on label verso

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Kelso, Scotland
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 33 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; A.C. Leighton inventory #176 stamped on backing

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Street Scene, Hastings, Kent, England
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on backing

Reference
letter from A.C. Leighton included with lot; according to the letter from the artist, this is a scene depicting his childhood home in Hastings

Provenance
gift from the artist to Edmund Wright Thirlwell and by descent
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Memories of Summer
Media oil on canvas
Size 16.25 x 18.25 x 1 in. / 41.3 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Arbutus Avenue, Gordon Head, Victoria
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - City Square
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed lower left

Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Cathedral Mountain from the Yoho
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14.75 x 19 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; typed title and number [391] on label verso; archival mat

Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Mountain Lake with Buildings
Media pastel on coloured paper
Size 13.75 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Fire Hills, Fairlight, Hastings
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.5 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso

Provenance
artist's label, verso; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - The Vegetable Cart, English Village
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.75 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 26 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Old Hastings
Media watercolour on paper board
Size 11.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 21 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso

Provenance
The Art Shop, Calgary, label verso; from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title All Saints Street, Old Hastings, Sussex
Media watercolour on paper board
Size 8.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso

Provenance
Gainsborough Art Studio, Calgary, label verso; from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Vancouver Island
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
prominent collection, Edmonton; Morgan Fine Arts, Edmonton label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Fishing Boats on the Beach, Hastings, England, 1953
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1953
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary and West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Wet Day, Pulborough, Sussex
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on label verso; estate stamp and Inventory #147 verso; archival mat

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, and Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Staplecross Hill
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14.5 x 18.75 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 47.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; archival mat

Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Road Hockey
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1956
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; laid down on paper board

Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton; Estate of Joseph L. Check, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Nr. Tenterden - Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 12.25 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on mat

Provenance
Estate of Joseph L. Check, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - High Alpines, Canadian Rockies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 21 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; archival mat

Reference
see similar composition 'Valley of the Giants, Banff' in A.C. Leighton and the Canadian Rockies, by T.Fenton, pg.20 in the collection of the Leighton Foundation

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Wood Cutter, Crescent, B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on mat; laid down on paperboard

Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Molar Pass
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1955
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; according to label verso, painted in 1955

Reference
a water colour of the same name illustrated in A.C.Leighton and the Canadian Rockies, pg.17 in the collection of the Leighton Foundation

Provenance
ex-collection Honourable Justice G.H. Allen, Calgary and by descent to the current owner; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$8,000-$10,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - 4th Street, Calgary, Oct. 1927
Media pastel on paper
Dated 1927
Size 12.25 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left

Reference
the artist held an exhibition of his work at the Banff Springs Hotel, the Calgary Public Library ['very successful'], Vancouver and Winnipeg in 1927

Provenance
purchased from Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Canadian Pacific Steamship Brochure
Media offset lithograph on paper
Size 6.75 x 4.5 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower right

Reference
possibly the S.S. Duchess of York which Leighton did the formal program in 1928 for Canadian Pacific

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title A Devon Lane
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.75 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; drymounted on mat board; A.C. Leighton Inventory No. 180 stamped verso

Provenance
private collection, Lethbridge; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Slough, Norfolk Broads
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.75 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; drymounted on mat board; A.C. Leighton Inventory No. 204 stamped verso

Provenance
private collection, Lethbridge; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mount Cathedral
Media oil on canvas
Size 24.25 x 36 x 1 in. / 61.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled on plaque; A.C. Inventory #200 stamped on frame verso; recently cleaned and restored by Glenbow Inc.

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$10,000-$15,000

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Dry Dock, North Van
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1937
Size 13.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; archival material throughout

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Untitled - Near Sydney, 1951
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1951
Size 9.5 x 11 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

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

Reference
this could be the watercolour titled Tug at Sidney from the artist's private collection as listed in the 1956 Canadian Art Galleries exhibition [catalogue no.51]

Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Old Indian Barn, V.I. B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1930
Size 11.25 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; small repair; archival material throughout

Reference
see A.C. Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Boulet, pg.21 for other examples in the E.A.G. collection

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Royal Military Canal, Kent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; title on gallery label verso; drymounted on mat board

Reference
a watercolour of the same name was included in the 1956 exhibition at the Canadian Art Galleries [catalogue no.10]

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

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mountains at Ghost from Old Banff Highway
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.25 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled on label verso; archival mats front and back

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,400-$2,600

Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Thames at Gravesend
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1954
Size 10 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
siged and dated lower left; partial title and inscribed #43 N.F.S. verso; archival mat

Reference
see A.C.Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by Roger Boulet, Edmonton Art Gallery for a biography and other examples of the artist's work

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500