Uncle Ned Hill: Home in Wesleyville, 1976

George Weber (artist), Edmonton By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario

A previous owner of this artwork, Gordon Weber was also a prominent Canadian printmaker. Weber documented the transformation of Alberta from the troubled Depression years to the Post-War oil boom, highlighting society’s impact in the Prairies. A draughtsman trained in wallpaper design and display, the artist became a leading printmaker in Western Canada and has been credited for introducing the process and art of serigraphy to Western Canadian artists. His silkscreen print “Inkaneep Reserve, Osoyoos, B.C.” (1957) was the first serigraph selected as an honorary membership print for the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers.