Sailboats by William Armstrong
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Cowley Abbott
326 Dundas St West
Toronto ON M5T 1G5
Ph. 1(416)479-9703
William Armstrong
Sailboats
watercolour
signed and dated 1880 lower right
5.25 x 8.75 in ( 13.3 x 22.2 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Closes May 13th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
Private Collection, Victoria
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William Armstrong
(1822 - 1914) ARCA
William Armstrong was an artist and a civil engineer in the 1850s, based in Toronto as drawing master at the Toronto Normal School. He regularly exhibited at The Ontario Society of Artists and The Royal Canadian Academy. The artist sold Indian sketches to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Newcastle. Working as a railway engineer he painted scenes of Manitoulin Indians, Lake Superior, Fort William, Plains and Foothills Indians. A.R.C.A. in 1882. He was one of Canada\'s early explorer artists.
