Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Composition #4
Media acrylic on wood board
Dated 1964
Size 24 x 30 in. / 61 x 76.2 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and inscribed 'Dept. Fine Arts University of Alberta Edmonton Alta. 'verso; framed

Reference
illustrated on pg. 78 in From Realism to Abstraction, The Art of J.B. Taylor, by Adriana A. Davies, published by the University of Calgary Press, Art in Profile Series, 2014

Provenance
Scott Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Italian Town
Media acrylic and ink on paper
Dated 1967
Size 10 x 8.25 in. / 25.4 x 21 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed on artist's stamp and titled verso; surface dirt, stains and handling marks noted

Estimate CAD$300-$500

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Untitled - Summer Aspens
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1967
Size 10 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Alberta/British Columbia
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Badlands
Media acrylic and collage on canvas
Dated 1968
Size 24 x 28 x 1 in. / 61 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.

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

Reference
Edmonton Art Gallery label verso

Provenance
from a British Columbia collection
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Untitled - The Red House near Jasper
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1951
Size 13 x 16 x 1 in. / 33 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; note verso says 'Painted in Jasper High School class in 1951'; framed

Reference
copy of Letter of Authenticity from artist's wife attached to verso

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

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Untitled - The Summer Cottage
Media oil on paper board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Provenance
from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Sept. 1967 [The Cottage]
Media oil on paper board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

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

Provenance
from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Winter Day
Media oil on paper board
Size 10 x 13 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower centre; signed and titled verso

Provenance
from an Edmonton estate
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Spring Seeding
Media oil on canvas board
Size 11.5 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled on label verso; partial exhibition label attached verso; some surface dirt noted

Reference
the artist was born in the maritimes and attended the Art Student's League in New York 1937-1939 and the at the Ontario College of Art 1945-47 before becoming a teacher at the U of A in 1947

Provenance
from a Medicine Hat estate and by descent
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200

Artist John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor
Title Dry September, Alberta
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1947
Size 11.75 x 16 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed verso

Provenance
prominent collection, Edmonton; Lefebvre Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900