Session 1 - Unbound Forms: Post-War & Contemporary Art
Session 2 - Refocus: Important Photography from Canadian Collections
Session 3 - Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper
Session 4 - Canadian Prints & Drawings
Session 5 - The Art of Atlantic Canada
Session 6 - First Nations & Inuit Art
Session 7 - Books & Reference: From the Library of Dennis Reid
Canadian Prints & Drawings
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TIM GARDNER
Untitled (Man in Profile); Untitled (Red, with Cigarette)
two mixed medias on paper
- "Untitled (Man in Profile)" gouache on paper; 12 x 11.5 ins (sheet);
- "Untitled (Red, with Cigarette)" coloured pencils; signed lower right; 12.25 x 9.5 ins (sheet)
12 x 11.5 in ( 30.5 x 29.2 cm ) ( largest, sheet )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
KAZUO NAKAMURA
Water Plants
ink
signed and dated 1960 lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
14.25 x 20.25 in ( 36.2 x 51.4 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Green Composition
single autographic print
signed and dated 1956 in the lower margin
19.75 x 15.75 in ( 50.2 x 40 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
FREDERICK SPROSTON CHALLENER
Still Life with Holly, 1889
watercolour
signed and dated 1889 upper right
18.5 x 13 in ( 47 x 33 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,500.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
EMILY LOUISE ORR ELLIOTT
Portrait of a Girl
watercolour and pastel on paper board
signed and dated 1905 lower left
17.75 x 12 in ( 45.1 x 30.5 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
Five Studies from the Artist's Sketchbook
ink and graphite
one work signed lower right; various sizes
4.75 x 6.75 in ( 12.1 x 17.1 cm ) ( largest, sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
KENNETH DANBY
The Butter Bowl
serigraph
signed, dated 1970 and numbered 27/75 in the lower margin; numbered and dated on a label on the reverse
16 x 22 in ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
MICHAEL FRENCH
Mallard Drake, Winter
acrylic on paper
signed, titled and dated 1977 lower right; titled and dated to a gallery label on the reverse
7.75 x 13.25 in ( 19.7 x 33.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
MARY EVELYN WRINCH
Northern Bloodroot
colour woodcut
signed and titled in the lower margin; unframed
8.25 x 8.75 in ( 21 x 22.2 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
LUCIUS RICHARD O'BRIEN
Fish and Fishing Gear
graphite
signed lower left
5 x 4.25 in ( 12.7 x 10.8 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
Studies for “Hitch-Hikers”
two graphites
- “Male Figure - Study for Hitch-Hikers” signed lower right; 14.75 x 10 ins (sheet); with sketches of horses on the reverse;
- “Female Figure - Study for Hitch-Hikers” signed lower right; 15.5 x 11 ins (sheet);
each unframed
15.5 x 11 in ( 39.4 x 27.9 cm ) ( largest sheet )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
BARBARA ANN KIPLING
Untitled (Leonhard), 1964
drypoint
signed, dated 1964 and numbered 2/7 in the lower margin; numbered and inscribed "D15" on the reverse; unframed
9.75 x 7 in ( 24.8 x 17.8 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
OSCAR CAHÉN
At the Fair
ink, watercolour and collage on illustration board
signed lower right
28 x 21.25 in ( 71.1 x 54 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
MURIEL STARK
Assorted Cards, Prints & Originals
one ink and watercolour drawing; nine prints (seven with hand colouring and one pencil)
variously signed, dated between 1948-1955 and inscribed with Christmas greetings; each unframed
4.25 x 2.5 in ( 10.8 x 6.4 cm ) ( largest image )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM RONALD
RWC 30
watercolour
signed and dated 1963 lower right; titled, dated and inventory number to the estate label on the reverse; William Ronald Authentic Inventory WRAI.1963.0045
17.5 x 23.5 in ( 44.5 x 59.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
MAXWELL BENNETT BATES
Veteran
colour lithograph
signed, titled, dated 1961, numbered 15/16 and inscribed "Artist's Proof" in the lower margin
18 x 14 in ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
ERNEST CAVEN ATKINS
Totems
linocut
signed, titled, dated 1932 and numbered 22/50 in the lower margin; titled and dated 1932 to the gallery label on the reverse
6.25 x 4.75 in ( 15.9 x 12.1 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
FREDERICK SPROSTON CHALLENER
First Nations Mother & Child
charcoal
signed lower left
14 x 9 in ( 35.6 x 22.9 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
HUGH SEAFORTH MACKENZIE
Study for "Naked Maja with Bubble Gum"
graphite
signed, titled and dated 1977 lower left; signed and dated on the reverse
13 x 21.5 in ( 33 x 54.6 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE MOUNT BROCK SCHREIBER
Dancing Maiden; Young Girl Picking Flowers
two oils on paper
“Young Girl Picking Flowers” is unframed; condition of each is noted and sold “as is”
10 x 7 in ( 25.4 x 17.8 cm ) ( each sheet )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 04:00:00 PM EDT
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Session 3 - Drawn to Places: Landscapes on Paper
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