Historical Results
Artist David T. Alexander
Title One Hung Low
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1984
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Untitled - Boat on a Beach
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see Sybil Andrews, Colour Linocuts, by P.White, pg.16, regarding her paintings in the 30's and another boat painting illustrated pg.18 from the Royal Air Force Collection, Hendon, England
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$3,000-$3,500
Artist Sybil Andrews
Title Surrexit #11/60
Media colour lino block on paper
Dated
1957
Size 12 x 14 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered upper left; signed, titled, numbered and inscribed in left margin below mat; archival mat front and back
Reference
cat. #52 Sybil Andrews - Colour Linocuts, ed:60, illustrated pg.62
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Frank Milton Armington
Title Place de la Bastille, Paris
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1903
Size 12.25 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 31.1 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled lower right; some small repairs; archival mat front and back
Reference
the artist first went to Paris in 1899 and married Caroline there in 1900
Estimate CAD$750-$950
Artist Walter Joseph Gerard Bachinski
Title Seated Figure #88/100
Media lithograph on paper
Size 22 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Barbara Ballachey
Title Untitled - Reflection
Media charcoal on paper
Dated
1979
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Evening Scene
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB459' verso; archival mat
Reference
this work relates to a series of paintings the artist did of storms in the foothills region near Calgary in the mid 1950's
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Cafe Scene
Media ink on paper
Dated
ca. 1965
Size 9 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MB456' verso; various dates inscibed verso; archival mat front and back
Provenance
Barton Leier Gallery, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Clown and Table
Media colour monoprint
Dated
1953
Size 2.5 x 3.25 x 1 in. / 6.4 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Christmas Tree
Media colour monoprint
Size 3.25 x 3.75 x 1 in. / 8.3 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist George Baxter
Title Lovers Letter Box
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1856
Size 14.5 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
inscribed in plate with artist's name, date 'August 30, 1856' and inscription lower right; laid down on mat board; in ornate mat and frame; some foxing
Reference
CL #359; illustrated The Price Guide to Baxter Prints, pg.244
Provenance
estate in England and by descent to private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist George Baxter
Title The Day Before Marriage
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1854
Size 14.25 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
inscribed in plate with artist's name, date 'March 1, 1854' and inscription lower left; laid down on mat board; in ornate mat and frame
Reference
CL #353; illustrated The Price Guide to Baxter Prints, pg.240
Provenance
estate in England and by descent to private collection, Edmonton; Taylor and Liptrot,London, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Alistair Macready Bell
Title Boats in Winter #13/15
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1953
Size 17.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; light tape stain along top edge; archival mat front and back
Reference
Thom #22 ed:15 plus 5 proofs, three blocks; illustrated Alistair Bell: Prints 1935-1981, by I.Thom, pg.34 and Printmaking in B.C. 1889-1983, by N.Tuele; included in the N.G.C. inventory number #6588; illustrated pg.72 in catalogue
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Thomas Hartley Benton
Title Prodigal Son
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1939
Size 10 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower left; signed below image; archival material throughout
Reference
Faith #29; issued in edition of 250 by the Associated American Artists, New York; included in the Library of Congress American Print collection, Washington, D.C.
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Antoine Bittar
Title Port of Montreal
Media oil on panel
Dated
1993
Size 10 x 8 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Galerie d'Art Vincent, Ottawa, label verso; private collection N.B.
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Samuel Black
Title Cornish Village #18/50
Media wood block on paper
Size 18.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 47 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; embossed chop below mat; archival mat
Provenance
High Street Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Radford Blackrider
Title Men's Traditional (Mask)
Media acrylic and ink on archival mat board
Dated
1993
Size 13.5 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Radford Blackrider
Title Men's Traditional
Media acrylic and ink on archival mat board
Dated
1993
Size 13.5 x 9 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist David Lloyd Blackwood
Title Skipper Nat Walking Home #44/50
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1982
Size 7 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Denis Bourgeois
Title Picket Fences
Media oil on canvas
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Frank Brangwyn
Title Canadians Entering Cambrai
Media etching on paper
Size 17 x 26 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; unframed
Reference
accession number 8113 in Check List of The War Collection, by R.Wodehouse, pg.23, N.G.C., 1968
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Frank Leonard Brooks
Title Italian Theme
Media collage on canvas
Dated
1969
Size 15.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated on artist's label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Harley W. Brown
Title Chief Dan George, Salish
Media pastel on paper
Size 25 x 19 x 1 in. / 63.5 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled lower right
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Joseph Archibald Browne
Title Sunset
Media oil on canvas
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on stretcher and inscribed 'No.10' verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; purchased from McCready Galleries, Toronto
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Serge Brunoni
Title Du Courage Pour Deux
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Stanley Ernest Brunst
Title Western Farm
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1937
Size 9 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and Vancouver address verso; archival mat front and back
Reference
in Stanley Ernest Brunst, by Terrence Heath, the author states 'For the next two years (1936-1939), he did some of his best painting', pg.6
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist George A. Buytendorp
Title Fall in Lac la Ronge
Media oil on canvas
Size 10.25 x 12.25 x 1 in. / 26 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; artist's label with title verso
Provenance
Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Ghitta Caiserman-Roth
Title The Wedding of Sampson #1/7/5th state
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1951
Size 14.5 x 21 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; some handling marks in margin; unframed
Reference
her prints were included in Jewish Painters and Modernity, Montreal, 1930-1945, by E.Trepanier, pg.133
Provenance
ex-collection Dr. H. McPherson, Toronto
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Joane Cardinal-Schubert
Title My Mother's Vision - Thunderbird
Media mixed media on paper
Dated
1984
Size 9.5 x 14 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; typed inscription on artist's label verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Alfred Joseph Casson
Title Autumn Hillside, Lake of Bays
Media oil on paper board
Dated
1976
Size 12 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000
Artist Horace Champagne
Title J.Gray's Farm, [133 Street N.W.], Calgary, 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 right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Rod Charlesworth
Title Fun in December
Media oil on wood board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed upper right; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Georges Chavignaud
Title Untitled - Lady walking by a Windmill
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1899
Size 18 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; laid down on mat board
Reference
the artist settled in Toronto in 1884 but maintained a studio in Antwerp from 1884-1901
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; purchased from McCready Galleries, Toronto
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title Sunwapta Pass, Banff Side
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1976
Size 15 x 20 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and artist's number 'H25-5' verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title Barnes Lake - Above Ashcroft, B.C.
Media oil on paper board
Dated
ca. 1969
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and numbered 'F155-18' on artist's label verso
Provenance
private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Alan Caswell Collier
Title Ice Island, N.W.T.
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1985
Size 7 x 10 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and numbered 'J145-4' verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Patrick Douglass Cox
Title Hershae - By the Barn
Media pencil on paper
Dated
1993
Size 4.75 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and artist's notes below mat; two sketches on single sheet of paper; archival material throughout
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Patrick Douglass Cox
Title Kettles
Media pencil on paper
Dated
1993
Size 6.5 x 4.5 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and artist's notes below mat; tape stains in margins; archival material throughout
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Patrick Douglass Cox
Title The Cowhand #1/50
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1991
Size 15 x 26.25 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 66.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival material throughout
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Duncan MacKinnon Crockford
Title Glimpse of the City
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$5,000
Artist William Malcolm Cutts
Title A Sketch in North Wales
Media watercolour and gouache on artist board
Dated
ca. 1912
Size 7.25 x 10 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; archival mat front and back
Reference
according to Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, by R.Harper, the artist was in England from 1902-1912
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist James Dichmont
Title Portrait of an Old Man
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1938
Size 16.25 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 41.3 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled & dated label verso
Reference
Alberta Society of Artists Exhibition, 1976
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist James Dichmont
Title Cement Plant, Exshaw
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1940
Size 11.25 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled on label verso
Reference
Alberta Society of Artists Exhibition, 1976
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist James Dichmont
Title Untitled - Elbow River Bridge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 5.75 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 14.6 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed below image; sketch reverse; unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$400
Artist William [Bill] Duma
Title Approaching Spring Showers
Media oil on wood board
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist William [Bill] Duma
Title Bevelled Glass
Media acrylic on wood board
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Louis-Henry DuPont
Title Lady Rushout and Daughter
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
ca. 1922
Size 11.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; printed inscription along bottom and top; embossed chop lower left;
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Albrecht Durer
Title Knight, Death and Devil ['Der Reuter']
Media etching on paper
Dated
1513
Size 9.5 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials and dated in plate lower left; 19th century re-strike; some foxing; archival mat front and back
Reference
Bartsch #98
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Luc Faisant
Title Le Peche
Media oil on canvas
Dated
ca. 1965
Size 31.5 x 39.5 x 1 in. / 80 x 100.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and inscribed on stretcher; small repair
Reference
exhibition label '51e Salon National des Beaux-Arts de Gand 1965' verso
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Elisabeth Frink
Title Untitled - Sketch of Horses
Media pencil on paper
Dated
1977
Size 4.25 x 12 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat front and back
Reference
the artist had a solo exhibition at Waddington Galleries, Montreal in 1977 as well as in Amsterdam
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Robert Genn
Title Golden Eclipse
Media watercolour on illustration board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Lise Gervais
Title Orchestre Regale
Media ink and watercolour on paper
Dated
1957
Size 7.75 x 6.5 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival mat front and back; unframed
Provenance
purchased from Galerie Denyse Delrue, Montreal
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Roland Gissing
Title Sweetgrass Hills
Media oil on canvas board
Size 12 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Roland Gissing
Title Untitled - Ghost River
Media pastel on paper
Size 8.25 x 11 x 1 in. / 21 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
ex-collection, Mr. and Mrs. N.Moodie, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Roland Gissing
Title Near Edgewater, B.C.
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 right; signed, titled and dated on artist's label verso
Provenance
E.R. Lamm Art Studio, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection, Mr. & Mrs. N.Moodie, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Roland Gissing
Title Untitled - Summer Landscape
Media oil on board
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, California
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist John Hamilton Glass
Title Untitled - Coastal Village
Media watercolour and gouache on paper
Size 13 x 19 x 1 in. / 33 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; laid down on mat board
Provenance
private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist John Hamilton Glass
Title Loch Lomond
Media watercolour and gouache on paper
Size 13.5 x 20 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title and inscribed 'Rob Roys Prison' verso; laid down on mat board
Provenance
private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Henry George Glyde
Title Port Washington, Pender Island, B.C.
Media oil on canvas laid down on board
Dated
ca. 1969
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Reference
cat. #89 in A Lifelong Journey: The Art and Teaching of H.G. Glyde, by P.Ainslie, illustrated pg.68, Glenbow Museum
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000
Artist Henry George Glyde
Title Downs Near Shoreham
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1974
Size 10 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Henry George Glyde
Title Untitled - Baptism
Media ink on paper
Size 9.75 x 12 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival mat front and back
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist William Frederick George Godfrey
Title Evening Star #10/100
Media wood block on paper
Size 8.5 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Richard Gorey
Title Winter,Neil's Harbour
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1986
Size 11.75 x 15.5 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; archival material throughout
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Kensington Downtown Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison
Title Rocky Mountain Dawn
Media oil on canvas board
Size 22 x 27.75 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled on backing
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison
Title Spring Colour, Osoyoos Lake Southern B.C.
Media oil on canvas
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Francine Gravel
Title Learning to Fly
Media oil and mixed media on canvas
Dated
1986
Size 24.25 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 61.6 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Kelowna; Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Thomas Garland Greene
Title Untitled - House and Orchard
Media watercolour on paper board
Size 12 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower left; archival mat front and back
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John A. Hammond
Title Farm Road, Sackville, N.B.
Media oil on canvas laid down on board
Dated
1931
Size 10.25 x 15 x 1 in. / 26 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed and titled verso; Hammond Estate stamp and number 647 verso
Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, stamp and Michel de Kerdour Galerie, Quebec, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500
Artist Heinie Hartwig
Title Light on the Mountain
Media oil on wood board
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on label verso
Provenance
Sokoloff Art and Framing, San Francisco, label verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Eliza Hemingway Hawkins
Title The Woman Who Liked Watching Flowers
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Provenance
Bon Ton Gallery, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist O. John Hawkins
Title View from Mosquito Point
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1989
Size 4 x 6 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; three panels framed together
Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist James Henderson
Title Untitled - Sooke River Canyon
Media oil on panel
Dated
ca. 1924
Size 10 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; in period frame
Reference
this is a sketch for a larger painting once owned by Norman MacKenzie now in the MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection, Regina
Provenance
gift of the artist; private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,000
Artist Willem Hendriks
Title Autumn
Media oil on canvas
Size 20.25 x 24.25 x 1 in. / 51.4 x 61.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, label verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Helen K. Hodson
Title Untitled - Still Life with Fruit
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1878
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
estate, Holland; by descent to private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Edwin Headley Holgate
Title Totem Poles No. 4
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1926
Size 6 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed in pencil along bottom; retouched crease mark lower right; archival mat front and back
Reference
see The Prints of Edwin Holgate, by I.Thom, cat.#23; illustrated in CSGA catalogue of 1930 and The New Woodcut; Thom writes 'The central pole is probably the Mountain Goat pole at Gitsegyukla' also illustrated as fontispiece in Images of the Land 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Nicholas Hornyansky
Title St. Andrew's, Niagara on the Lake
Media colour etching on paper
Size 5.25 x 4 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Robert Newton Hurley
Title Untitled - Prairie Showers
Media watercolour on mat board
Dated
1955
Size 9.25 x 13 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Richardson Art Gallery, Winnipeg, label verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Leonard Hutchinson
Title Depression #23/50
Media lino block on paper
Size 8.25 x 9 x 1 in. / 21 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
illustrated in Leonard Hutchinson, People's Artist, pg.50
Provenance
Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, label verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title On the Highwood
Media acrylic on wood board
Size 13.5 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Calgary 7th Avenue
Media ink on paper
Size 10 x 7 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; archival mat front and back
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Skeena River Country
Media oil on panel
Size 8.5 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title and date on label verso; minor restoration noted around edges
Reference
in A Painter's Country, pg.106, the artist talks about his trip with Lawren Harris to Jasper and the Skeena River area in 1924 and spending time in the Collins Range and Shovel Pass
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; McCready Galleries, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$10,000-$12,000
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Porcupine Hills, Near Cowley, Alberta
Media oil on panel
Dated
1945
Size 10.25 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 26 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated, and numbered '7572' on label verso as well as inscription 'OK, A.Y.Jackson, June 1967'
Reference
see Alberta Work: the Later Work of A.Y. Jackson, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1982; the writer talks about this time period pg.24 and how the artist felt 'at the height of his powers'; the artist taught at Banff that year and then travelled through B.C. to Pincher Creek and Millarville before returning Toronto Nov.9
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$7,000-$9,000
Artist Alex Janvier
Title Wonderful Fireplace
Media gouache on paper
Size 30.25 x 22 x 1 in. / 76.8 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Alex Janvier
Title Good Soil Road #88/100
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 15.5 x 22 x 1 in. / 39.4 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Spring, Jasper Highway #2
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1986
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower center; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Portfolio of ten prints #76/100
Media lino block on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Prairie Marsh
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11.25 x 15 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title South Sask. Hills
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram lower right; signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Corrie, Carran [Scotland]
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1937
Size 7 x 10 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled
Reference
Kerr went to England in 1936, and visited friends in Scotland in 1937 where he wrote short stories for Blackwood's magazine and later did commercial work for the 1938 Empire exhibition in Glasgow; he exhibited four watercolours with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 1939
Provenance
private collection, United Kingdom
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Untitled - View of Edmonton with the Hotel MacDonald
Media pencil on paper
Size 19 x 24 x 1 in. / 48.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with estate stamp; artist's colour notation's; archival mat front and back; unframed
Provenance
Estate of Illingworth Kerr
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Untitled - Downtown Market
Media pencil on paper
Size 19 x 24 x 1 in. / 48.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with estate stamp; artist's colour notations; archival mat front and back; unframed
Provenance
Estate of Illingworth Kerr
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Untitled - Sketch of Prairie Town
Media pencil on paper
Size 11 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram and estate stamp; artist's colour notations; pastel sketch with inscription 'Mary' verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Estate of Illingworth Kerr
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Louise Lecor Kirouac
Title Petit Saguenay, Que.
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Louise Lecor Kirouac
Title Rang Trpique du Saguenay, Quebec
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Louise Lecor Kirouac
Title Laurentides, Quebec
Media oil on canvas
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title River Edge After the Storm
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1972
Size 22.75 x 31 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archvial mat front and back
Reference
exhibition sticker 'Images of the Prairie' Saskatoon Gallery and Conservatory Corporation, 1979, verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Dorothy Knowles
Title Waves, Waskesiu Lake, Aug. 9/77
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1977
Size 22.25 x 29.5 x 1 in. / 56.5 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Toronto, label verso; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Rajka Kupesic
Title Clown
Media oil pastel on paper
Size 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled on artist's label verso; archival mat
Provenance
The Collector's Gallery, Calgary, stamp verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist William Kurelek
Title Poet Dedora's Dream of B.C.
Media gouache on masonite
Dated
1972
Size 18 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram and dated lower right; titled verso; in original artist's frame
Reference
Brian Dedora has written several books including With WK in the Workshop - A Memorial of William Kurelek [book included with lot] about the time spent they spent as framers at the Isaacs Gallery; the poet now runs his own fine framing establishment on Pender Street in Vancouver
Provenance
public collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$9,000-$12,000
Artist Claude Langevin
Title Notre-Dame des Monts
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Estimate CAD$1,400-$1,600
Artist John Douglas Lawley
Title Sleighs on Mount Royale
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
ca. 1949
Size 20 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist John Douglas Lawley
Title The Old Stallion
Media oil on canvas board
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal and Manuge Galleries, Halifax, label verso; corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Grant Leier
Title Of Course I Won't Tell Anyone, Pink
Media mixed media on illustration board
Dated
1985
Size 7.5 x 5 x 1 in. / 19 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Mount Cathedral
Media oil on canvas
Size 24.25 x 36 x 1 in. / 61.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled on plaque; A.C. Inventory #200 stamped on frame verso; recently cleaned and restored by Glenbow Inc.
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$10,000-$15,000
Artist Alfred Crocker Leighton
Title Dry Dock, North Van
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1937
Size 13.75 x 16.5 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Luke Orton Lindoe
Title Salmon Arm Wharf
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1948
Size 16.5 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; unframed
Reference
the artist had moved to Salmon Art in 1945 and then started to teach at the A.C.A. from 1946-1957
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Annette Lodge
Title The Kite Flyers
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1984
Size 36.5 x 27 x 1 in. / 92.7 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Frederick Nicholas Loveroff
Title Untitled - Ontario Landscape
Media oil on canvas
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 16 x 20.25 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 51.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see 'Northern Lake, Late Evening', figure #56 in The Paintings of Frederick Nicholas Loveroff, now in the A.G.O. Collection, circa 1930's
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,750
Artist Louis Lozowick
Title Steel Valley
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1936
Size 9.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in plate lower left; signed below image; archival material throughout
Reference
Flint #141; issued in edition of 250 by the Associated American Artists, New York in 1942
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,200
Artist Roy Leadbeater
Title Untitled - Abstract Sculpture #3/7
Media bronze sculpture on base
Size 10.75 x 8 x 5.5 in. / 27.3 x 20.3 x 14 cm.
Notes
stamped signature and edition number along base; inscribed 'Morris Singer' in base
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist William Hadd McElcheran
Title Watch Your Rear #1/9
Media bronze sculpture
Dated
1989
Size 14.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 in. / 36.8 x 19 x 14 cm.
Notes
signed with initials, dated and numbered on base
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000
Artist James Edward Hervey MacDonald
Title The Sea Monster
Media oil on paper board
Dated
1922
Size 8.5 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled verso
Reference
exhibited 'J.E.H. MacDonald in Nova Scotia', cat. 26, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, label verso; illustrated J.E.H. MacDonald, Lewis Smith, Edith Smith, Nova Scotia, by G.Kelly, Dalhousie A.G.1990
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary; Collector's Gallery, Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000
Artist William Maltman
Title Untitled - Field and River
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with estate stamp lower left; archival mat
Provenance
Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$350-$500
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
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
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
Artist Mario Mauro
Title La Petite ...
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1977
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, indistinctly titled and dated verso
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Irene E. McCaugherty
Title 5th Street, A Busy Street, Lethbridge, 1925
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated
1983
Size 7.75 x 22 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Irene E. McCaugherty
Title Chilkat Mountains, Skagway Street, Alaska
Media watercolour and ink on paper
Dated
1984
Size 8 x 22 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Robert F.M. McInnis
Title Rain & Prairie
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1984
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower center; titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Robert F.M. McInnis
Title Nude and Window
Media oil on mat board
Dated
1985
Size 8 x 6 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Katerina Mertikas
Title Rainy Season
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1994
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist David Brown Milne
Title Abandoned Cabin
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1922
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated upper right; bears title and date on stretcher verso
Reference
see David Milne, by I.Thom, pg.103 and Reflections in a Quiet Pool, by R.Tovell, pg.61 for discussion of the artist's period at Mt. Riga from 1921-1923; a similar painting, Copake Village in the collection of the A.G.O., Haystack in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Doorway of of the Painting House in the N.G.C.
Provenance
purchased from the artist; estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$30,000-$40,000
Artist David Brown Milne
Title Painting Place / Hilltop
Media colour drypoint on paper
Dated
1931
Size 4.75 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in plate upper left in lake; signed along bottom; archival material throughout; Colophon book included
Reference
catalogue #63 in Reflections in a Quiet Pool, by R.Tovell - ed:3100, state V of six states - a total of 8 sets of two plates where required for the total edition
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Show Off
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1993
Size 22.5 x 30 x 1 in. / 57.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,750
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Five Chicks
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1968
Size 18 x 13 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and inscribed lower right; some handling marks; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Untitled - Carnival
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1984
Size 4.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; inscribed and dated verso; Christmas card mounted on paper
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Janet Mitchell
Title Untitled - City View
Media watercolour on paper
Size 5 x 7 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Alasdair Burns Monro
Title Royal Avenue
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled on label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Alasdair Burns Monro
Title Devino's [No. 6a]
Media oil on paper
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Richard Montpetit
Title Sur Mont-Royal
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1989
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Galerie d'Art Vincent, Ottawa, label verso; private collection N.B.
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Louis Muhlstock
Title Untitled - Figure Study
Media ink and pastel on paper
Size 20.5 x 26 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist James [Jim] McLaren Nicoll
Title Bowness Market
Media ink on paper
Dated
ca. 1972
Size 8.5 x 11.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled lower centre; white ink added centre left
Reference
used as a Christmas card circa 1972; see Christmas cards by this artist Lot 508
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title Untitled - McDougall Ranch
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.25 x 15 x 1 in. / 33.7 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; ex-collection, Mr. and Mrs. N.Moodie, Victoria
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title Untitled - Fairholm Range
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1954
Size 13 x 17 x 1 in. / 33 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
purchased from the artist; ex-collection, Mr. and Mrs. N.Moodie, Victoria
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title The Model [with Green Towel]
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1958
Size 11 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 21 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso
Reference
included in Marion Nicoll, Art and Influences, by C.Jackson, illustrated pg.17 [cat.#45], Glenbow Museum, 1986
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Marion Florence Nicoll
Title Untitled - Three Sketches of a Lady
Media graphite on paper
Size 8 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
three sketches framed together; sketches verso; archival material throughout
Reference
letter of authentication from Masters Gallery, Calgary attached verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Lucius Richard O'Brien
Title Untitled - Rogers Pass
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1886
Size 14 x 20 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; some acid damage
Reference
see Lucius R. O'Brien, by D.Reid, fig.22 for another painting done for the C.P. Rail with additional train and horse riders; pg.71 regarding the artist's comments of the mountains
Provenance
private collection, Ottawa
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000
Artist Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley
Title Evening Sky, Georgian Bay, Ontario, July 7, 1980
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1980
Size 11.5 x 15 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; titled verso; archival mat
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley
Title Desert Garden #22/35
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 11.25 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley
Title Gulf Island #17/52
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 11.25 x 15.25 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Egbert Oudendag
Title The Sawmill
Media oil on wood board
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Frank Shirley Panabaker
Title Nova Scotia
Media oil on wood board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso
Reference
see Reflected Lights, by F.Panabaker, chapter 17 regarding his views of Nova Scotia
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Pauline Thibodeau Paquin
Title Washing Day in the City
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1985
Size 23.75 x 32 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Pauline Thibodeau Paquin
Title Un Temps Orageux
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1993
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
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Geneva Jackson Petrie
Title Old Sawmill at Christieville
Media oil on panel
Dated
1957
Size 11.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 29.2 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Fall, Assiniboine River
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1931
Size 6.75 x 10 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed along bottom
Reference
Scott CW#107 ed:250; MBL #150 ed:200 from Ten Wood Cuts portfolio of 1931
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title John #270
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 6.75 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title The Lily
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1925
Size 2 x 3 x 1 in. / 5.1 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled below image; archival material throughout
Reference
Scott CW#50; MBL #82 ed: unknown; included in Winter Wood Cuts portfolio [ed:100] of 1936
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Margaret with a Doll #11/150
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1927
Size 6.25 x 2.5 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block right centre; inscribed 'A Merry Xmas from Cragg & Jessie Walston' across bottom in block; signed by artist's daughter; numbered lower left; unframed
Reference
printed posthumously; ed:177 to go with book 'The Complete Graphic Works of Walter J. Phillips'
Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Lac Lu
Media photo engraving on paper
Size 4.75 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
printed name and titled along bottom; unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Warner R. Plangg
Title North of Jasper - Right of Way [Grizzly]
Media oil on canvas
Size 22 x 30 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Stafford Donald Plant
Title Untitled - Mountain Landscape
Media oil on canvas board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Joseph Francis Plaskett
Title Still Life with Bouquet
Media oil on canvas board
Dated
1964
Size 25.25 x 31.25 x 1 in. / 64.1 x 79.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist William Andrew Willy Pogany
Title A Treasury of Verse for Little Children - 7 sets of plates for illustrations
Media etched copper plate
Dated
1908
Size 6.5 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF 24; eight sets of photo-etched copper plates; seven of which are for A treasury of Verse for Little Children plus another set of three plates for another image; unframed
Reference
published by Harrap Limited, London
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Jacques Poirier
Title Ferme en Hiver
Media oil on canvas
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Leslie Donald Poole
Title Untitled - Still Life on a Blue Background
Media mixed media on mat board
Dated
1983
Size 12 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title The Chapel [Westminster Chapel, Evening] #4/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1928
Size 10.75 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; signed, titled, numbered and inscribed with printing notes in margin [four colours/blocks]; archival mat front and back
Reference
the second coloured linoblock print the artist every did
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title Study for Whence and Whither
Media pencil on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 8.75 x 7 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
letter of authenticity attached; archival material front and back
Reference
the print 'Whence and Whither' of rush hour traffic in the London Underground, was first exhibited at the Redfern Gallery, London, in 1930
Provenance
family of the artist
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title Tube Staircase Study No.1
Media pencil on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 6 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
pencil sketch verso; letter of authenticity attached; archival material front and back
Reference
one of Power's more important prints 'The Tube Staircase' 1929 derives from the Russell Square Tube station; see Avante-Garde British Printmaking 1914-1960, by Carey/Griffiths, British Museum, pg.80
Provenance
family of the artist
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist David Pugh
Title Bow River
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1993
Size 23.75 x 24 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist David Pugh
Title Afternoon Mist
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1994
Size 9 x 12 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Gaston Rebry
Title Merveille de la Nature
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1993
Size 30 x 40 x 1 in. / 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,000
Artist Gaston Rebry
Title Au Coeur des Bois
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1991
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$1,400-$1,600
Artist Gaston Rebry
Title Still Life
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1993
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Harmensz Van Ryn Rembrandt
Title The Omval
Media etching on paper
Dated
1645
Size 7 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; 18/19th century re-strike; red chop mark verso; some handling marks; archival mat front and back
Reference
Bartsch cat.209; the Omval is an island on the Amstel River
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Harmensz Van Ryn Rembrandt
Title Clump of Trees with a Vista
Media etching on paper
Dated
1652
Size 4.75 x 8 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; 18/19th century re-strike; red chop mark verso; some handling marks; archival mat front and back
Reference
Bartsch cat.222
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Harmensz Van Ryn Rembrandt
Title Set of Eight Etchings
Media etching on paper
Size 1 x 1 x 1 in. / 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF EIGHT; some pencil notes in margins; 18/19th century re-strike; stamped title and reference numbers in margins lower right; unframed
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Rene Richard
Title Untitled - Hiver a Baie St. Paul
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1952
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Provenance
private collection, Toronto
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,800
Artist Jean-Paul Riopelle
Title Untitled - Abstract #36/75
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
ca. 1968
Size 15.75 x 29.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; tipped on along top edge; unframed
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist William Goodridge Roberts
Title The Country Road
Media oil on wood board
Dated
ca. 1953
Size 25 x 32 x 1 in. / 63.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears date verso
Reference
selected to represent Canada at the Sao Paulo Bienniel, Brazil in 1953 as well as awarded fellowship for one year overseas work and study in France; similar painting in the collection of the W.A.G. from this year, see Goodridge Roberts, A Retrospective Exhibition, pg.49 and cat.#92
Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, and Warwick Gallery, Vancouver, labels verso
Estimate CAD$10,000-$12,000
Artist Sarah Margaret Armour Robertson
Title Untitled - A Summer Stroll
Media oil on panel
Size 9.5 x 13 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
her Beaverhall work included in Visions and Victories: 10 Canadian Women Artists 1914-1945, by N.Luckyj, London Regiona Art Gallery, 1983 and Canadian Painting in the Thirties, by C.Hill, pg.39, N.G.C., 1975
Estimate CAD$1,750-$2,250
Artist William Robins
Title Middle Cove, N.F.
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1923
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; laid down on mat board
Provenance
Bonaventura Gallery, Ottawa, label verso; ex-collection, Mr. and Mrs. N.Moodie, Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Man Sniffing Carnations
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 verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Steveston, B.C.
Media wood block on paper
Size 9 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled lower left; irregular shaped tissue paper; some paper loss in margins; exhibition label '269' attached
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Geoffrey Allan Rock
Title The Dyke, Ladner, B.C.
Media oil on wood board
Size 7 x 10 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Carol Rockley
Title Stand of Trees - Leighton Centre
Media pastel on paper
Dated
1994
Size 7 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso; archival material throughout
Provenance
Artnest Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Otto Donald Rogers
Title Centre Culturel Canadien - Otto Rogers - Paris Dec. 1975 #285/300
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1974
Size 18.25 x 24 x 1 in. / 46.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered below image; printed titled along bottom below mat; archival mat front and back; some handling marks
Reference
see another example in The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.61 Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist William Ronald
Title Untitled #40
Media relief print on paper
Dated
1965
Size 20.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered in centre; unframed
Reference
from Toronto 20 portfolio, published by the A.G.O. and several galleries; portfolio of twenty Toronto artists in an edition of 100
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius
Title Fallen Trees on Mountain Slope
Media oil on canvas laid down on board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears inscription verso from John D. Turner
Provenance
gift from Eric Harvey / Glenbow Foundation; estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius
Title Sunlight Slopes
Media oil on canvas laid down on board
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears inscription verso from John D. Turner
Provenance
gift from Eric Harvey / Glenbow Foundation; estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500
Artist William Scott
Title Untitled - Still Life #33/50
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
ca. 1952
Size 14 x 20 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; glue stains and some handling marks on back; archival mat front and back
Reference
reference made in Avante-Garde British Printmaking to the artist doing table top still life subjects in 1952
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Golden Rod and Sunflowers
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1950
Size 13.5 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso; archival mat front and back
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Trees at Vermillion Lakes
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1950
Size 13.75 x 10 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; titled verso
Reference
a print of the same name was printing in 1945
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Homestead at Revelstoke #56/100
Media lino block in eight colours on paper
Dated
1942
Size 8 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated 1974, and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #68 ed:200; exhibited CPE 27th Annual, 1943; illustrated MSBP, by P.Ainslie, pg.17 and Images of the Land, by P.Ainslie, pg.153
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Devil's Gap, Lake Minnewanka #65/200
Media lino block in five colours on paper
Dated
1952
Size 4 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #130 ed:200; also titled 'East End Minnewanka' and 'Head of Lake Minnewanka'
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Vermillion Lakes, Tunnel Mountain #16/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1944
Size 7.5 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 19 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #86 ed:200; exhibited CPE 29th Annual, 1945; illustrated MSBP, by P.Ainslie, pg.6
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Rosedale Mine Tipple #30/100
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1949
Size 6.5 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in block lower left; signed, titled, dated 1950 and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #119 ed:120; also titled 'No Help Wanted'; print tipped in to Highlights magazine, 1949; illustrated Images of the Land, by P.Ainslie, pg.24
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Thomson River #22/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1943
Size 8 x 10.25 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 26 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated 1976 and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #73 ed:50; also titled 'Thomson Canyon, B.C.'; exhibited CPE 27th Annual, 1943
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title The Fraser Canyon #36/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1943
Size 7.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 19 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival front and back
Reference
MSBP #74 ed:100; exhibited CSGA 20th Annual, 1943; print tipped in to Highlights magazine, 1953; illustrated MSBP, by P.Ainslie, pg.15 and Images of the Land, by P.Ainslie, pg.153
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Last Peak at Exshaw #26/50
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1944
Size 7.5 x 10 x 1 in. / 19 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated 1975 and numbered along bottom; archival mat front and back
Reference
MSBP #85 ed:50; exhibited CSGA 21st Annual, 1944
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Deborah Lougheed Sinclair
Title Ulua - Maui
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1987
Size 24 x 42 x 1 in. / 61 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower centre; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000
Artist Deborah Lougheed Sinclair
Title Morning Frost
Media acrylic on canvas
Dated
1987
Size 24 x 36 x 1 in. / 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Gordon Appelbe Smith
Title Untitled - Beach Logs
Media charcoal on paper
Size 20.5 x 26 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival material throughout
Provenance
purchased from the artist
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Keith Cornock Smith
Title Old Man River Near Lundbreck, Alberta
Media oil on panel
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed verso
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist John Harold Thomas Snow
Title Two Clowns #23/50
Media wood block on paper
Dated
1951
Size 14 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Reference
illustrated pg.4 John Snow: Four Decades exhibition
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Harold Thomas Snow
Title Landscape, Red Trees #12/14
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1961
Size 14.25 x 18 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom
Reference
included in John Snow: Four Decades exhibition
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Harold Thomas Snow
Title Night Piece #16/23
Media lithograph on paper
Size 22 x 16 x 1 in. / 55.9 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist John Harold Thomas Snow
Title Isfahan #4/25
Media lithograph on paper
Size 20 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some handling marks
Provenance
Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg, label verso; prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Untitled - View of a Garden
Media oil on canvas mounted on board
Size 13 x 16 x 1 in. / 33 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
ex-collection Maxwell Bates, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist William Lewy Leroy Stevenson
Title Untitled - Village Church
Media oil on canvas board
Size 10.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right
Provenance
ex-collection Maxwell Bates, Victoria
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Takao Tanabe
Title Spring Snow, Banff
Media ink and charcoal on paper
Dated
1951
Size 11.75 x 18 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on back
Reference
the artist was employed between 1950 and 1953 at the Banff School of Fine Arts
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Antonio [Tony] Tascona
Title The Moth
Media oil on illustration board
Dated
1962
Size 18.75 x 26 x 1 in. / 47.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled verso
Provenance
Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Henri Theatre
Title Les Bohemiens
Media oil on canvas
Dated
ca. 1958
Size 33 x 40.5 x 1 in. / 83.8 x 102.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist George Thomson
Title Spring Breakup
Media oil on wood board
Size 18 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; estate #'GT4' on artist's label verso
Provenance
family of the artist
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500
Artist Brian Travers-Smith
Title Untitled - Boat and Dock
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1965
Size 14.75 x 21.25 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 54 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist John Davenall Turner
Title Stubble Fields
Media oil on panel
Dated
1963
Size 10.5 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; sketch verso
Reference
illustrated Sunfield Painter, by J.D.Turner, pg.36
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist John Davenall Turner
Title From Sunfield
Media oil on wood board
Size 10 x 28 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled verso
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist John Davenall Turner
Title Sketch of the Artist
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.75 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; archival mat front and back
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title Burnham Beeches
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1902
Size 14 x 10 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title verso
Reference
a watercolour titled 'Old Beech Tree' was exhibited with the R.C.A. as well as 'Burnham Common' exhibited with the Montreal Museum of Fine Art both in 1903
Provenance
Marcel Art Frames, Montreal, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,800-$2,200
Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title Near Burnham
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1882
Size 6 x 10.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title verso; laid down on mat board
Reference
unfortunately for the artist, the auction raised only $175 but he was still able to get married
Provenance
Gemst Bros. Art Dealers, Montreal, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Frederick Arthur Verner
Title A Muddy Road
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1882
Size 6 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title verso; laid down on mat board
Reference
in 1882 Verner held an auction in Montreal to raise money for his marriage; 'A Muddy Road' listed as being sold [lot #120]; see The Last Buffalo, by J.Murray, pg.165
Provenance
Gemst Bros. Art Dealers, Montreal, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Anthonie Waterloo
Title Rider and Flock on a Bridge
Media etching on paper
Size 3.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
19/20th century re-strike; some handling marks; archival mat front and back
Reference
Bartsch cat.28
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Anthonie Waterloo
Title Village Steeple at the Hillside
Media etching on paper
Size 3.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 9.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
19/20th century re-strike; some handling marks; archival mat front and back
Reference
Bartsch cat.32
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Edmund Monson Wimperis
Title Fallen Timber
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.5 x 20 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
bears initials lower left; laid down on paper board; ornate period frame
Provenance
estate, Holland; by descent to private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$600-$900
Artist William Arthur Winter
Title Red Stockings
Media oil on canvas board
Size 16 x 12 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled on artist's label verso
Provenance
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Karl E. Wood
Title October Snow, Dave Henry Lake, Valemont, B.C.
Media oil on wood board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled and artist's number '2358' on artist's label verso
Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Karl E. Wood
Title Yoho Provincial Park
Media oil on wood board
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled and artist's number '356' verso
Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary; Canadiana Galleries, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Robert Young
Title The Juggler's Rehearsal #18/37
Media hand coloured etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 23.5 x 27 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Estimate CAD$300-$500
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Punch and Two Others #16/48
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1977
Size 17.5 x 22 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Maxwell Bennett Bates
Title Untitled - Horse and Rider
Media lino block on paper
Size 8.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 21 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria number 'MN79.31' verso; archival mat
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist George Baxter
Title Lake Lucerne, Switzerland - after Turner
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
1857
Size 10.5 x 15 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
printed name, date and inscription in block lower right; embossed title and artist's stamp centre of mat; some stains and handling marks on original mat; laid down on mat board
Reference
CL #334; illustrated The Price Guide to Baxter Prints, pg.226
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title By the Campfire
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 3.25 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 8.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower left; signed below image; some restoration noted; archival material throughout
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Henry Eric Bergman
Title Wild Rose
Media wood engraving on paper
Size 4 x 3 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed below image; some restoration noted; archival material throughout
Provenance
prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Patrick Douglass Cox
Title The Outpost
Media pencil on paper
Dated
1992
Size 4 x 4.25 x 1 in. / 10.2 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and artist's notes below mat; archival material throughout
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist John Kenneth Esler
Title Confusion #6/35
Media colour etching on paper
Dated
1971
Size 18 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Roland Gissing
Title Untitled - Bucking Bronc
Media hand coloured lithograph on paper
Dated
1946
Size 8.5 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower right; signed lower right
Reference
illustrated Roland Gissing, The Peoples' Painter, by M.Foran, pg.51, top of chapter heading
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Phyllis Godwin
Title Butterfly's Victory
Media ink and pastel on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17 x 17 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
inscribed and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; some handling marks
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Tom Guinan
Title Earl's Place
Media acrylic on wood board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled verso
Reference
biography attached verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Sylvia Hahn
Title Melting Drifts
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 7.25 x 9 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; archival mat front and back; unframed
Provenance
Stephen McCanse Canadian Art, Toronto, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Edwin Headley Holgate
Title The Old Loom
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated
1927
Size 4.5 x 3.75 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed and inscribed 'No.6' along bottom
Reference
see The Prints of Edwin Holgate, by I.Thom, cat.#32; published in the book Other Days Other Ways in 1927
Provenance
Galerie Royale, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Edward John Hughes
Title 150 Years of Watercolour Painting in Alberta poster
Media photolithographic reproduction on paper
Dated
1980
Size 11.75 x 14 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed by the artist; lot includes copy of catalogue from show; unframed
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$50-$75
Artist Patrick Russell Hurst
Title When I Grow Up #A.P.
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 14 x 18 x 1 in. / 35.6 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Patrick Russell Hurst
Title Vanity #7/15
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 29 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 73.7 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Patrick Russell Hurst
Title Envy #3/15
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 28.75 x 22.25 x 1 in. / 73 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Algonquin Fall Scene
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 10.5 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; some acid damage
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Alexander Young Jackson
Title Untitled - Quebec Winter Scene
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 11.25 x 8.5 x 1 in. / 28.6 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; some acid damage
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Untitled - Antelope Does
Media lino block on paper
Size 5 x 9 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed inside card; unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Illingworth Holey Kerr
Title Untitled - Mountain Sheep
Media lino block on paper
Size 9 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with monogram in block lower right; signed and titled; unframed
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka
Title Winged Victory #26/65
Media silkscreen on paper
Dated
ca. 1968
Size 16 x 13 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; signed, titled and dated on label verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Helen Kowallek
Title Untitled - The Wood Pile
Media oil on wood board
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Toyohara Kunichika
Title Untitled - Genji by the Seashore
Media colour wood block on paper
Dated
ca. 1860
Size 14.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in Japanese characters lower right; some handling marks and tears in margins
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist William Kurelek
Title Untitled - Stock Exchange #67/950
Media photolithographic reproduction on paper
Dated
1973
Size 16.25 x 19.25 x 1 in. / 41.3 x 48.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; embossed chop below mat
Reference
illustrated in Toronto in Art by E.Firth, pg.187, pub. by Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1983
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Paperworks Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Michael William Morris
Title Untitled - Figure Study
Media monoprint on hand made paper
Dated
1961
Size 4.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; dry mounted on mat board
Provenance
Patterson Art Studio, Winnipeg, label verso; prominent Winnipeg collection
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Egbert Oudendag
Title Untitled - The Old Barn
Media oil on wood board
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Walter Joseph Phillips
Title Hanging Rock Island, Lake of The Woods
Media photo engraving on paper
Size 6.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
printed name and titled along bottom
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Pablo Picasso
Title A Los Toros - La Pique, 6.3.61
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1961
Size 7.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate below image
Reference
impression by Mourlot, Paris from special edition
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$200
Artist Robert Wakeham Pilot
Title Lake of Jade - Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia
Media silkscreen on paper board
Size 24 x 30 x 1 in. / 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower right; bears title on plaque
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Warner R. Plangg
Title Untitled - Elk Studies #A.P.
Media etching on paper
Size 8.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title Latone Penchee, S. Jean Caen No.7
Media etching on paper
Size 10.75 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 27.3 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom
Provenance
artist's label verso; various gallery stickers verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Cyril Edward Power
Title Lambeth Bridge, London #12/166
Media etching on paper
Size 6 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along edge; tipped on along edge
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Harmensz Van Ryn Rembrandt
Title Cottages and Farm Buildings with a Man Sketching
Media etching on paper
Dated
ca. 1645
Size 5.25 x 8 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
bears inscription and edition number below image; 20th century re-strike; stamped 'Rembrandthuls, Amsterdam' verso; archival material throughout
Reference
Bartsch cat. #219
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$200
Artist Clifford Foard Robinson
Title Hand at 4 A.M., Paris, 1950
Media ink drawing on paper
Dated
1950
Size 14.25 x 11.25 x 1 in. / 36.2 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials, titled and dated lower right; unframed
Provenance
purchased from the artist; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bird Cage #88/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 20.75 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Deep Throat #74/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Rural Mail Route #6/50
Media lino 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, dated and numbered along bottom; archvial mat front and back; unframed
Reference
MSBP #57 ed:100; reproduced The New Trail, U of A, 1944
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Mount Ball
Media lino block in seven colours on paper
Dated
1948
Size 3.5 x 5 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom
Reference
MSBP #116 ed:200; also titled 'Mount Ball and Shadow Lake'; print tipped in to Highlights magazine, 1950`
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title House at Chestermere
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1953
Size 3.5 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; unframed
Reference
MSBP #133 ed: unknown
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Margaret Shelton
Title Minnewanka
Media lino block on paper
Dated
1950
Size 3.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials in block lower right; signed, titled and dated along bottom; unframed
Reference
MSBP #124 ed: unknown; also titled 'Minnewanka (Inglismaldie)'
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Peter Shostak
Title This Tree is Bigger than Last Years' #99/100
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1979
Size 13 x 25 x 1 in. / 33 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom
Provenance
Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Stuart Clifford Shaw
Title Untitled - Landscape with Tree Trunks
Media oil on paper board
Size 7 x 9 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Marke K. Simmons
Title Evening Impressions
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled on artist's label verso
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Dow Reid Gallery, Kelowna, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist William Arthur Winter
Title Untitled - Aunt Zoe
Media pencil on paper
Dated
1974
Size 8 x 10.5 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Charles Wurburton Young
Title Hound on the Hunt
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1931
Size 7 x 5 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; some fading
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200