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Lot #401

Artist: David T. Alexander ~ [b.1947] Canadian

#401 ~ Alexander - Untitled - Oceanside Cliff
Lot #401

Artist: David T. Alexander ~ [b.1947] Canadian

Reference: see David Alexander - Expanding the Tradition, by G.Arnold, Mendel Art Gallery, 1985; David Alexander, Continental Drift, by D.Ring, Mendel Art Gallery, 1995; The Mendel Art Gallery - Twenty Five Years of Collection, by M.Teitelbaum, pg.61, Mendel Art Gallery; The Flat Side of the Landscape - The Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, by J.O'Brian, pg.90, Mendel Art Gallery; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.2, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.184; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 1, pg. 201, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; the artist is represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver/Toronto and many others

Lot #1

Artist: Sybil Andrews ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CPE

#1 ~ Andrews - St. Jacques, Lisieux  #46/55
Lot #1

Artist: Sybil Andrews ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CPE

Reference: see Sybil Andrews, Colour Linocuts, by P.White, Glenbow Museum, 1982; Linocuts of the Machine Age, by S.Coppel, Scolar Press, 1995; see Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.5; Dict. of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg.27; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.26, Garland Pub., 1995 for biographies; The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.73, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; Sybil and Cyril: Cutting Through Time by Jenny Uglow, published by Faber and Faber Limited, 2021

Lot #2, Lot #3, Lot #4

Artist: Roger D. Arndt ~ [b.1960] Canadian

#2 ~ Arndt - Edith Cavell
#3 ~ Arndt - High Above, Far Below
#4 ~ Arndt - January Dreams
Lot #2, Lot #3, Lot #4

Artist: Roger D. Arndt ~ [b.1960] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; exhibited at Canada House Gallery, Banff and Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna; see artist's website at https://www.rogerarndt.ca for biography and other examples of his work

Lot #201

Artist: Alain Attar ~ [b.1957] Canadian

#201 ~ Attar - 17c
Lot #201

Artist: Alain Attar ~ [b.1957] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

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Lot #402

Artist: Nixie Barton ~ [b.1958] Canadian

#402 ~ Barton - Blue
Lot #402

Artist: Nixie Barton ~ [b.1958] Canadian

Reference: see The Romance Continues - the Art and Garden of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, by G.Niosi, Touchwood Editions, 2005; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.20, Westbridge Pub., 1999; represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff, West End Gallery, Edmonton among others

Lot #5, Lot #403

Artist: Maxwell Bennett Bates ~ [1906-1980] Canadian ASA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA

#5 ~ Bates - Tavern
#403 ~ Bates - Beggar King  #23/30
Lot #5, Lot #403

Artist: Maxwell Bennett Bates ~ [1906-1980] Canadian ASA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see Maxwell Bates, Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Bloore, Norman Mackenzie, 1961; Maxwell Bates, by C.Graham, AGGV, 1966; Maxwell Bates, by F.Eckhardt, WAG, 1968; Maxwell Bates, in Retrospect, by T.Guernsey, VAG, 1973; Maxwell Bates, A Retrospective, by I.Thom, AGGV, 1982; Maxwell Bates: Landscapes 1948-1978, by N.Townshend, Medicine Hat Art Gallery, 1982; Maxwell Bates, Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow, U. of Calgary Press; Maxwell Bates: Canada's Premier Expressionist of the 20th Century, by N.Townshend, 2005; wrote and illustrated A Wilderness of Days, by Maxwell Bates, Sono Nis Press, 1978; biography in Benezit, Tome 1, pg.506; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #6, Lot #7

Artist: Thomas Harold Beament ~ [1898-1984] Canadian RCA

#6 ~ Beament - Farm
#7 ~ Beament - Laurentian Autumn
Lot #6, Lot #7

Artist: Thomas Harold Beament ~ [1898-1984] Canadian RCA

Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.64; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.14 and exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.14 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.21; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.22, Westbridge Pub., 1999; included in Check List of the War Collection, R.Wodehouse, pg.71, N.G.C., 1968

Lot #8

Artist: John William Beatty ~ [1869-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA

#8 ~ Beatty - Untitled - Edge of River
Lot #8

Artist: John William Beatty ~ [1869-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA

Reference: see J.W. Beatty, by D.Hoover, Ryerson Press, 1948; Catalogue Of Memorial Exhibition Of C. Gagnon / J.W. Beatty, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1942; J.W. Beatty 1869-1941, by Dorothy Farr, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1980; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.66 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O, pg.14; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.24; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.30; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.23, Westbridge Pub., 1999; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #404

Artist: Pierre Bedard ~ [b.1960] Canadian

#404 ~ Bedard - Couleurs et Parfums
Lot #404

Artist: Pierre Bedard ~ [b.1960] Canadian

Reference: biography and another example in Magazin Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, pg.215, pub. Editart International; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; represented by Webster Galleries, Calgary, Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina and others

Lot #9, Lot #10

Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith ~ [1846-1923] Canadian OSA, SCA, RCA

#9 ~ Bell-Smith - Untitled - Mount Cheops
#10 ~ Bell-Smith - Early Morning, Shuswap Lake
Lot #9, Lot #10

Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith ~ [1846-1923] Canadian OSA, SCA, RCA

Reference: see Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith [1846-1923], by R.Boulet, A.G.G.V., 1976; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.76; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.17 for other examples; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.36; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.26 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.27, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pp.28-32 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pp.26-28

Lot #405

Artist: Andre Bertounesque ~ [1937-2005] Canadian

#405 ~ Bertounesque - Le Marche
Lot #405

Artist: Andre Bertounesque ~ [1937-2005] Canadian

Reference: see Andre Bertounesque, by J.Roussan, Les Editions Multi Art, Pointe-Claire, 1994 for biography and other examples; Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pub. Le Guide Vallee, pg.197

Lot #406, Lot #407, Lot #408

Artist: Antoine Bittar ~ [b.1957] Canadian

#406 ~ Bittar - Skaters - Montreal
#407 ~ Bittar - Evening Stroll - Montreal
#408 ~ Bittar - Gosford Street - Montreal
Lot #406, Lot #407, Lot #408

Artist: Antoine Bittar ~ [b.1957] Canadian

Reference: see Antoine Bittar - Beyond Borders, by R.Babinska, published by Galerie d'art Vincent, Ottawa, 2000; listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.271, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.34, Westbridge Pub., 1999

Lot #11, Lot #12, Lot #13

Artist: David Lloyd Blackwood ~ [1941-2022] Canadian CPE, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

#11 ~ Blackwood - Nancy
#12 ~ Blackwood - Passing Shadow  #Artist
#13 ~ Blackwood - September 3rd: Uncle Dan Sturge Home from the Labrador  #16/35
Lot #11, Lot #12, Lot #13

Artist: David Lloyd Blackwood ~ [1941-2022] Canadian CPE, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

Reference: see David Blackwood Prints 1962-1984, by P.Grattan, Art Gallery of the Memorial University of Newfoundland; The Art of David Blackwood, by W.Gough, McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988; David Blackwood Master Printmaker, by W.Gough, Douglas and McIntyre, 2001; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.96; exhibited at Gallery One, Toronto, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver and New Zones Gallery, Calgary; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.38; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #14

Artist: Bruno Bobak ~ [1923-2012] Canadian BCSA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA

#14 ~ Bobak - Interval Land
Lot #14

Artist: Bruno Bobak ~ [1923-2012] Canadian BCSA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see Bruno Bobak, by Bernard Riordon, published by The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 2006; Selected Works 1943-1980, published by National Museums of Canada, 1980; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.99; Vancouver: Art and Artists 1931-1983, by V.A.G., pg.401; Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.53; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; see website at www.bobakart.com; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #15, Lot #16

Artist: Molly Lamb Bobak ~ [1920-2014] Canadian RCA

#15 ~ Bobak - Grain Boats and Joggers
#16 ~ Bobak - White Cineraria
Lot #15, Lot #16

Artist: Molly Lamb Bobak ~ [1920-2014] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Double Duty, Sketches and Diaries of Molly Lamb Bobak, by C.Gossage, Canadian War Museum, 1992; Molly Lamb Bobak - a Retrospective, by C.Richmond, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1993 for other examples and biography; and N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.102; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.36; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.76, Garland Pub., 1995; biographies in MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.55 and Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.36; see website at www.bobakart.com

Lot #409

Artist: Rick Bond ~ [21st century] Canadian

#409 ~ Bond - Gator Blues
Lot #409

Artist: Rick Bond ~ [21st century] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; the artist's web site is www.rickbondart.com/index.htm and the artist is represented by Gainborough Galleries, Calgary, Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, Madrona Gallery Victoria, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina and others across Canada

Lot #410

Artist: Chris Bowman ~ [b.1981] Canadian

#410 ~ Bowman - Untitled - Waves
Lot #410

Artist: Chris Bowman ~ [b.1981] Canadian

Reference: represented by Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #411

Artist: Friedrich Wilhelm [Fritz] Brandtner ~ [1896-1969] Canadian CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FCA, MSA

#411 ~ Brandtner - Reclining Nude
Lot #411

Artist: Friedrich Wilhelm [Fritz] Brandtner ~ [1896-1969] Canadian CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FCA, MSA

Reference: see The Brave New World of Fritz Brandtner, by H.Duffy, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1982; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.124; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.40; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.77; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.44, Westbridge Pub., 1999; Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.62, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003; see Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.56, Musee du Quebec, 1988 and Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.77 for examples of his prints; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.43 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.42

Lot #202

Artist: Elaine Brewer-White ~ [b.1961] Canadian

#202 ~ Brewer-White - All His Life Herb Just Tried to Keep His Head Above Water
Lot #202

Artist: Elaine Brewer-White ~ [b.1961] Canadian

Reference: represented by West End Gallery, Edmonton and Victoria; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #17, Lot #18, Lot #19

Artist: Errol Brimacombe ~ [b.1947] Canadian

#17 ~ Brimacombe - Edge of the Forest
#18 ~ Brimacombe - Dancing Forest
#19 ~ Brimacombe - Brag Tributary
Lot #17, Lot #18, Lot #19

Artist: Errol Brimacombe ~ [b.1947] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.46, Westbridge Pub., 1999; the artist lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #20

Artist: Adolphus George Broomfield ~ [1906-1992] Canadian

#20 ~ Broomfield - Perce Village from Bonaventure Island Gaspe Quebec
Lot #20

Artist: Adolphus George Broomfield ~ [1906-1992] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Lot #203

Artist: Catherine Burgess ~ [b.1953] Canadian

#203 ~ Burgess - Things as They Are 1990
Lot #203

Artist: Catherine Burgess ~ [b.1953] Canadian

Reference: Catherine Burgess is an Alberta sculptor who has been making and exhibiting her work for the past 45 years. Born in Ponoka, Alberta in 1953, she lived in Edmonton from 1955-1960, spent the 1960’s in Vancouver and returned to Edmonton in 1969 where she has lived and worked to the present day. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta in 1975. Her early education also included a summer session at Yale University -Yale at Norfolk in 1974. She attended several influential artists’ workshops: Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop in 1977; the inaugural Triangle Artists’ Workshop in Pine Plains, New York in 1982; and the Hardingham Sculpture Workshop In Norfolk, England in 1988. During her career she has mounted over 30 solo exhibitions and participated in over 70 group exhibitions in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain. Her work is represented in over 25 public collections in Canada.

see artist's web site at catherineburgess.ca; a Catherine Burgess exhibition titled aLmost actuaL was held at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in 2021

see Catherine Burgess, by N. Tousley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1990; Things As They Are, by B.Grenville, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1994

Lot #21, Lot #22

Artist: John H. Burrow ~ [b.1955] American/Canadian

#21 ~ Burrow - Game on the River
#22 ~ Burrow - Penticton Cottage
Lot #21, Lot #22

Artist: John H. Burrow ~ [b.1955] American/Canadian

Reference: the artist now lives in the interior of British Columbia and exhibits widely in Canada as well as the United States; see the artist's website at www.johnhburrow.com/ for biography and other examples of his work

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