Historical Results


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Sky Over Charlevoix
Media oil on wood board
Dated
ca. 1935
Size 11.5 x 13.25 in. / 29.2 x 33.7 cm.
Notes
titled and pencil sketches verso; bears date on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Fishing Boats, St. Piere et Miquelon
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.5 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled on artist's label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Untitled - The Old Farm House
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1939
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title The Sharpening Stone
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1939
Size 13.5 x 11 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Stephen McCanse, Canadian Art, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$850-$950


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Spring Break-Up, Gouffre River, P.Q.
Media oil on canvas board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; thumbnail graphite sketch verso
Provenance
Frank Jarman Ltd., Ottawa, label verso
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Snow Trail
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1931
Size 3 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in screen lower right; archival mat
Reference
catalogue number 63 in Painters of Canada Series Exhibition of Christmas Cards, National Archives of Canada
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$300


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Andalusian Village 2
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1950
-'s
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on exhibition label verso
Reference
#116 Art Gallery of Toronto label verso
Provenance
purchased by grandmother and by descent to Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$1,800-$2,200


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Untitled - Snow Trail
Media silkscreen on paper
Dated
ca. 1931
Size 3 x 3.75 x 1 in. / 7.6 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in screen, lower right; tipped on paper board; unframed
Reference
see Painters of Canada Series Exhibition of Christmas Cards, National Archives Of Canada, catalogue #63
Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$200-$300


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title The Athabasca Glacier
Media oil on panel
Dated
ca. 1943
Size 12.5 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Reference
bears inscription 'O.S.A. Small Picture Exhibition, 1943' verso; the artist was teaching at the Banff School of Fine Art in 1942 when this painting was probably done
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
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Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Rocky Mountain Mood [Above Canmore]
Media oil on canvas
Size 21 x 28 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; certified by Kathleen Daly Pepper verso
Reference
numerous partial labels verso; Exquistie Passage, Whyte Museum, Banff, 1993 exhibition label verso; see sketch for this painting next lot
Provenance
purchased directly from Kathleen Daly Pepper; private collection, B.C.
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Rocky Mountain Mood - Sketch
Media oil on canvas board
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
according to the artist's wife, the painting was done while hiking above Canmore when a snow storm suddenly blew in; see previous lot for final painting
Provenance
private collection, B.C.
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title Moraine Lake
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled on partial label verso
Reference
partial label verso with title and artist's name [Art Gallery of Toronto?]; the artist taught at the Banff Centre in 1942, 46, 47, 58 and 62
Provenance
ex-collection, Mrs. Margaret MacFeeters, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$3,000-$3,500


Artist George Douglas Pepper
Title The Beach Tree
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1924
Size 5.5 x 6.25 x 1 in. / 14 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated along bottom; archival mat front and back; unframed
Reference
exhibited at R.C.A. exhibition of 1925; prints of his work included in the exhibitions Images of the Land, 1919-1945, pg.146 from the Glenbow Museum and Printmaking in B.C. 1889-1983, by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Provenance
Stephen McCanse Canadian Art, Toronto, label verso with artist's biography
Estimate CAD$300-$400