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Lot #100, Lot #101

Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA

#100 ~ Odjig - Lady Pow Wow Singers
#101 ~ Odjig - Damascus Gate
Lot #100, Lot #101

Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985; Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005; Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007; included in Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.18, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1419 for biography; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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 #245

Artist: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA

#245 ~ Onley - Cloud Point, Savary Island, June 20 1976
Lot #245

Artist: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA

Reference: see Toni Onley: A Retrospective Exhibition, by T.Lindberg, V.A.G., 1978; Toni Onley: A Silent Thunder, by R.Boulet, Prentice Hall, 1981; Onley's Arctic, by T.Onley, Douglas and McIntyre, 1989; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1435; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.311 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.290; 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 #487

Artist: Ursula Pagenkopf ~

#487 ~ Pagenkopf - Giddy-Up
Lot #487

Artist: Ursula Pagenkopf ~

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #488

Artist: Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton ~ [1894-1954] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

#488 ~ Panton - October Landscape
Lot #488

Artist: Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton ~ [1894-1954] Canadian CGP, CSPWC, OSA, RCA

Reference: see Towards a Lyrical Abstraction - the Art of L.A.C.Panton, by C.Boyanoski, A.G.O. 1990; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.351; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.241; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1485; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.67, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.314; 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 #246

Artist: Riitta Peirone ~ Canadian

#246 ~ Peirone - Evening Sky [Passages]
Lot #246

Artist: Riitta Peirone ~ Canadian

Reference: represented by Federation Gallery, Vancouver and North Van Arts, North Vancouver; see artist's web site https://www.riittapeirone.ca/

Lot #246.1, Lot #247, Lot #248, Lot #249

Artist: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA

#246.1 ~ Perehudoff - Untitled - Blue Aura
#247 ~ Perehudoff - ACP98-003
#248 ~ Perehudoff - Jack
#249 ~ Perehudoff - Tanagra #3  #6/18
Lot #246.1, Lot #247, Lot #248, Lot #249

Artist: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA

Reference: see William Perehudoff, by R.Christie, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977; William Perehudoff: Ten Years 1970-1980 by K.Wilkin, Mendel Art Gallery, 1981; William Perehudoff, by N.Tousley, Mendel Art Gallery, 1993; The Optimism of Colour: William Perehudoff, A Retrospective, by Karen Wilkin, Roald Nasgaard and Robert Christie, Mendel Art Gallery, 2010, Saskatchewan Art and Artists, by N.Dillow, pg.41, Norman Mackenzie Gallery, 1971; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.194, Fifth House Pub., 1994; MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1596 and Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.76

Lot #489, Lot #490, Lot #491

Artist: Hal Ross Perrigard ~ [1891-1960] Canadian RCA

#489 ~ Perrigard - Shoreline - Eastern Township Stream
#490 ~ Perrigard - Winter Greens - Eastern Townships
#491 ~ Perrigard - The Double Hump - Shifting Light
Lot #489, Lot #490, Lot #491

Artist: Hal Ross Perrigard ~ [1891-1960] Canadian RCA

Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.III, by. R.Hubbard, pg.246; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1605; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.77, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibition lists in M.M.F.A., pg.301 and R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.324

Lot #492, Lot #493

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

#492 ~ Phelps - Above Elbow Falls
#493 ~ Phelps - View South of Botrell
Lot #492, Lot #493

Artist: Stan Phelps ~ [b.1949] Canadian

Reference: see artist's website at sites.google.com/site/stanphelpsart; see Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.65 for biography and another example of the artist's work in the collection of the A.A.F.; 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 #494, Lot #495, Lot #496, Lot #497

Artist: Colleen Philippi ~ [b.1959] Canadian

#494 ~ Philippi - Cornwall II
#495 ~ Philippi - Cornwall I
#496 ~ Philippi - Cornwall III
#497 ~ Philippi - Solitary Tree
Lot #494, Lot #495, Lot #496, Lot #497

Artist: Colleen Philippi ~ [b.1959] Canadian

Reference: represented by Newzones Gallery, Calgary; 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 #102, Lot #103, Lot #104, Lot #105, Lot #106, Lot #107, Lot #108, Lot #109, Lot #110, Lot #111

Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA

#102 ~ Phillips - The Stream in Winter
#103 ~ Phillips - Lake of the Woods
#104 ~ Phillips - Maples, Sidney - British Columbia
#105 ~ Phillips - The Jack Pine  #15/100
#106 ~ Phillips - Mount Rundle  #47/100
#107 ~ Phillips - Mount Cathedral from Lake O
#108 ~ Phillips - Prairie Elevator  #84/100
#109 ~ Phillips - Rundle Winter
#110 ~ Phillips - Vista Lake  #183/200
#111 ~ Phillips - Wild Cherry  #46/250
Lot #102, Lot #103, Lot #104, Lot #105, Lot #106, Lot #107, Lot #108, Lot #109, Lot #110, Lot #111

Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA

Reference: see Walter J. Phillips, by D.Scott [Scott#], Ryerson Press, 1947; Walter J. Phillips, A Selection of His Works and Thoughts, by M.Gribbon, N.G.C., 1978; The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips, by R.Boulet [MBL#], Loates Publishing, 1981; Phillips in Print, ed. M.Tippett, Manitoba Records Soc., 1982; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.365; website can be found at www.sharecom.ca/phillips/

Lot #498

Artist: Robert Wakeham Pilot ~ [1898-1967] Canadian OSA, CGP, RCA

#498 ~ Pilot - Untitled - Summer Landscape
Lot #498

Artist: Robert Wakeham Pilot ~ [1898-1967] Canadian OSA, CGP, RCA

Reference: see Robert W. Pilot Retrospective, by T.R. MacDonald, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1968; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.378; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 249; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1702 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.83, Westbridge Pub., 2001; see also Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.118, Musee du Quebec, 1988; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 328 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.307

Lot #499, Lot #500

Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA

#499 ~ Plaskett - Last Standing Totem at Kaisun, Queen Charlotte Island
#500 ~ Plaskett - Untitled - Beachrock by the Shore
Lot #499, Lot #500

Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA

Reference: see Joe Plaskett and His Paris, In Search of Time Past, by Fine Arts Gallery, University of B.C., 1971; Joseph Plaskett, Reflections and Shadows, by R.Boulet, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, 1996; A Speaking Likeness, by J.Plaskett, Ronsdale Press, 1999; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.380; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1732; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.85, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibited at Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary

Lot #501

Artist: Jacques Poirier ~ [b.1942] Canadian

#501 ~ Poirier - Lumiere Automnale
Lot #501

Artist: Jacques Poirier ~ [b.1942] Canadian

Reference: biography and another example in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.892, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.456, Magazin'Art, 1998; see also Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.86, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Lot #502

Artist: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA

#502 ~ Pragnell - Untitled - Emerald Lake
Lot #502

Artist: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA

Reference: see Bart Pragnell 1907-1966, UofA, 1967Bart Pragnell: A Retrospective, by G.Moppett, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1990; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1811; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.208, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.88, Westbridge Pub., 2001; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.26, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.333; 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 #250

Artist: Mary Frances West Pratt ~ [1935-2018] Canadian RCA

#250 ~ Pratt - Through the Window Bright  #13/90
Lot #250

Artist: Mary Frances West Pratt ~ [1935-2018] Canadian RCA

Reference: biography in The Art of Mary Pratt, The Substance of Light, by T.Smart, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1995; Simple Bliss the Paintngs and Prints of Mary Pratt, by K.Davis, MacKenzie Art Gallery,2004; Mary Pratt, by S.Perry, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2013; Dict. of Can. Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1819; Enjoying Canadian Painting, by P.Godsell, pg.236; By a Lady, Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women, by M.Tippett, pg.154; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1818; represented by Mira Godard, Toronto

Lot #112

Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian

#112 ~ Pugh - Grease Creek
Lot #112

Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian

Reference: see The Critical Development of David Pugh, by D.Godin, Penumbra Press, 1984 for overview of the artist's career; see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.209, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.92, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibited at Masters Gallery, Calgary; 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 #251

Artist: Gregory Pyra ~ [20th century] Canadian

#251 ~ Pyra - Fountain of Secrets [Diptych]
Lot #251

Artist: Gregory Pyra ~ [20th 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

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Lot #503, Lot #504, Lot #505

Artist: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA

#503 ~ Richards - Untitled - Receding Glacier
#504 ~ Richards - Untitled - Mountain Shadows [Canadian Rockies series]
#505 ~ Richards - Untitled - Snow on the Boughs
Lot #503, Lot #504, Lot #505

Artist: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA

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 #506

Artist: Karin Richter ~ [20th century] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

#506 ~ Richter - Backalley Splendour
Lot #506

Artist: Karin Richter ~ [20th century] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

Reference: see Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.103, Westbridge Pub., 2001; biography and examples at www.members.shaw.ca/karinrichter; 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; artist's web site at karinrichter.com

Lot #507

Artist: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA

#507 ~ Roberts - Untitled - Lake View
Lot #507

Artist: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA

Reference: see Tom Roberts, Perspectives on a Canadian Artist, by C.Roberts, Boston Mills Press, 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.349 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.324; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2177 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.106, Westbridge Pub., 2001; his grandfather started Roberts Gallery in Toronto in 1842

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