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#2288 ~ Martin - Springtime Waterfall
#2288 ~ Martin - Springtime Waterfall
Lot #2288

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Springtime Waterfall
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.75 x 13.25 in. / 50.2 x 33.7 cm.

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

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Sold
CAD $410
2024/05/18
#2289 ~ Martin - Untitled - Fall Stream
#2289 ~ Martin - Untitled - Fall Stream
Lot #2289

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Fall Stream
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1915
Size 8.25 x 11.25 in. / 21 x 28.6 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $234
2024/05/18
#1203 ~ Martin - On the Don, York Mills
#1203 ~ Martin - On the Don, York Mills
Lot #1203

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title On the Don, York Mills
Media oil on canvas
Size 17.25 x 12.25 in. / 43.8 x 31.1 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; framed; paint loss and surface dirt noted throughout, some stretcher creases noted

Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $187
2024/03/09
#1204 ~ Martin - Wood Scene with Church Tower
#1204 ~ Martin - Wood Scene with Church Tower
Lot #1204

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Wood Scene with Church Tower
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 6.5 in. / 24.8 x 16.5 cm.

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

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso; from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $59
2024/03/09
#109 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountains
#109 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountains
Lot #109

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountains
Media oil on paper board
Size 6.75 x 11.5 in. / 17.1 x 29.2 cm.

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

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

Sold
CAD $1,755
2023/11/05
#110 ~ Martin - Untitled - Edge of Town
#110 ~ Martin - Untitled - Edge of Town
Lot #110

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Edge of Town
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 19 in. / 31.8 x 48.3 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed; minor foxing noted

Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $246
2023/11/05
#91 ~ Martin - Thunder Cape
#91 ~ Martin - Thunder Cape
Lot #91

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Thunder Cape
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1890
Size 14.75 x 21.5 in. / 37.5 x 54.6 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed; paper laid down on paper board; yellowing in edges and some minor foxing noted throughout; some handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
Canadiana House, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $585
2022/11/06
#467 ~ Martin - Road in the Woods - Ontario
#467 ~ Martin - Road in the Woods - Ontario
Lot #467

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Road in the Woods - Ontario
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 22.5 in. / 40.6 x 57.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled on label verso; framed; some cracking noted

Provenance
Agghazy Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Sold
CAD $351
2022/11/06
#468 ~ Martin - Untitled - Home from the Market
#468 ~ Martin - Untitled - Home from the Market
Lot #468

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Home from the Market
Media oil on canvas
Size 12 x 18 in. / 30.5 x 45.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some cracking noted

Provenance
Agghazy Gallery, Calgary, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Sold
CAD $527
2022/11/06
#89 ~ Martin - Cattle by the Stream
#89 ~ Martin - Cattle by the Stream
Lot #89

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Cattle by the Stream
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1915
Size 26.25 x 41 in. / 66.7 x 104.1 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; partially signed lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; canvas relined; framed; minor cracking noted; some handling marks on frame

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Sold
CAD $5,850
2022/04/24
#90 ~ Martin - Rapids [Beginning of a River]
#90 ~ Martin - Rapids [Beginning of a River]
Lot #90

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Rapids [Beginning of a River]
Media oil on canvas
Size 17.25 x 22.25 in. / 43.8 x 56.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; framed; some cracking and surface dirt noted; some handling marks on frame

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $3,510
2022/04/24
#494 ~ Martin - Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
#494 ~ Martin - Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
Lot #494

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 25.75 in. / 32.4 x 65.4 cm.

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

Provenance
Kastel Gallery, Westmount and Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, labels verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700

Sold
CAD $246
2021/11/07
#507 ~ Martin - Untitled - View of the Mountains
#507 ~ Martin - Untitled - View of the Mountains
Lot #507

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - View of the Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.25 x 13.25 in. / 15.9 x 33.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat; some damage on frame noted

Estimate CAD$300-$500

Sold
CAD $702
2020/11/01
#1243 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunset on the Mountains
#1243 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunset on the Mountains
Lot #1243

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Sunset on the Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 16 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Sold
CAD $644
2020/05/16
#1244 ~ Martin - Untitled - Path Through the Trees
#1244 ~ Martin - Untitled - Path Through the Trees
Lot #1244

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Path Through the Trees
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 16.5 in. / 24.1 x 41.9 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed; some handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $176
2020/05/16
#1245 ~ Martin - Untitled - River's Edge
#1245 ~ Martin - Untitled - River's Edge
Lot #1245

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - River's Edge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.5 x 11 in. / 16.5 x 27.9 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some surface dirt and handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $129
2020/05/16
#463 ~ Martin - Calm River Under Cloudy Skies
#463 ~ Martin - Calm River Under Cloudy Skies
Lot #463

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Calm River Under Cloudy Skies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.5 x 12.5 in. / 49.5 x 31.8 cm.

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

Reference
Thomas Mower Martin, A Tribute to Canada, works from the Michael Dunn Estate, exhibition label verso

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Sold
CAD $819
2019/04/14
#1207 ~ Martin - On the Arrow Lakes
#1207 ~ Martin - On the Arrow Lakes
Lot #1207

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title On the Arrow Lakes
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1922
Size 8.5 x 11.75 in. / 21.6 x 29.8 cm.

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

Provenance
Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal, label verso; from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Sold
CAD $527
2018/12/01
#60 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunset on the Farm
#60 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunset on the Farm
Lot #60

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Sunset on the Farm
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.25 x 20.75 in. / 33.7 x 52.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$500-$600

Sold
CAD $585
2018/04/22
#74 ~ Martin - Untitled - Pastoral Pathway
#74 ~ Martin - Untitled - Pastoral Pathway
Lot #74

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Pastoral Pathway
Media oil on canvas
Size 18 x 24 in. / 45.7 x 61 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $2,340
2017/11/05
#75 ~ Martin - Two Trees
#75 ~ Martin - Two Trees
Lot #75

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Two Trees
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.75 x 7 in. / 22.2 x 17.8 cm.

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

Reference
Thomas Mower Martin: A Tribute to Canada, October 15th - Novermber 8th, 2008 exhibition label verso

Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $410
2017/11/05
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest in Autumn
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest in Autumn
Lot #71

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest in Autumn
Media oil on canvas
Size 19.5 x 30 in. / 49.5 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $936
2017/04/23
#465 ~ Martin - Mount Tupper, Rogers Pass
#465 ~ Martin - Mount Tupper, Rogers Pass
Lot #465

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Mount Tupper, Rogers Pass
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.25 x 7.5 in. / 26 x 19 cm.

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

Provenance
from the Michael Dunn estate, descendant of the artist; Collector's Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Sold
CAD $293
2017/04/23
#437 ~ Martin - Untitled - Road by the Lake
#437 ~ Martin - Untitled - Road by the Lake
Lot #437

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Road by the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1907
Size 6.5 x 11 in. / 16.5 x 27.9 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Sold
CAD $468
2016/11/06
#71.2 ~ Martin - Untitled - Dog
#71.2 ~ Martin - Untitled - Dog
Lot #71.2

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Dog
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 8.75 in. / 31.1 x 22.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
from the estate of Michael Dunn, Vermont; The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Sold
CAD $585
2016/04/17
#70 ~ Martin - Rocky Mountains
#70 ~ Martin - Rocky Mountains
Lot #70

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Rocky Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1887
Size 25 x 18.25 x 1 in. / 63.5 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm.

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

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

Sold
CAD $3,393
2015/11/08
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Canoeing in the Bay
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Canoeing in the Bay
Lot #71

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Canoeing in the Bay
Media watercolour on paper
Size 24.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 62.9 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from the estate of Martha Cohen, Order of Canada
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Sold
CAD $995
2015/11/08
#72 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunrise on the River
#72 ~ Martin - Untitled - Sunrise on the River
Lot #72

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Sunrise on the River
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1893
Size 9.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat

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

Sold
CAD $1,463
2015/11/08
#73.1 ~ Martin - Untitled - Calm Water in the Bay
#73.1 ~ Martin - Untitled - Calm Water in the Bay
Lot #73.1

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Calm Water in the Bay
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1889
Size 12.5 x 19.5 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with special glass

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $819
2013/04/21
#73.2 ~ Martin - Untitled - Trilliums
#73.2 ~ Martin - Untitled - Trilliums
Lot #73.2

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Trilliums
Media oil on board
Size 7.75 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; framed

Reference
from the estate of Michael Dunn, great-grandson of the artist Thomas Mower Martin

Provenance
The Collectors' Gallery of Art, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $527
2013/04/21
#62 ~ Martin - Untitled - Moonlight, Lake Superior
#62 ~ Martin - Untitled - Moonlight, Lake Superior
Lot #62

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Moonlight, Lake Superior
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1888
Size 22 x 36 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed; minor touch ups noted

Reference
there is a new publication on the artist The Father of Canadian Art, Thomas Mower Martin, by T.Graeme, T and T Enertprises, Sidney, 2009

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Sold
CAD $9,945
2011/11/07
#74 ~ Martin - Untitled - Cattle at a Stream
#74 ~ Martin - Untitled - Cattle at a Stream
Lot #74

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Cattle at a Stream
Media oil on paper board
Size 18.5 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 47 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some chips on edges noted

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $878
2011/05/01
#560.2 ~ Martin - Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
#560.2 ~ Martin - Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
Lot #560.2

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Winter Landscape with Thawing Creek
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
Kaspar Gallery, Toronto and Kastel Gallery, Montreal, labels verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Sold
CAD $878
2010/10/03
#438 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
#438 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
Lot #438

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $761
2010/04/18
#439 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
#439 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
Lot #439

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $351
2010/04/18
#474 ~ Martin - Untitled - Pitt River and Golden Ear Mountains
#474 ~ Martin - Untitled - Pitt River and Golden Ear Mountains
Lot #474

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Pitt River and Golden Ear Mountains
Media watercolour and pastel on paper
Dated ca.  1906
Size 10.75 x 18.75 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 47.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed

Provenance
Art Emporium, Vancouver, label verso; ex-collection George and Lola Kidd, Victoria; proceeds to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Sold
CAD $1,112
2009/11/15
#486 ~ Martin - Untitled - Day on the Lake
#486 ~ Martin - Untitled - Day on the Lake
Lot #486

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Day on the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 19 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $819
2009/04/19
#72 ~ Martin - On the Don, York Mills
#72 ~ Martin - On the Don, York Mills
Lot #72

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title On the Don, York Mills
Media oil on canvas
Size 18 x 13 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; some surface dirt and minor paint loss noted

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,170
2008/11/16
#492 ~ Martin - Untitled - Village at Sunset
#492 ~ Martin - Untitled - Village at Sunset
Lot #492

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Village at Sunset
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; laid down on paper board; framed

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

Sold
CAD $497
2008/11/16
#91.1 ~ Martin - Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirks
#91.1 ~ Martin - Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirks
Lot #91.1

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirks
Media watercolour on paper
Size 20 x 28.25 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 71.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

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

Sold
CAD $1,495
2008/04/20
#92 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain River
#92 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain River
Lot #92

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountain River
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 19.5 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed in period frame

Provenance
proceeds to the Kelowna Art Gallery
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $2,300
2008/04/20
#93 ~ Martin - Mount Hungabee, Banff National Park
#93 ~ Martin - Mount Hungabee, Banff National Park
Lot #93

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Mount Hungabee, Banff National Park
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19 x 13 x 1 in. / 48.3 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso

Estimate CAD$700-$800

Sold
CAD $575
2008/04/20
#501 ~ Martin - Lake Louise and Mount Aberdeen
#501 ~ Martin - Lake Louise and Mount Aberdeen
Lot #501

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Lake Louise and Mount Aberdeen
Media watercolour on paper
Size 15.5 x 9 x 1 in. / 39.4 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and titled lower left; framed

Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Sold
CAD $805
2007/11/18
#95 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rushing River
#95 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rushing River
Lot #95

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rushing River
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; laid down on paper board; framed

Estimate CAD$450-$550

Sold
CAD $460
2007/04/22
#71 ~ Martin - On Lake Memphremagog, Canada
#71 ~ Martin - On Lake Memphremagog, Canada
Lot #71

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title On Lake Memphremagog, Canada
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1915
Size 5.5 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 14 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; copy of inscription 'To Betty from Grandpa ...' and titled by artist on paper attached verso

Provenance
ex-collection P. Roy Wilson, husband of Betty Wilson, granddaughter of Thomas Mower Martin
Estimate CAD$600-$700

Sold
CAD $805
2006/04/09
#83 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
#83 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
Lot #83

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - A Brace of Partridge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Estimate CAD$750-$950

Sold
CAD $690
2004/11/14
#84 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
#84 ~ Martin - Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
Lot #84

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - A Brace of Grouse
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Estimate CAD$750-$950

Sold
CAD $690
2004/11/14
#85 ~ Martin - Untitled - Canoeist at Dusk, Muskoka
#85 ~ Martin - Untitled - Canoeist at Dusk, Muskoka
Lot #85

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Canoeist at Dusk, Muskoka
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 19 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
private collection, Ontario and by descent
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $460
2004/11/14
#86 ~ Martin - Untitled - Old House on the Georgian Bay
#86 ~ Martin - Untitled - Old House on the Georgian Bay
Lot #86

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Old House on the Georgian Bay
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.75 x 20 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title verso; some yellowing noted; in period frame

Provenance
private collection, Ontario and by descent
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $690
2004/11/14
#72 ~ Martin - 2nd Concessions, Eglinton and York
#72 ~ Martin - 2nd Concessions, Eglinton and York
Lot #72

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title 2nd Concessions, Eglinton and York
Media oil on canvas
Size 14.25 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled on bottom lip of canvas

Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,800

Sold
CAD $1,150
2004/04/18
#73 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Stream
#73 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Stream
Lot #73

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Stream
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1891
Size 8.5 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left

Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Sold
CAD $920
2004/04/18
#274 ~ Martin - Untitled - Wooded Landscape with Sheep
#274 ~ Martin - Untitled - Wooded Landscape with Sheep
Lot #274

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Wooded Landscape with Sheep
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Estimate CAD$400-$500

Sold
CAD $431
2003/10/05
#275 ~ Martin - Lake Memphremagog
#275 ~ Martin - Lake Memphremagog
Lot #275

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Lake Memphremagog
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1915
Size 6 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.

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

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Sold
CAD $316
2003/10/05
#504 ~ Martin - Untitled - Grazing Cattle
#504 ~ Martin - Untitled - Grazing Cattle
Lot #504

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Grazing Cattle
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

Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $460
2003/04/13
#505 ~ Martin - Untitled - Spaniel
#505 ~ Martin - Untitled - Spaniel
Lot #505

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Spaniel
Media oil on paper board
Size 14 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 26 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal and Heritage Antiques Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Sold
CAD $633
2003/04/13
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Alpine Stream
#71 ~ Martin - Untitled - Alpine Stream
Lot #71

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Alpine Stream
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1914
Size 12.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed [twice] and dated lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,725
2002/04/14
#72 ~ Martin - Untitled - Great Lakes Country
#72 ~ Martin - Untitled - Great Lakes Country
Lot #72

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Great Lakes Country
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1880
Size 21 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
Collector's Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $920
2002/04/14
#80 ~ Martin - Untitled - Old Mill
#80 ~ Martin - Untitled - Old Mill
Lot #80

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Old Mill
Media oil on canvas
Size 20.5 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower centre; some pigment loss and varnish discolouration noted

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

Sold
CAD $1,035
2001/05/06
#104 ~ Martin - Untitled - Buffalo at Moonrise
#104 ~ Martin - Untitled - Buffalo at Moonrise
Lot #104

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Buffalo at Moonrise
Media oil on canvas board
Size 12.75 x 22.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 57.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; some repair and restoration noted

Reference
as early as 1888, the artist exhibited 'Moonrise on the Prairie, the Old Bull on Guard' with the R.C.A. [catalogue #177]

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

Sold
CAD $1,725
2000/05/08
#503 ~ Martin - Untitled - Woodland Falls
#503 ~ Martin - Untitled - Woodland Falls
Lot #503

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Woodland Falls
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; laid down on paper board

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

Sold
CAD $374
2000/05/08
#504 ~ Martin - Untitled - Path in the Mountains
#504 ~ Martin - Untitled - Path in the Mountains
Lot #504

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Path in the Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10.25 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 26 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; laid down on paper board

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

Sold
CAD $834
2000/05/08
#97 ~ Martin - Untitled - Interior Woods
#97 ~ Martin - Untitled - Interior Woods
Lot #97

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Interior Woods
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.5 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat; glazed with special glass

Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,035
1999/11/01
#88 ~ Martin - Source of the Beaver River, British Columbia
#88 ~ Martin - Source of the Beaver River, British Columbia
Lot #88

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Source of the Beaver River, British Columbia
Media watercolour on paper
Size 21 x 29.5 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,320
1999/05/03
#89 ~ Martin - Untitled - Duck
#89 ~ Martin - Untitled - Duck
Lot #89

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Duck
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1880
Size 12.25 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, dated and inscribed 'C.A.' lower centre

Reference
the artist exhibited several works with O.S.A. exhibition and signed all the works C.A. including 'Red Head Duck' #143 and 'Red Head and Blue Bill Ducks' #161 as well as exhibiting 'Ducks' with the R.C.A. #148, a watercolour lent by W.S. Robinson

Estimate CAD$800-$1,000

Sold
CAD $743
1999/05/03
#90 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
#90 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Lot #90

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; rounded upper corners; laid down on mat board

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Sold
CAD $275
1999/05/03
#237 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain Vista
#237 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain Vista
Lot #237

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountain Vista
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Provenance
note verso states 'purchased at Sotheby & Co., Oct. 28, 1970 cat.#368
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $605
1998/11/02
#238 ~ Martin - Untitled - Foothill Stream
#238 ~ Martin - Untitled - Foothill Stream
Lot #238

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Foothill Stream
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1925
Size 9 x 13 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; inscribed 'From the artist with all good wishes, Christmas, 1925 verso; laid down on paper board

Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $495
1998/11/02
#239 ~ Martin - Landscape - Snowy Winter Day with Trees and Fence
#239 ~ Martin - Landscape - Snowy Winter Day with Trees and Fence
Lot #239

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Landscape - Snowy Winter Day with Trees and Fence
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1919
Size 6.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; laid down on paperboard; bears title and date on old label verso

Provenance
Richardson Art Gallery, Winnipeg, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Sold
CAD $275
1998/11/02
#234 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain Waterfall
#234 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain Waterfall
Lot #234

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountain Waterfall
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 48.3 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,210
1998/05/04
#235 ~ Martin - Untitled - Mountain River
#235 ~ Martin - Untitled - Mountain River
Lot #235

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Mountain River
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears inscription 'Oliver Lumber Co.' verso; archival mat front and back

Provenance
William Haines Framing, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $660
1998/05/04
#236 ~ Martin - The Thames Below Kew Bridge
#236 ~ Martin - The Thames Below Kew Bridge
Lot #236

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title The Thames Below Kew Bridge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 15 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title verso

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

Sold
CAD $825
1998/05/04
#208 ~ Martin - British Columbia Blue Jay
#208 ~ Martin - British Columbia Blue Jay
Lot #208

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title British Columbia Blue Jay
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1899
Size 9 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso

Reference
see R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.274 for the many bird paintings he exhibited with the R.C.A. in this time period

Estimate CAD$500-$700

Sold
CAD $358
1997/11/03
#211 ~ Martin - Beeches by the Lake
#211 ~ Martin - Beeches by the Lake
Lot #211

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Beeches by the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1918
Size 10.5 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; titled and inscribed 'To Betty from her grandfather with good wishes for Xmas, 1918' on paper attached verso

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, and Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, labels verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Sold
CAD $1,100
1997/05/05
#213 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Road
#213 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Road
Lot #213

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Road
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1907
Size 10.5 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed lower right

Estimate CAD$800-$1,200

Sold
CAD $660
1997/05/05
#217 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain River Scene
#217 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountain River Scene
Lot #217

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountain River Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; laid down on paperboard

Provenance
private collection, Swift Current, Sask.
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200

Sold
CAD $1,100
1996/11/04
#218 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Scene
#218 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Scene
Lot #218

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1902
Size 9.5 x 12.25 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower centre

Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, label verso; private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200

Sold
CAD $825
1996/11/04
#219 ~ Martin - Untitled - Lake Scene
#219 ~ Martin - Untitled - Lake Scene
Lot #219

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Lake Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 6.25 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; repaired rip in centre; archival mat

Estimate CAD$400-$600

Sold
CAD $440
1996/11/04
#307 ~ Martin - Sunset on Ox Tongue Lake, Muskoka Region
#307 ~ Martin - Sunset on Ox Tongue Lake, Muskoka Region
Lot #307

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Sunset on Ox Tongue Lake, Muskoka Region
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1919
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled, dated and Christmas inscription verso; some handling marks

Estimate CAD$400-$600

Sold
CAD $275
1995/11/06
#209 ~ Martin - The Sketch Books of Thomas Mower Martin - 39 volumes 1870 - 1928
#209 ~ Martin - The Sketch Books of Thomas Mower Martin - 39 volumes 1870 - 1928
Lot #209

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title The Sketch Books of Thomas Mower Martin - 39 volumes 1870 - 1928
Media various media on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
LOT OF THIRTY NINE VOLUMES FROM 1870-1928; various media on paper; some in better conditions and some with many handling marks and issues

Reference
this rare collection of sketch books range across Canada for a period of sixty years.; the artist started his career north of Toronto and was principally self taught; he was very highly regarded in his day, being appointed first director of the Ontario Government art school and was a founding member of the O.S.A. and a charter member of the R.C.A.; his works are found in almost all the major Canadian public collections

Provenance
from the estate of the artist, by descent to his grandchildren
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000

Sold
CAD $14,300
1994/11/01
#210 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountains
#210 ~ Martin - Untitled - Rocky Mountains
Lot #210

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Rocky Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 33 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; laid down on matboard

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

Sold
CAD $1,375
1994/11/01
#211 ~ Martin - Evening Near Couchiching
#211 ~ Martin - Evening Near Couchiching
Lot #211

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Evening Near Couchiching
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1904
Size 6.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Estimate CAD$400-$500

Sold
CAD $385
1994/11/01
#219 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Clearing in Autumn
#219 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Clearing in Autumn
Lot #219

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Clearing in Autumn
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12.75 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; laid down on mat board; archival mat front and back

Provenance
purchased from Jerrold Morris Gallery, Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Sold
CAD $935
1994/04/26
#201 ~ Martin - Untitled - Landscape with Pines
#201 ~ Martin - Untitled - Landscape with Pines
Lot #201

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Landscape with Pines
Media watercolour on paper
Size 19.5 x 13 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; laid down on mat board

Estimate CAD$500-$600

Sold
CAD $715
1993/11/01
#202 ~ Martin - Untitled - Indians and Canoe
#202 ~ Martin - Untitled - Indians and Canoe
Lot #202

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Indians and Canoe
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1880
Size 10.25 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 26 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; minor repairs; drymounted on mat board; archival material throughout

Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $990
1993/11/01
#109 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
#109 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Lot #109

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; rounded upper corners; laid down on mat board

Provenance
private estate, Ottawa
Estimate CAD$200-$400

Sold
CAD $165
1993/04/26
#110 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
#110 ~ Martin - Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Lot #110

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Untitled - Forest Pastoral
Media watercolour on paper
Dated 1885
Size 10.25 x 6.25 x 1 in. / 26 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; laid down on mat board

Provenance
private estate, Ottawa
Estimate CAD$200-$400

Sold
CAD $220
1993/04/26
#129 ~ Martin - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
#129 ~ Martin - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
Lot #129

Artist Thomas Mower Martin
Title Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears inscription verso; laid down on paper board; archival mat front and back

Reference
the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Exhibitions and Members 1880-1979, by E.McMann, pg.274 lists a watercolour by a similar name exhibited in 1903

Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900

Sold
CAD $671
1992/01/20

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