Historical Results
Artist William Arthur Winter
Title There Will Be Ice Soon
Media conte on paper
Size 16.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist William Arthur Winter
Title Untitled - Mother and Children
Media pencil and wash on paper
Size 11 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; inscribed 'Page 6, 66%' upper right; archival mat front and back
Reference
used as illustration in book So You Are Adopted, by Jan Thompson, pg.5, Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto Foundation, 1984
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist William Arthur Winter
Title Waiting
Media oil on canvas board
Size 10 x 8 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Robert Gibbings
Title A.E. Coppard #43/50
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1928
Size 5.25 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed and numbered below image; edition:50 signed proofs; unframed
Reference
frontispiece for Count Stefan, by A.E.Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1928
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Robert Gibbings
Title Untitled - Two Doves
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 2 x 4 x 1 in. / 5.1 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed with initials below image; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Harley Walter Blait Parker
Title Controversy
Media wood block on paper
Size 13 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 33 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; several creases; stain in margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, pg.1500 for biography; Parker was in the camouflage section during World War II at the same time as Cliff Robinson
Provenance
purchased from the artist Cliff Robinson; private collection
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Vancouver, 1960 - Pigeons on a Wall
Media oil on paper
Dated
1960
Size 20.25 x 27 x 1 in. / 51.4 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso; unframed
Provenance
purchased from the artist, private collection
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Farm Venus #15/15
Media linoblock on paper
Size 13 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 33 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
initialed in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom
Provenance
purchased from the artist, private collection
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Exshaw, Alberta
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 13 x 1 in. / 21 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; slight yellowing on very thin paper; archival material throughout
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Shipyard Shift
Media colour monoprint on paper
Size 17.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed along bottom; titled along top; archival material throughout; unframed
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Incident in Stanley Park #6/15
Media wood block on tissue paper
Size 16 x 12.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some paper loss along margins; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
This image stems from a Dukabour protest in Stanley Park, Vancouver; 'Doukhobor Parade' loaned by Illingworth Kerr was exhibited at Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, Coste House, 1955
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Signs of the Zodiac #84/100
Media colour etching on paper
Size 24 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled bottom centre, signed and numbered centre; unframed
Reference
print exhibited at the 1976 Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
Provenance
private collection, Regina
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Bruce Murray
Title Spectator #A.P.
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 17.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; edition of approximatly 10; archival mat front and back
Provenance
Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Agnes Nanogak
Title Mother, Give It to Me #40/50
Media two colour relief print on paper
Dated
1972
Size 12 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in block; titled, numbered and inscribed 'Eskimo Western Arctic 1972' along bottom; Holman embossed chop lower right; paper size: 18 x 24
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Syollie Amituk
Title Man Hunting in Summer by Kayak #3/40
Media two colour stone cut on paper
Dated
1977
Size 14.5 x 20.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed 'Povungnituk'; two chops bottom corners; slight scuff; paper size: 19.5 x 28; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Josie Pamiutu [Paperk] Papialuk
Title Baby Ptarmigans with Their Mother #11/40
Media two colour relief print on paper
Dated
1974
Size 14.5 x 28 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
dated, numbered and inscribed in Inuit sylabics along bottom; archival mat front and back; paper size: 24.75 x 35
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Noah Echalook
Title Untitled - Men Fishing #1/40
Media relief print on paper
Dated
ca. 1976
Size 7.75 x 12 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in sylabics and numbered along bottom; embossed chop lower right below mat; some yellowing of paper; paper size: 19.25 x 24.75; archival material throughout
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$200
Artist Noah Echalook
Title Man Making Kayak #1/40
Media relief print on paper
Dated
ca. 1976
Size 6 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled in sylabics and numbered along bottom; embossed seal below mat; titled on labelverso; slight yellowing of paper; papersize: 19.75 x 25; archival material throughout
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$200
Artist James Archibald Houston
Title Stone Carver - Dorset N.W.T.
Media pencil on paper
Size 10.75 x 11 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled lower right; archival mat
Provenance
Canadiana Galleries, Edmonton label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Lorenzo Fracchetti
Title Untitled - Husky Dogs
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1980
Size 24 x 20 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Mary Marguerite Porter Zwicker
Title Untitled - Maritime Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.5 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 19 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival mat
Provenance
purchased from Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Arthur Lidstone
Title Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1956
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Curry's Art Store stamp verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Don Scott
Title Untitled - Rural Farm
Media acrylic on board
Dated
1976
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Norman Arthur Brown
Title Bragg Creek
Media oil on board
Size 9 x 7 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on verso
Provenance
LaFlamme Galleries, Calgary stamp verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Charles Anthony Francis Law
Title Phantom Bergs - Baffin Bay
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Paperworks Galleries, Calgary label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Robert F.M. McInnis
Title Baptist Church, Walmer St., Toronto
Media oil on canvas
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on label verso
Provenance
Pennell Gallery, Toronto label verso; private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title North Coast of Bylot Island
Media oil on panel
Dated
ca. 1972
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed; signed, titled and inscribed 'Aboard C.C.G.S. d'Iberville' verso; artist's label
Reference
Alan Collier, as part of the Polar Continental Shelf Project, took three trips to the arctic, this being the first in 1972; see Arctic Canada - Alan Collier Kensington Gallery
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,600
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title Letnikof Cannery
Media oil on board
Size 19.75 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and artist's inventory number 'F-82' on artist's label verso
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title Just South of Swift Current, Sask.
Media oil on board
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and artist's inventory number '#37-78' on artist's label verso
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title The Barleigh Portfolio - 21 prints
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
various sizes; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed in case
Reference
critical essay by noted artist and the Director of the Leighton Foundation, Terry Fenton
Provenance
Leighton Foundation, Calgary, sold for the benefit of their Visiting Artist Program
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Mt. Assiniboine
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 11.25 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unframed; with certificate of authenticity from the Leighton Foundation
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Fall in the Foothills - 1st state
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 11.5 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unframed; with certificate of authenticity from the Leighton Foundation
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Castle Mountain - Mt. Eisenhower
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 12.75 x 16 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unframed; with certificate of authenticity from the Leighton Foundation
Reference
illustrated Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.115
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Range Gossip
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 11.25 x 15 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unframed; with certificate of authenticity from the Leighton Foundation
Reference
illustrated Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.94; exhibited Art Gallery of Toronto, 25th Annual Exhibition of the CPE, 1941
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Deer, Kananaskis #50/100
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 10.75 x 10 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
alternative title 'Deer, Winter'
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Lake Louise [large]
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 12 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unframed; with certificate of authenticity from the Leighton Foundation
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh
Title Moraine Lake #24/100
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 12 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed; titled and numbered along bottom; drymounted on mat board
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Ernest Herbert Whydale
Title The Clunch Pit
Media etching on paper
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; stamp 'K&G' verso; unframed
Reference
print mentioned in British Etchers 1850-1940, by K.Guichard, pg.68
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Crowfoot, Chief of Blackfeet
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 5.75 x 6 x 1 in. / 14.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Red Crow, Chief of Bloods
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6.25 x 7 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Indian Buffalo Hunt
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; small tear in margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Owl Shooting by Blackfoot Indian
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6.25 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Blackfoot Tepee
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6.25 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; tear along left margin; stamp of E.N. Higinbotham, Lethbridge, Alberta verso; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title U.S. Soldiers in Montana
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; tear into image upper left and upper right; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Ledger Drawings School
Title Rattlesnakes
Media pencil, coloured pencil & wash on paper
Dated
ca. 1890
Size 6.25 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled verso; two holes upper left margin; tear along left margin; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
see Indian Days on the Western Prairies, by Marius Barbeau, National Museum, 1965 for similar pieces and When the West was Young, by J.D. Higinbotham, Toronto, 1933&1978
Provenance
Estate of J.D. Higinbotham, who purchased these from a young Blood Indian boy, declaration attatched
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist John Wentworth Russell
Title Chief Hind Bull at Treaty Payment Fay, Fort MacLeod, Alta. Oct. 1909
Media etching on paper
Dated
1909
Size 10.75 x 7 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed; titled and dated on old label attatched to back; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Indian Baby
Media oil on panel
Size 10.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; letter of authenticity by Stephen Lunsford
Reference
see Mildred Valley Thornton, FRSA 1890-1967, pg.56 for a similar painting, dated 1929 of a Cree baby in Qu'Appelle Valley
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Allen Sapp
Title Untitled Portrait
Media coloured pencil on paper
Size 11.5 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed; drymounted on mat board; several creases and small rip
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Tony Hunt
Title Tlingit Raven Dance Screen #84/200
Media silk screen on paper
Dated
1977
Size 15.75 x 16.25 x 1 in. / 40 x 41.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; small scuff on bottom margin; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Tony Hunt
Title Baptism Mural #13/400
Media silk screen on paper
Dated
1976
Size 22 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; small stain on bottom margin; unframed
Reference
original painting done for the Canadian Catholic Conference Art Collection
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Georges Loranger
Title Untitled - Indian Portrait
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
Studio des Artistes Canadiens, Sillery, Quebec stamp verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist John Edward Borein
Title Untitled - Mexican Style Horserider
Media etching on paper
Size 6 x 6.5 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
bears signature in ink; laid down on mat board; some foxing; unframed; paper size: 6.25 x 6.75
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist John Edward Borein
Title Untitled - Three Cowboys
Media etching on paper
Size 5 x 8 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower right; faint impression; unframed; paper size: 6 x 9.25
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Robert Genn
Title Stump Lake
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1973
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Richard Audley Freeman
Title Untitled - Last Look, Horse and Rider
Media oil on board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Georgia Jarvis
Title A Twilight Scene
Media oil on board
Dated
1981
Size 24 x 38 x 1 in. / 61 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Provenance
Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Bechtel's Place - Twin Buttes, Alberta
Media oil on panel
Dated
1949
Size 10.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; dated June 20/49 on verso; Naomi Jackson Groves inventory number 1473; painting on reverse
Provenance
Gift from artist; by descent to present owner; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$8,000-$10,000
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Pembina River / Untitled Manitoba landscape
Media pencil on paper
Size 9 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled lower left; Naomi Jackson Groves inventory number 1491 lower left; drawing both sides; several creases, small tears and paper loss on corners; framed in two sided frame
Provenance
gift from artist to elevator operator in Manitoba; gift to present owner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Episy
Media oil on board
Dated
1910
Size 7.25 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Reference
in A Painter's Country - the Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, pg.12-15, the artist talks of this time period in Episy, France
Provenance
Galerie Bernard Desriches, Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000
Artist Hilda Stewart
Title Loluca Lake, San Fernando Valley, Hollywood
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.5 x 17 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
The Tyrie Fine Art, Saskatoon, and art placement, Saskatoon, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist William Perehudoff
Title Flower Forms
Media oil on linen
Dated
1959
Size 14 x 20.5 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed along bottom; titled on stretcher verso
Reference
in 1957 the artist attended his first Emma Lake workshop with Will Barnett as workshop leader
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000
Artist Edward William [Ted] Godwin
Title Sunny Day, Bone Creek
Media oil on canvas
Size 38 x 61 x 1 in. / 96.5 x 154.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
artist's number and titled on stretcher verso
Reference
see Spaces and Places, by J.Ironside, pg.82 for another painting of Bone Creek in the collection of the Alberta Art Foundation
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500
Artist Joseph [Joe] Fafard
Title Moon's Eye #17/50
Media etching on paper
Dated
1985
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered around edges; archival mat front and back
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Joseph [Joe] Fafard
Title Albert #71/100
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1988
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
edition for Canadian Cancer Society ?
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist John Piper
Title Untitled - City Abstract #66/70
Media lithograph on paper
Size 18 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; embossed chope lower right
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Karel Appel
Title Untitled - Composition #E.A.
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 20.25 x 26.25 x 1 in. / 51.4 x 66.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
Artist Mark George Tobey
Title Confusion #35/150
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1975
Size 17.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; 7 colour; unframed
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Rufino Tamayo
Title Femme au Collant Rose #80/150
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1969
Size 27.25 x 21 x 1 in. / 69.2 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000
Artist William Walcot
Title Untitled - English Street Scene
Media etching on paper
Size 7 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; small stain in margin; unframed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title London, 1908
Media watercolour on Whatman board
Dated
1909
Size 14.5 x 21.25 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 54 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; archival mat front and back
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
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
Artist Harmensz Van Ryn Rembrandt
Title Abraham Fransz or Francen
Media etching on paper
Dated
1656
Size 6.125 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 15.6 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; inscribed ' No.259' lower right; tape stains upper right and left corners into image, small tear upper edge; paper size: 6.5 x 8.375; verso stamped WK - Wilhelm Koller, respected collector
Reference
Bartsch/White & Boon cat. #273; tenth of ten states; possibly mid-18th century impression; Rembrandt Etchings, by H.Wright, Abbey Art Series, pg.135 & 15 - book included with lot
Provenance
purchased circa 1962 from Vincent Price Collection show in Calgary; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist James Herbert Snell
Title Untitled - English Pastoral
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 30 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; canvas relined
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist John Davenall Turner
Title Untitled - Western Landscape
Media oil on canvas
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Farmers Field II
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1959
Size 12.25 x 20 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso
Reference
see Janet Mitchell - Life and Art, by Peggy Armstrong, chapter 4 for other examples of her work at this time
Provenance
estate, private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Untitled - Landscape
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 13 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Many Happy Returns
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1981
Size 11.25 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; inscription attachted verso; tipped on card with tape
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Shirley Watson
Title Hilltop Escape
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1987
Size 30 x 70 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$800
Artist Deborah Lougheed Sinclair
Title Sundown - Morley Flats
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1982
Size 20 x 25 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Karl E. Wood
Title Highwood Pass
Media oil on canvas
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on stretcher verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Marjorie Pigott
Title Untitled - Pastoral Beauty
Media watercolour on paper
Size 21.5 x 18 x 1 in. / 54.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival mat front and back
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Horace Champagne
Title Approaching Warm Front - from Rocky Mountain Ranch, Turner Valley, Alberta
Media pastel on paper
Dated
1982
Size 12 x 15 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Reference
used as invitation piece for David Edwards Gallery, Bragg Creek, show March 25, 1984; invitation attatched to back
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Gaston Rebry
Title Bord d'un Forest
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1990
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated and artist's stamp verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Littorio Del Signore
Title Rue Ontario et St. Christophe, Montreal, 1984
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1984
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary label verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Narcisse Poirier
Title Ruelle au Clair de Lune - Trois Riviere
Media oil on canvas board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso
Provenance
Art & Style Gallery, Montreal label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Narcisse Poirier
Title Vielle Maison Canadienne
Media oil on canvas board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
Art & Style Gallery, Montreal label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Gerald Sevier
Title Vista #88
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 32 x 1 in. / 61 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Bartley Robilliard Pragnell
Title Untitled - Abstract
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
ca. 1955
Size 16 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Provenance
art placement, Saskatoon, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Bartley Robilliard Pragnell
Title Subway, Calgary, Alta. about 1941
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1941
Size 11.5 x 9 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with estate stamp and titled by brother verso; archival mat; unframed
Provenance
purchased from Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Bartley Robilliard Pragnell
Title Kitchen Models
Media oil on illustration board
Dated
ca. 1948
Size 20 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled verso
Provenance
art placement, Saskatoon, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Fir Trees in Snow
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1926
Size 4.25 x 4 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in block upper right; paper trimmed and repaired below mat; some heightening with black in trees; archival mat front and back
Reference
see The Mountains and the Sky by L.Render, pg.123 for illustration and review of artists work in the collection of the Glenbow
Provenance
private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Rural Mail Route #44/75
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1942
Size 7.5 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 19 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in block lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival material throughout; unframed
Reference
MSBP #57, one colour, edition:100; illustrated The New Trail, University of Alberta, 1944
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Alberta Dustbowl #23/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1949
Size 5.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 14 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in block lower right; signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival material throughout
Reference
MSBP #121, one colour, edition:100; print tipped in to Highlights, ASA magazine, September 1949
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Barn at Lomond #31/50
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1974
Size 5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in block lower right; signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #52, one colour, block originally cut 1941, edition:100; illustrated in The New Trail, University of Alberta, 1944
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist John Harold Thomas Snow
Title Still Life with Pear #4/20
Media lithograph on paper
Size 15.75 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and number along bottom
Reference
see John Snow: Four Decades, by Mark Joslin, Edmonton Art Gallery for other examples and discussion of artists career
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Eric Fitch Daglish
Title Pheasants
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1928
Size 7 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; unframed
Reference
proof impression for the book Game Birds by Douglas Dewar, London, 1928 - from a group of only 15 to 20 proofs
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Eric Fitch Daglish
Title Great Snipe
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1928
Size 4.25 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; unframed
Reference
proof impression for the book Game Birds by Douglas Dewar, London, 1928 - from a group of only 15 to 20 proofs
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title The Hog and Partridge, Dury, St. Edmunds #31/166
Media etching on paper
Size 6 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; tipped on around edges; unframed
Reference
Cyril Power along with Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews, whom he shared a studio, and Iain McNab started up the Grosvenor Shool of Modern Art in 1925 - this print probably pre-dates this time period
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Peter #1/25
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1966
Size 11.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered in image lower right; archival material throughout
Reference
catalogue #60 in Sybil Andrews - Colour Linocuts, by P.White
Provenance
Artefact Picture Framers, London, England label verso; private collection, London
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Pieta #18/60
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1932
Size 10.75 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered upper right; archival material throughout
Reference
catalogue #23 in Sybil Andrews - Colour Linocuts, by P.White
Provenance
private collection, London
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Mother and Son #26/60
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1932
Size 11 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered upper right; inscribed below mat 'Stond wel Moder under Rode'; archival material throughout
Reference
catalogue #22 in Sybil Andrews - Colour Linocuts, by P.White
Provenance
private collection, London
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Via Dolorosa #3/60
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1935
Size 8.25 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 21 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered upper right
Reference
catalogue #35 in Sybil Andrews - Colour Linocuts, by P.White in edition of 60 as well as #68 titled 'Jesus Meets His Mother - Station IV', edition of 60, 1965
Provenance
private collection, London
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Beaverlodge
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1944
Size 7.25 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
initialed in block lower right; signed and titled along bottom; archival material throughout
Reference
HBC CW#136; MBL #237 edition: 200
Provenance
purchased from the estate; Kensington Fine Art Gallery label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,200-$2,800
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title The Diving Board #144
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1930
Size 8.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
initialed in block; signed and numbered along bottom; some yellowing; archival material throughout
Reference
Scott CW#106, edition: 250; MBL#131, edition: unknown; included in Ten Woodcut folio of 1931
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Lake McArthur, Canadian Rockies #144
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1931
Size 7.5 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 19 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
initailed in block; signed and numbered along bottom; some yellowing; archival material throughout
Reference
Scott CW#102, edition: 250; MBL#151, edition: 200; included in Ten Woodcut folio of 1931; illustrated Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.21
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Water Lilies
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1927
Size 4.25 x 6.25 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
monogram in block upper left; signed and inscribed along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
Scott CW#70 edition: 200; MBL#105 edition: 250; included in Ten Canadian Colour Prints folio of 1927 - 'Wood-grain prints are often useful ... Water-lilies gives pertinent variety to the water ...' W.J.Phillips, pg.10
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Cineraria #12
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1928
Size 6.75 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered below image
Reference
Scott CW#81, edition: 250; MBL#117, edition: 300; included in The Canadian Scene folio of 1928 in edition of 100; three blocks
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Cathcart's Island, Muskoka #60
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1927
Size 6.5 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
initialed in block lower left; signed and numbered along bottom; titled on label verso; archival mats front and back
Reference
Scott CW#65 edition: 200; MBL#100 edition: 250; included in Ten Canadian Colour Prints folio of 1927
Provenance
Emmetts Framing, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Winter Sunshine
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1919
Size 4.25 x 4 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
monogram in block lower right; signed along bottom; archival material throughout
Reference
Scott CW#18.5; MBL#50B edition: unknown; Christmas card for 1919; two blocks; included in Winter Woodcuts folio of 1936 in edition of 100
Provenance
Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Little Log House
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1926
Size 3.25 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 8.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
monogram and date in block upper rigght; signed along bottom; titled attached verso
Reference
Scott CW#58; MBL#92 edition: unknown; Christmas card for 1926; included in Winter Woodcuts folio of 1936 in edition of 100
Provenance
Canadiana House, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Deer on Hillside
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1948
Size 3.5 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed along bottom; archival material throughout
Reference
HBC CW#141; MBL#243 edition:200/300; Christmas card for 1948
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title The Stream in Winter [Open Water]
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1935
Size 4.25 x 4.5 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
monogram in block lower right; signed along bottom
Reference
Scott CW#119; MBL#213 edition: unknown; Christmas card for 1935; included in Winter Woodcuts folio of 1936 in edition of 100
Provenance
Canadiana House, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Lac Lu
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1933
Size 4.5 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
labeled below image
Reference
Scott WE#49; MBL #192 edition: unknown; Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, Exhibitions and Members 1880-1979, by R.McMann lists the watercolour of this exhibited in 1932
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Harold Nelson Semmens
Title Untitled - Pair of Sail Boats
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1938
Size 17.5 x 21.25 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 54 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton #32/35
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1973
Size 19.75 x 31.5 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 80 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,800
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Molly Glover Leaving Bragg's Island #13/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1985
Size 22 x 27.75 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
illustrated The Art of David Blackwood, by W.Gough, plate 20
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,800
Artist Velma Alvada Foster
Title December Frosty Morning / Winter's First Snow / Caraganas in the Snow #15/25
Media etching on paper
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF THREE; all signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Jack Lee Cowin
Title Big Horn Bow [Western Trout Series] #3/25 [unique]
Media hand coloured etching on paper
Dated
1983
Size 10.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; fly attatched to print lower right; paper size: 22.25 x 28.25
Reference
see Country Pleasures - The Angling Art of Jack Cowin, by A.Oko, pg. 16 for pencil study for Big Horn Bow; image included in Catch and Release, Dunlop Art Gallery show, Regina, 1986
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Jack Lee Cowin
Title Rising Brown #118/300
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1983
Size 18.5 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 47 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Regina
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Wynona Croft Mulcaster
Title Untitled - Studio Portrait
Media oil on board
Dated
1955
Size 16 x 12 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears date on label verso
Reference
see The Mountains and the Sky by L.Render, pg.209 for other examples of artists work in the collection of the Glenbow
Provenance
James Studio, Saskatoon, label verso; private collection, Montreal
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Robert Newton Hurley
Title Untitled - B.C. Lighthouse
Media watercolour on illustration board
Dated
1971
Size 13 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 33 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; archival mat
Reference
possibly the Fisgard Lighthouse at Esquimalt Harbour, a favourite landscape subject as noted in Robert Newton Hurley - A Notebook, by George Moppett
Provenance
art placement, Saskatoon, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Robert Newton Hurley
Title Untitled - Nocture
Media mixed media on paper
Dated
1974
Size 13.25 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 33.7 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Dense Blue Shadow
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1977
Size 22.5 x 30.25 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 76.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
Artist Catherine Perehudoff
Title Untitled
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1980
Size 22 x 29.25 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 74.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
The Art Gallery, Calgary, stamp verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Keith Holmes
Title Still Life with Green Apple
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1984
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Downstairs Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Tony Allison
Title Alberta Blue Hills
Media oil and acrylic on canvas
Dated
1981
Size 30 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed, titled and dated verso; small repair noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Norval Morrisseau
Title The Shaman Apprentice
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 24 x 18 x 1 in. / 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in syllabics lower right; titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000
Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Vale Variation - Pyramid of Roses
Media rubber resist, poster paint, ink on pape
Dated
1975
Size 19.5 x 25.75 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 65.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso; archival material throughout
Reference
see Town, by D.Burnett, pg.167-175, for discussion of this time period in the artist's career
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist Frank Leonard Brooks
Title Mood Musical
Media mixed media on board
Size 22.5 x 18.75 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 47.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200
Artist Frank Leonard Brooks
Title Isle of the Gods, Delos, Greece '67
Media ink on paper
Dated
1967
Size 19 x 24.5 x 1 in. / 48.3 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled and dated lower right, signed along bottom; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Hayland Southwest of Calgary
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1976
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
purchased from artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Echo Lake, Evening, Qu'Appelle, Sask.
Media oil on board
Dated
1975
Size 16 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Reference
see Harvest of the Spirits - Illingworth Kerr Retrospective, by M.Callahan, pg.42 for discussion of artists career during this time period
Provenance
private collection, Calgary/Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Echo Lake, Qu'Appelle Valley
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
ca. 1975
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower centre; signed and titled verso
Reference
see Harvest of the Spirits - Illingworth Kerr Retrospective, by M.Callahan, pg.42 for discussion of artists career during this time period
Provenance
private collection, Calgary/Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Rain, Dogtooth Lake, Ontario
Media oil on board
Dated
ca. 1975
Size 12 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower left; signed and titled verso
Reference
see Harvest of the Spirits - Illingworth Kerr Retrospective, by M.Callahan, pg.42 for discussion of artists career during this time period
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Spiker #43/100
Media wood block on paper
Size 9 x 5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Bryan Chubb
Title Pink, Blue and Yellow
Media oil on canvas
Size 22 x 26 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on stretcher verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist John Kaufman
Title Trees by River
Media oil on board
Dated
1989
Size 12 x 17 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist John Kaufman
Title Untitled Landscape
Media oil on board
Dated
1989
Size 7.75 x 16 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist William Nicholson
Title The Archibishop of Canterbury
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 10 x 9 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled in block; unframed
Reference
see two other examples in Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs - Studio 1919, pg.41,42
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Guy Seymour Warre Malet
Title Deutsches Museum, Munich #6/30
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 6 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in block; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Archibald Standish Hartrick
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Woman
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
ca. 1910
Size 17.5 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image and numbered 49 from an edition of about 50; also bears inscription in another hand; unframed
Reference
see another example of the artist's work in Modern Woodcuts and Lithography - Studio, 1919, pg.139
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist George Percival Gaskell
Title The Approaching Storm
Media etching on paper
Size 7.5 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 19 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; stamp 'K&G' verso; unframed
Reference
illustrated in British Etchers 1850-1940, by K.Guichard, plate 25
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist Malcolm Osborne
Title The Problem - A.Mason
Media etching on paper
Size 11.25 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; bears title on mat; unframed
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Lady
Media etching on paper
Size 6.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and inscribed 'To John' along bottom; tipped in along edges; unframed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist William Palmer Robins
Title Near Walberswick, England
Media etching on paper
Dated
1925
Size 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated below image; bears title; stamp 'K&G' verso; unframed
Reference
illustrated in British Etchers 1850-1940, by K.Guichard, plate 56
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry George Rushbury
Title Canal de la Douane, Marseille
Media etching on paper
Dated
1923
Size 8.5 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed along bottom; titled and inscribed 'Publishers State 50 proofs' along bottom
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Ernest Stephen Lumsden
Title Jodhpur, Evening
Media etching on paper
Dated
1914
Size 7 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and titled in plate; signed and titled along bottom; edition:50 signed proofs; unframed
Reference
this print is from his second trip to Jodhpur, in The Etching Revival 1826-1936, from The Collections of the Art Gallery of Victoria / No.8, there was another print dated 1927
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Ernest Stephen Lumsden
Title A Modern Bethesda #44/50
Media etching on paper
Dated
1923
Size 8.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; signed and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Ernest Stephen Lumsden
Title The Enthusiast
Media etching on paper
Dated
1932
Size 6 x 12 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate; signed and inscribed '1.50' along bottom; bears title below mat; unframed
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title The Thames at Gravesend
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1954
Size 10 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
siged and dated lower left; partial title and inscribed #43 N.F.S. verso; archival mat
Reference
see A.C.Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by Roger Boulet, Edmonton Art Gallery for a biography and other examples of the artist's work
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist Henry George Glyde
Title Sidney - 1960
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1960
Size 11.5 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso; archival mat front and back
Reference
see A Life Long Journey - H.G.Glyde, by P.Ainslie, pg. 57-65 for a discussion of this time period in the artist's career
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Henry George Glyde
Title Mt. Massive, Bow Valley
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1990
Size 11 x 15 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
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
Artist Augustus Frederick Lafosse Kenderdine
Title Untitled - Early Settlers
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 28.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 71.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Estimate CAD$4,000-$6,000
Artist Ernest Friedrich Lindner
Title Untitled - Saskatchewan River
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1962
Size 15 x 22 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat front and back
Reference
see The Flat Side of the Landscape - The Emma Lake Artist's Workshops, by J.O'Brian, pg.105 for another watercolour of the same date
Provenance
private collection, Saskatchewan
Estimate CAD$6,000-$7,000
Artist Charles John Collings
Title Torbay - Devon
Media graphite on illustration board
Size 10 x 15 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower left; titled upper left; inscribed 'Black Thorn in Flower, Strong Against Sea' verso; some scuffs
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Unknown Wessellow
Title Seebe, Feb. 46
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1946
Size 14.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
monogram and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; some buckling in canvas; monogram was symbol for Canadian Military property
Reference
see Behind Canadian Barbed Wire: Alien, Refugee and Prisoner of War Camps in Canada 1914-1946, by D.Carter - Camp 103 was the first to open in Alberta Sept. 29, 1939 to Jan. 28, 1946-page 113 photo
Provenance
Gainsborough Art Studio, Calgary, label vero
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Andre Charles Bieler
Title Skeena Fisherman #42/50
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1982
Size 36.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 92.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
smaller 1956 version illustrated in Andre Bieler - An Artist's Life and Times, by F.Smith, pg.124
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist James [Jim] McLaren Nicoll
Title Bow Crescent
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Reference
Bow Crescent is where Jim and Marion lived from 1945-1981
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist James [Jim] McLaren Nicoll
Title Church of San Lorenzo, Chappelle Medici, Firenze, June 27, 1959
Media ink on paper
Dated
1959
Size 9.75 x 8 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed; titled, dated and inscibed verso; unframed
Reference
The sketch comes from the Nicoll's 1959 trip to Europe after Marion's studies with Will Barnet in New York; see Marion Nicoll - Art and Influence, by C. Jackson, pg.23, Glenbow Museum
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title Model 'B'
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1959
Size 13 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 33 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled on label
Reference
see Marion Nicoll R.C.A. by Brooks Joyner, Masters Gallery for other paintings from this period
Provenance
purchased directly from the artist; private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title Waiting #Proof
Media colour cardboard print on paper
Dated
1965
Size 17.25 x 20 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated, and numbered along bottom
Reference
exhibited National Gallery of Canada Biennial, 1965, Edmonton Art Gallery Retrospective, 1975, and Glenbow Museum, 1986, catalogue #40 illustrated
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Hendrik Bres
Title Autumn, Northwest of Warburg
Media oil on board
Dated
1980
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Hendrik Bres
Title Spring at the Edge of the City
Media oil on board
Dated
1980
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Card Players
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1976
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled on stretcher
Reference
see Maxwell Bates - A Retrospective, by I.Thom for discussion of artist's career and other examples of this time period
Provenance
Arbutus Crafts, Victoria stamp on stretcher; private collection, Red Deer
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar King #2/30
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1971
Size 15.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival material throughout
Reference
illustrated in Maxwell Bates in Retrospect 1921-1971, by Vancouver Art Gallery, pg.29
Provenance
Galerie Royale, Vancouver and Hett Gallery, Edmonton, labels verso; private collection, Red Deer
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Beggar 3 #3/10 Artist's Proof
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1962
Size 18 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Reference
see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.54 for biography and other examples of the artist's graphic work
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Dancers #6/19
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1955
Size 14.25 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; slight stain lower right margin
Reference
see Images of the Land, Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, for discussion of Bates graphic work
Provenance
Hett Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Red Deer
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Zoe Mary H. Dunning
Title Banff Golf Course
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.25 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist William Brymner
Title Near Field, B.C.
Media watercolour on watercolour board
Size 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; stamped verso 'Whatman's Board'; bears date c.1892-3 and inscription verso; bears title on old label verso; archival material throughout, with Denglas
Reference
commissioned by the C.P.R., William Brymner came to the west in 1892
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000
Artist Clarence Alphonse Gagnon
Title L'Embou Chure du Rhin - Hollande, 1929
Media oil on panel
Dated
1929
Size 6.25 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with thumb print verso; certificate by Lucile Rodier Gagnon #2 verso
Provenance
included in the estate of the artists studio; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000
Artist Clarence Alphonse Gagnon
Title Untitled - Iceberg
Media monotype highlighted with gouache on pap
Size 5.75 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 14.6 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
Atelier Gagnon stamp lower right; archival material throughout with Denglas
Reference
see The Prints of Clarence Gagnon, by Ian Thom, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, for Gagnon's etchings and drypoints but does not include monotypes in the catalogue
Provenance
deVooght Galleries, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Joanne Simpson Wilson
Title Alert Bay
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1920
Size 10.75 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; archival material front and back, with Denglas
Reference
Emily Carr's painting from 1908 of the same facade can be see in Emily Carr, A Biography, by M.Tippett, pg.77
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title Untitled - Forest View
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1912
Size 14 x 10 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
Matthews Picture Frame Moulding label verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist Grace Wilson Melvin
Title Untitled - West Cost Indian Portrait
Media oil on board
Size 30 x 24 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Tristan Walcot
Title Pheasants in Snow
Media watercolour and gouache on illustration
Dated
ca. 1967
Size 20 x 28.5 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 72.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
Mid-West Picture Frame, Calgary stamp and Kensington Fine Art Gallery label verso;private collection
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Tristan Walcot
Title Untitled - Pheasant
Media watercolour and gouache on illustration
Size 17.75 x 21.25 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 54 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Victor Santos
Title Untitled - Still Life
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1970
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right;
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Wayne Olson
Title Tristram
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1978
Size 40 x 40 x 1 in. / 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on stretcher verso; unframed
Reference
Wayne Olson has done a mural on 17th Avenue
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist William Parsons
Title Old Log Cabin
Media oil on board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist William Parsons
Title Big Hawk Lake
Media oil on board
Size 12 x 8 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250