Peaks to Prairies: Art of Western Canada

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Artwork by Maxwell Bennett Bates, Autumn in Saanich
Lot #100
MAXWELL BENNETT BATES
Autumn in Saanich

oil on canvas
signed and dated 1967 lower right; titled to the stretcher
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $3,000.00$2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $3,360.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Roland Gissing, Kananaskis Valley
Lot #101
ROLAND GISSING
Kananaskis Valley

oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
14 x 18 ins ( 35.6 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,680.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Joachim George Gauthier, Rocky Mountain Valley
Lot #102
JOACHIM GEORGE GAUTHIER
Rocky Mountain Valley

oil on board
signed lower left; titled with the artist’s stamp on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $2,280.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Gordon Appelbe Smith, Sandspit III
Lot #103
GORDON APPELBE SMITH
Sandspit III

coloured serigraph
signed, titled and numbered 29/50 in the lower margin
14 x 19.5 ins ( 35.6 x 49.5 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $660.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Robert N. Hurley, Landscape with Grain Elevator
Lot #104
ROBERT N. HURLEY
Landscape with Grain Elevator

watercolour
signed and dated 1954 lower right
9.75 x 13 ins ( 24.8 x 33 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $700.00$500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized: $900.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Ted Faiers, Alberta Foothills
Lot #105
TED FAIERS
Alberta Foothills

oil on board
signed lower middle right
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,560.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

Artwork by Janet Mitchell, Houses on a Hill
Lot #106
JANET MITCHELL
Houses on a Hill

watercolour
signed and dated 1958 lower right
14 x 19 ins ( 35.6 x 48.3 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,000.00$500.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized: $480.00
Sale date: March 21st 2023

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(Lots 115-156)
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