Historical Results


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Untitled
Media whitewash, scorched wood, beeswax, propolis, plywood
Dated
2017
Size 8.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed
Reference
Peter von Tiesenhausen exhibited at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in 2022 in his solo exhibition PLASMA
Provenance
donated by the artist; proceeds from this work go to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery [SAAG], Lethbridge - for more information on the gallery, visit saag.ca
Estimate CAD$600-$1,250


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Mecca II #19/20
Media lithograph on paper
Size 11 x 8.5 in. / 27.9 x 21.6 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Event #18/18 E/V
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
2002
Size 8.75 x 6 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat and special plexiglass
Reference
Peter von Tiesenhausen exhibited at SAAG in 2022 in his solo exhibition PLASMA
Provenance
donated by the artist; proceeds from this work go to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery [SAAG], Lethbridge - for more information on the gallery, visit saag.ca
Estimate CAD$850-$1,650


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Mecca #PP
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 11 x 8.5 in. / 27.9 x 21.6 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Winter Sphere
Media mixed media on wood board
Dated
1995
Size 12 x 11.75 in. / 30.5 x 29.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Morning Hull
Media mixed media on wood board
Dated
1994
Size 12 x 11.75 in. / 30.5 x 29.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Fire Wall, Charred Bee Box Lid #18
Media charred and carved wood
Size 20 x 16.5 in. / 50.8 x 41.9 cm.
Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $2,800 - signed and titled verso; framed
Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; Made from salvaged beehive bases found in a shed of an apoary purchased by the artist. Approximately 160 of these panels were charred and carved by chainsaw, photographed and edited into an animation of a flickering flame. They were exhibited as a wall installation and released to collectors. Firewall was exhibited at the Whyte Museum in 2004 as part of Elemental Inspiration
Provenance
Generously donated by Peter von Tiesenhausen, see website at tiesenhausen.net/; represented by Willock and Sax, Banff, see website at willockandsaxgallery.com and by Norberg Hall, Calgary by Norberg Hall, Calgary, see website norberghall.com and others
Estimate CAD$1,400-$2,800
![#74 ~ von Tiesenhausen - The Watchers Wooden Tile [Edition of 300] #74 ~ von Tiesenhausen - The Watchers Wooden Tile [Edition of 300]](images/upload/auction_images/20210613/medium/074.jpg)
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Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title The Watchers Wooden Tile [Edition of 300]
Media charred and painted wood
Dated
1996
Size 3 x 3 in. / 7.6 x 7.6 cm.
Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $800 - signed verso; bears title and inscription on label attached verso; framed with archival mat and plastic
Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; According to the donor: this is one of up to 300 tiles cut from a wooden map of Canada von Tiesenhausen created to track the travels of 'The Watchers'
Provenance
Generously donated by an anonymous supporter of the Whyte Museum; for more on the artist, see website at tiesenhausen.net/; represented by Willock and Sax, Banff, see website at willockandsaxgallery.com and by Norberg Hall, Calgary by Norberg Hall, Calgary, see website norberghall.com and
Estimate CAD$400-$800


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Upright
Media etching on paper
Dated
1997
Size 15.75 x 8.75 in. / 40 x 22.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; unframed
Reference
no edition number
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Event #8/18 E/V
Media colour etching on paper
Size 8.75 x 6 in. / 22.2 x 15.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; mounted on archival mat measuring [27.25 x 19.5 inches]; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Stilted Vessel #11/24 EV
Media etching on paper
Dated
2002
Size 10 x 23.5 in. / 25.4 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and dated along bottom; embossed chop lower left; framed with special glass
Provenance
ex-collection of Mr. Jim Coutts, with proceeds going in support of the University of Lethbridge Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage, located in Nanton
Estimate CAD$150-$200


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Mecca #14/31
Media colour lithograph on paper
Size 11.5 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Provenance
being offered unreserved at public auction due to bankruptcy
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#232 ~ von Tiesenhausen - Untitled - #7 [Thorn Cross] #232 ~ von Tiesenhausen - Untitled - #7 [Thorn Cross]](images/upload/auction_images/20141123/medium/232.jpg)
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Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Untitled - #7 [Thorn Cross]
Media bronze sculpture
Dated
1998
-/99
Size 39.5 x 15 x 2 in. / 100.3 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm.
Notes
unsigned; copy of gallery invoice with artist's name, title and date included with lot
Provenance
purchased at Trepanier Baer Gallery, Calgary; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Cloud Burst
Media oil on hard board
Size 12 x 12 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; titled on label verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$500-$600


Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Mecca #P.P.
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 11 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
purchased directly from the artist, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen
Title Flaring Off
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1990
Size 36 x 48 x 1 in. / 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000