Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
Scene from a Cricket on the Hearth
oil on canvas board, signed lower right "F.M. Bell-Smith", inscribed on reverse "The Cricket on the Hearth/The End of the Story"
Size: 9 h x 12 w (with frame 14.75 h x 17.75 w)
J21850
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
Fleet Street
watercolour, signed and dated lower right "F.M. Bell-Smith 1898"
Size: 21 h x 14 w (with frame 30 h x 23.125 w)
J21851
Clarence A. Gagnon (Canadian 1881-1942)
Figure Studies
pencil on paper, signed lower right with stamp, with label on back Walter Klinkhoff Gallery
Provenance: Estate of Niels Knudsen, Victoria
Size: 7.25 h x 4.5 w in (with frame 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in)
J21717
Untitled, oil on wooden board, signed and dated lower left "WH Clapp Canana? 1909"
Size: 10 ¼ h x 13 ¾ w (with frame 15 ½ h x 19 ¼ w x 1 ½ d in)
J21496
Gordon Appelbe Smith (Canadian 1919-2020)
Untitled
Acrylic on paper, signed lower right "Smith", abstract garden view
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver
Size: 36"h x 29 5/8"w in
J21215
Nicholas de Grandmaison (Canadian 1892-1978)
Papoose
pastel on paper, signed lower left "N de GRAND MAISON"
Provenance:
William Gale Collection, Vancouver
Uno Langmann Limited #1741
Private Collection, Vancouver
Size: 17"h x 14 3/4"w in
J21216
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
Harbour
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left
Provenance: Private Collection, Vancouver
Size:13 3/8"h x 16 7/8"w in
J21222
Sybil Andrews (British/Canadian 1898-1992)
Fall of the Leaf 1934 edition 44/60
Linocut in colours, signed and inscribed upper right "Fall of the Leaf 44/60 Sybil Andrews" printed in five blocks (chrome yellow, transparent golden ochre, crimson, viridian, Chinese blue) on laid paper.
Edition of 60 plus three (some publications list six) experimental proofs and 10 trial proofs (sometimes listed as only having four trial proofs and others seven).
Literature:
Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age - Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, Scholar Press and the National Gallery of Australia, 1995 (SA 30)
Peter White, Sybil Andrews Colour Linocuts, Glenbow Museum, 1982 (White 30)
Hana Leaper, Sybil Andrews Linocuts: A Complete catalogue, Lund Humphries in association with Osborne Samuel 2015 (Leaper 32)
Clifford S Ackley, Rhythms of Modern Life British Prints 1914-1939, MFA Publications 2008 (100)
Fall of the Leaf was the first of Sybil Andrews' linocuts that resembled more a landscape then a study of labour or modernity. It was followed in the next two years with two additional trees in motion studies with Storm 1935, and Tumulus 1936.
"Andrews added texture and depth to the flat shapes of her landscape by cutting cross-hatched marks directly into the block" Hana Leaper, Sybil Andrews Linocuts: A Complete catalogue.
Size: 14 h x 10 in w
J21206
Sybil Andrews (British/Canadian 1898-1992)
Ploughing Pasture 1955
Linocut in colours, titled, numbered and signed upper center "'Ploughing Pasture' 6/60 Sybil Andrews".
Size: to sight 11 3/8" x 14 1/2", paper size 13" x 15 3/4" (with frame: 23 1/4" x 19 1/4").
Printed from four blocks (raw sienna, alizarin crimson, grey, and ivory black) on laid paper.
Edition of 60 plus 3 trial proofs.
Literature:
Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age - Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, Scolar Press and the National Gallery of Australia, 1995 (SA 54)
Peter White, Sybil Andrews Colour Linocuts, Glenbow Museum, 1982 (White 50)
Hana Leaper, Sybil Andrews Linocuts: A Complete catalogue, Lund Humphries in association with Osborne Samuel 2015 (Leaper 63)
Created in the years after moving to Campbell River, Ploughing Pasture linocut continues in the tradition of images recording Suffolk agricultural practices similar to previous works Mowers 1937, Gypsies 1939, Michaelmas 1935, and Tillers of the Soil 1934.
Size: 13 h x 15.75 in w
J21211
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
View of Lake O'hara, BC
watercolour, signed and dated lower right "F.M. Bell-Smith 06"This view of Lake O'Hara is from Sargent's Point, Yoho National Park, named after John Singer Sargent who painted there in 1916.
Size: 11 ¾ h x 9 w (with frame 19 ¼ h x 16 w in)
ZJ20995
John Geoffrey Caruthers Little (Canadian Born 1928)
Spring Launching Davie Bros - Levis Que.
oil on canvas, inscribed on back "Spring Launching Davie Bros. - Levis Que.", "John Little 70", and "C-184 10-30-70 Reproduction Rights"
Size: 8 ¾ h x 10 ½ w in (with frame 16 h x 18 w in)
ZJ20994
John Wentworth Russell (Canadian 1879-1959)
The Dancer
oil on board, signed lower right and titled and dated circa 1925 on the gallery label on reverse and with an unfinished pencil sketch of two figures on the reverse
Size: 10 ½ h x 8 ½ w (with frame: 16 ½ x 14 ½ in)
J20730
James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)
Paris Street Scene 1883
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "JM Barnsley 83" and inscribed lower right “Paris”
Size: 13 h x 22 ½ w in (with frame: 22 ½ h x 31 ½ w)
J20392
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Laurentian Landscape
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament", inscribed verso "Catalogue of National Gallery, page 798"
Size: 18 h x 24 w in (with frame: 24 3/8 h x 30 3/8 w in)
J20609
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
Sledding 1879
watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right "F M Bell-Smith 79"
Provenance:
Private Collection, Ottawa, by descent to
Private Collection, Toronto
Size: 4 h x 9 w in (with frame 13 ¾ x 17 ½ in)
J20635
James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)
Venice at Dusk
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "J M Barnsley 1888"
Size: 12 1/2 h x 17 3/4 w (with frame: 18 1/2" h x 23 7/8" w)
J20620
Charles Hepburn Scott (Canadian 1886-1964)
Tantalus Peak from Garibaldi Park
oil on board, signed lower left "Charles H. Scott", inscribed on reverse 'Charles H. Scott ARCA, 6212 Balaclava, Vancouver, BC, "A Tantalus Peak from Garibaldi Park" price $25'
Size: 12 h x 14 1/2 w in
J17264
Thomas William Fripp (Canadian, 1864-1931)
The Veiled Monarch
Watercolour, signed and dated lower left "Tom W Fripp 1919"
Size in inches: 15 h x 20 w (with frame: 22.5 h x 27 w)
J20498
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Inuit Mother and Child
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament"
Size in inches: 20 h x 24 w (with frame: 26.25 h x 30.25 w)
J17712
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Market Slip, St. John, New Brunswick, 1887
oil on canvas, signed and dated "J. Hammond 87" and on verso titled on the gallery labels
Provenance:
Setadel Fine Arts, Toronto
Kaspar Gallery, Toronto
Estate of William J. Young, Ontario (noted art collector and the former Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Oil)
By descent to Private Estate, Halifax
Size: 30 x 24 in (with frame 32 x 26 in)
J20127
Frederick Whymper (British 1838-1901)
Fort Yale, B.C., 1865
watercolour and graphite on paper, signed and dated lower centre " F. Whymper. del. 1865"
Size: 6 ½ x 8 ¾ in (with frame 16 x 18 ½ in)
J19964
James Henderson (Canadian 1871-1951)
Regina Beach
oil on canvas, signed lower left "J. Henderson", titled on verso "Regina Beach"
Provenance: Laubach's Art Studio label verso. Laubach's Art Studio was active in Regina in the early 1910s, advertising "The best Artists at moderate prices" as early as 1911. Frank Laubach served with James Henderson on the Art Committee of the Regina Society for the Advancement of Art, Literature and Science around 1913-1915. In 1914 the committee organized what was termed Regina's first exhibition of work only by local artists. Among the 130 artworks exhibited were several by James Henderson, and Frank Laubach presented a lecture at the exhibition.
Size: 17 x 21 in (with frame 23 ¼ x 27 ¼ in)
J20108
Charles E. De Belle (Canadian 1873-1939)
Women in the Garden
mixed media on paper board, unsigned
Provenance: gift from the artist in lieu of professional services; from a Montreal estate and by descent
Size: 20 x 29 in (with frame 26 ¼ x 35 in)
J18872
Mary Riter Hamilton (Canadian 1873-1954)
Young Girl in Blue Dress, Paris 1911
watercolour, signed and inscribed lower left "Mary Hamilton Paris 1901"
Provenance:
Private Collection, Montreal
Dominion Galleries, Montreal
Size: 23 x 19 in (with frame: 31 x 28 x 2 in)
J20022
Mary Riter Hamilton (Canadian 1873-1954)
Firelight
watercolour on paper, signed lower right "Mary Hamilton Paris", inscribed on back in pencil "Firelight", circa 1911
Size: 18 ¼ x 21 in (with frame 22 ¾ x 25 ¾ in)
J19270
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Off to the Hunt
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament"
Size in inches: 20 h x 26 w (with frame 26.75 h x 32.75 w)
J17520
Peleg Franklin Brownell (Canadian 1857-1946)
Landscape View With Aspens
oil on canvas, signed with monogram and dated "FB 29"
Size in inches: 39.5 h x 29.5 w (with frame: 48" x 38")
J20198
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
The New Kayak
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Harold Beament" and titled on verso
Provenance:
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff Inc., Montreal
Pagurian Press Ltd., Toronto
A Prominent Corporate Collection, Toronto
Size: 16” h x 20” w (with frame: 23.25” h x 26.25” w)
J18567
Eric Riordon (Canadian 1906-1948)
March on the Mullet River
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Eric Riordon" titled on the stretcher verso, label on verso "presented to Noble Carl Rex Hammers Imperial Potentate by the officers and members Karnak Temple Montreal 1947"
Size: 12 x 16 in (with frame: 17 ½ x 21 ½ in)
J20154
John William Beatty, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1869-1941)
Before The Mirror
oil on canvas, signed lower left "J.W. Beatty"
Size: 74 x 38 in (with frame 79 x 43 in)
J12645
Otto Reinhold Jacobi (Canadian 1814-1901)
A Habitant Youth, 1865
oil on canvas, signed lower left "O.R. Jacobi 1865"
Size: 36 ¼ x 30 in (with frame 41 ½ x 35 in)
J18850
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
In the Rockies
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left
Size: 7 ½ x 5 ½ in (with frame 14 ½ x 12 in)
J18270
Alice Amelia Innes (Canadian 1890-1970)
Spring Thaw, Northern Ontario
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Alice A Innes", titled in pencil to stretcher verso , remains of an old label on verso
Size: 42 x 50 in (with frame 47 ½ x 55 ½ in)
J19974
Belmore Browne (American/Canadian 1880-1954)
Mountain Landscape
oil on panel, signed lower right "Belmore Browne", numbered on reverse P445
Size: 19 ¼ x 29 ¾ in (with frame 26 x 36 ¼ in)
J19029
Mildred Valley Thornton (Canadian 1890-1967)
Jervis Inlet
oil on canvas, signed lower left
Size: 30 ½ x 39 in (
J19837
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
Hyde Park, London
oil on paper board, signed indistinctly lower right "F.M. Bell Smith", inscribed on reverse on exhibition sticker "Hyde Park London, Eng. By F.M. Bell Smith, R.C.A. exhibited at the R.C.A. 1903"
Size: 4 ½ x 5 ½ in (with frame 10 ½ x 11 ⅝ in)
J16291
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
The Thames Embankment, London
oil on paper board, signed and dated lower right "F M Bell Smith, 1913", inscribed on reverse on exhibition sticker "The Thames Embankment London, Eng. By F.M. Bell Smith, R.C.A. exhibited at the R.C.A. 1903"
Size: 5 ½ x 4 ½ in (with frame 11 ½ x 10 ¾ in)
J16292
Eric Riordon (Canadian 1906-1948)
Horse Drawn Sleigh on a Winter Trail
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Eric Riordon"
Size: 20 x 24 ¼ in (with frame 26 ½ x 30 ¼ in)
J17186
Manly Macdonald (Canadian 1889-1971)
Winter Breakup on The Don
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Manly MacDonald" and titled on label on the reverse
Size: 28 ¼ x 36 ½ in (with frame 34 x 42 ¼ in)
J19664
James Henderson (Canadian 1871-1951)
Meeting of Two Rivers
oil on canvas, signed lower right "J Henderson"
Size: 24 x 30 in (with frame 31 x 36 ½ in)
J19667
James Henderson (Canadian 1871-1951)
Sketch of Our Backyard
oil on panel, signed lower right "J. Henderson" titled on verso:
A wee bit card to wish you all a very merry Christmas & a happy new year all that 1950 hold for you sketch of our back yard, Qu’Appelle valley, J Henderson & Rosie also from all, ducks, Fort Qu’Appelle Sask Mrs. Chapms family.
Size: 7 ¾ x 9 ½ in (with frame: 12 x 14 in)
J19658
Theophile Hamel (Canadian 1817-1870)
Isabella & William Baldwin of Toronto
pair of oils on canvas, female portrait inscribed on reverse "T. Hamel d'après un Daguerreotype"
Size: Male 30 1/4" x 25 1/2" (with frame 38 1/2" x 34 1/4")
Female 30 1/4" x 24 1/4" (with frame 38" x 32 1/4")
Provenance: By descent through the family to the present owner Isabella Buchanan was the first wife of William Augustus Baldwin (1808-1883), the brother of Robert Baldwin (1804-1858) who with Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine led the first responsible ministry in Canada prior to Confederation and was instrumental in setting up modern municipal government and the jury system in Canada. William Baldwin lived on a family farm between Spadina and Avenue Road, Toronto. He transformed this family property into valuable real estate in which is now downtown Toronto.
ZJ19543
René Richard (Canadian 1895-1982)
Quebec Village Scene In Winter & St. Simeon, Baie St. Paul
pair of oils, "Quebec Village Scene in Winter" on panel, signed lower left "R. Richard", "St. Simeon, Baie St. Paul" on board
Size: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in (with frame 14 ½ x 17 ½ in)
J17099
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
Landscape with Trees and Cattle
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "C.J. Collings, 1898"
Size: 27 x 35 ½ in (with frame 27 ¾ x 39 ¾ in)
J19368
Mildred Valley Thornton (Canadian 1890-1967)
The Orator - Chief Andy Frank of Comox
oil on board Provenance John M. Thornton authentication label (#213) Art Emporium 1973
Size: 24 x 30 in (with frame 36 ¾ x 30 ½ in)
J19263
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Saint John Harbour
oil on board
Size: 8 ⅜ x 15 ⅝ in (with frame 10 ¾ x 18 ⅛ in)
J19261
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
Sprays at Niagara
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left, inscribed on back of watercolour "Sprays at Niagara"
Size: 7 ½ x 11 in (14 ½ x 18 ½ in)
J19239
John Wentworth Russell (Canadian 1879-1959)
Montreuil
oil on cradled panel, signed, dated and inscribed lower right "John Russell, Montreal, 1923"
Size: 15 1/2 x 18 ½ in (size with frame: 20 3/8 x 23 ½ in)
J18942
John William Beatty, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1869-1941)
Cathedral in Flanders, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, In Lissewege
oil on panel, signed dated lower right"J.W.Beatty 06", signed and titled on label on reverse "Cathedral in Flanders by J W Beatty RCA", signed on reverse "J.W. Beatty RCA"
Size: 6 ¼ x 9 in (with frame 12 x 15 in)
J19027
John A. Hammond (Canadian 1843-1939)
Venice, St. Maria Della Salute
oil on panel, signed and dated lower right "J. Hammond 1887", on reverse signed with initials, titled and dated
Size: 5 ½ x 8 ¼ in (with frame 9 ½ x 12 ½ in)
J18890
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
The Changing of The Guard
watercolour, signed and dated lower left "F M Bell Smith 1919"
Size: 10 ½ x 14 ½ in (with frame: 20 ½ x 24 ½ in)
J18822
James Henderson (Canadian 1871-1951)
Bend of the River Near Qu'apelle Saskatchewan
oil on panel, signed lower right "James Henderson", signed and titled verso
Size: 10 x 12 in (with frame: 14 ½ x 16 ½ in)
J18618
James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)
The Quays of the Seine
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "J.M. Barnsley '84"
Size: 23.6” h x 39.4” w
J20249
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Gathering Sea
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament", titled on reverse
Size: 37.25 h x 40 w in (with frame 46.5 h x 48.25 w in)
J17887
James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)
Landscape (Likely Northern France)
oil on panel, signed lower left "J M Barnsley", circa 1885
Size: 8.5” h x 13.25” w (with frame: 17 3/4" h x 22 3/4" w)
J20272
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Argument
Oil on canvas, signed, and on verso titled on label on reverse
Provenance:
Collection of the artist
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal
Collection of Mr. Francois Dupre
Size: 18” h x 24” w (with frame: 25.5” h x 31.5” w)
J17893
Frederick Arthur Verner (Canadian 1836-1928)
Two Paddlers in a Birchbark Canoe
watercolour, signed lower right "Verner 1879"
Size: 6.25 h x 12 w in (with frame 10 1/4 h x 16 w x 1/2 d in)
ZJ20311
Alice Blair Thomas (Canadian/American 1857-1945)
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Alice Blair Thomas", titled and signed on label on verso "Burnham Beeches Buckinghamshire England, by Alice Blair Thomas NO.5"
Burnham Beeches is a 375 hectare site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature reserve. It was once Le Parc Burn, a royal deer-hunting park belonging to Richard, The Earl of Cornwall, in the 13th century. Since the 19th century, the southern half has been owned by the Corporation of London and open to the public. It is possibly best know today as a popular film site having been used for Harry Potter, Robin Hood, The Princess Bride, Goldfinger, and many other movies. Historically, it was a popular site for artists in the late 19th century.
Size: 30 h x 50 w in (with frame: 36 h x 56 w in)
J20139
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Evening, Venice
oil on board, signed lower right "J.Hammond"
Size in inches: 29 1/4 x 39 1/2 in(with frame 39 x 49 in)
J18035
Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)
Departure for the Hunt
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament"
This work was included in the Sampson-Matthews Collection of original silkscreens produced between 1943 and 1957 under the supervision of Group of Seven members, A.J. Casson and A.Y. Jackson.
Size: 36 x 42 in (with frame 42 ¼ x 47 ¼ in)
J18591
James Henderson (Canadian 1871-1951)
Rocky Mountain Encampment
oil on canvas, signed lower left "J. Henderson"
Size: 14 x 19 in (with frame 18 ½ x 23 ½ in)
J18339
John Innes (Canadian 1863-1941)
Braving the Blizzard
oil on lined canvas, signed lower right "Pt. John Innes", and signed and dated on a label
Size: 24 x 38 in (with frame 32 x 44 in)
J18566
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
Niagara, Above The Falls
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left
Provenance: Keenlyside Gallery label and Art Emporium Label (5/12/74)
Size: 7 ¼ x 10 ¼ in (with frame 15 ¼ x 18 in)
J18085
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian 1846-1923)
The Wayfarer Resting
watercolour on paper, signed lower right "F M Bell-Smith"
Size: 5 ¾ x 6 ¾ in (with frame 15 x 15 in)
J17523
Charles John Collings (Canadian 1848-1931)
Tunnel in the Mountains
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left
Size: 10 ½ x 14 ¾ in (with frame 20 ¾ x 25 in)
J17387
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Venice With Fishing Boats
oil on board, signed lower right "J. Hammond", inscribed on back "Venice with Fishing Boats J. Hammond" and on label "Saint Celela Cathedral Venice painted by John Hammond RCA"
Size: 13 ¼ x 19 in
J17352