Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Seascape - The Red Boat
Media watercolour on paper
Size 20.5 x 27 in. / 52.1 x 68.6 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat; small chip in glass noted lower left

Provenance
Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; proceeds will be donated to the Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by artists Harry Kiyooka and Katie Ohe where visitors can visit an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment. For more information or to donate directly, visit koartscentre.org.
Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Winter Haystack
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 19.25 in. / 33 x 48.9 cm.

Notes
faintly signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton/British Columbia
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Grain Elevator
Media watercolour and graphite on paper
Size 10 x 14.5 in. / 25.4 x 36.8 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat; minor foxing in sky noted

Provenance
from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Tree on the Lake Shore
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title The Wall
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1981
Size 19.5 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance
Johnson Gallery [Frame/Craft], Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Grain Elevator on a Winter Night
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.5 x 25.75 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 65.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
Johnson Gallery [Frame/Craft], Edmonton
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Tamarack and Spruce
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18.75 x 25 x 1 in. / 47.6 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Johnson Gallery [Frame/Craft], Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Boats, Hong Kong
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.5 x 25.75 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 65.4 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Johnson Gallery [Frame/Craft], Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Light on the Mountain
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1939
Size 9.75 x 13 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Johnson Gallery [Frame/Craft], Edmonton
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Spruces in Snow
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18 x 28 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Frame/Craft, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Saskatoon
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Seascape - The Red Boat
Media watercolour on paper
Size 20.25 x 26.75 x 1 in. / 51.4 x 67.9 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Spring Harbour
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18.25 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
Frame/Craft, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Fall Foothills
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1946
Size 9 x 11.25 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Provenance
T.H. Morgan Ltd, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Winter Snow Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18.25 x 23.25 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 59.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Reference
Murray MacDonald first taught at the Banff Centre in 1948 and continued off and on until 1962

Provenance
private collection, Victoria; purchased from Levis Auction; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Foothills in Autumn
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18.5 x 25.25 x 1 in. / 47 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled on label attachd verso

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

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Peaceful Day, Lasqueti Island, B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso

Provenance
private estate, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title By the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1981
Size 17 x 24 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on label

Provenance
private collection, Edmonton; Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - The Red Door
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.25 x 25.25 x 1 in. / 48.9 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
private collection, Calgary; purchased directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Winter Snow Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18.25 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Reference
Murray MacDonald first taught at the Banff Centre in 1948 and continued off and on until 1962

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

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title The Tree, India
Media tempera on paper
Dated 1981
Size 18 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; dated and titled on label verso

Provenance
Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Fire Fighters
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1946
Size 17 x 23.25 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 59.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; dated on label verso; mounted on mat board, some small tears in margin and lower centre

Reference
lot includes book Watercolour Painting - A Dialogue by M.MacDonald and J.Blakey

Provenance
from the estate of the artist
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Rain & Wind, Active Pass, B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14.5 x 19.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; laid down on mat board; unframed

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

Artist Murray William MacDonald
Title Untitled - Rabbit Tracks in the Snow
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; laid down on mat board

Reference
see Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.1001 for biography

Provenance
T.H. Morgan Ltd., Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600