FINE ART AUCTION, April 20, 2008
SUNDAY starting at 1:00 PM at
The Nickle Arts Museum, U of C Campus, Calgary
Absentee Bid

LOT #035.1

Artist: WALTER DROHAN ~ [1932-2007] Canadian

Title: Winter Rondel

Media: oil on canvas

48 x 48 in. / 122 x 122 cm. Dated: 1979

Notes: signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $3,500/4,500

This impressive collection of Roland Gissing [Lots 049.01 through 049.26]
was assembled over several years and is being sold as the client's business is expanding.


LOT #049.01

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - Foothills Panorama

Media: oil on hard board

23 x 259 in. / 58 x 658 cm.

Notes: signed on left panel; on 4 irregular sized panels; some handling marks and surface dirt noted; unframed

Reference: this painting was originally done as a backdrop for an
elaborate train set that was located in the Coste House in Calgary

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $15,000/20,000

LOT #049.02

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Oil Rig

Media: oil on canvas

36 x 30 in. / 91 x 76 cm. Dated: 1950 ca

Notes: signed lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance: Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso;

private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $6,000/8,000

LOT #049.03

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: September Shower

Media: oil on canvas

22 x 29.75 in. / 56 x 76 cm. Dated: 1950

Notes: signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on artist's label verso; framed

Provenance: Alex Fraser Gallery, Vancouver, label verso, private collection Calgary

ESTIMATE: $4,000/5,000

LOT #049.04

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Chinook Country

Media: oil on canvas

22 x 30 in. / 56 x 76 cm. Dated: 1949

Notes: signed lower right; bears title and date on plaque; framed

Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $4,000/5,000

LOT #049.05

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Harvest, Highwood Valley

Media: oil on canvas

18 x 24 in. / 46 x 61 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; titled on label verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $3,000/4,000

LOT #049.06

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - Foothills Landscape

Media: oil on canvas

20 x 24 in. / 51 x 61 cm. Dated: 1950 ca

Notes: signed lower right; some cracks and yellowing noted; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $3,000/4,000

LOT #049.07

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Harvest in the Foothills

Media: oil on hard board

20 x 23.75 in. / 51 x 60 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $3,000/4,000

LOT #049.08

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Winter Sunlight

Media: oil on canvas

16 x 20 in. / 41 x 51 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; titled on label verso; small paint loss noted lower left; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $2,000/2,500

LOT #049.09

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Mist on Bow Lake

Media: oil on hard board

13.75 x 19.75 in. / 35 x 50 cm. Dated: 1952

Notes: signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on artist's label verso; framed

Provenance: Lock and Mayberry, Winnipeg, label verso;private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $2,000/2,500

LOT #049.10

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Autumn Ghost Lake

Media: oil on canvas

16 x 18 in. / 41 x 46 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; titled verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $2,000/2,500

LOT #049.11

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Passing Clouds

Media: oil on hard board

13.75 x 17.75 in. / 35 x 45 cm. Dated: 1948 ca

Notes: titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $2,000/2,500

LOT #049.12

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Flats at Creston

Media: oil on hard board

14 x 17.75 in. / 36 x 45 cm. Dated: 1950

Notes: signed lower right; bears title and date on plaque; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $2,000/2,500

LOT #049.13

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: The Canadian Rockies near Lake Louise

Media: oil on hard board

13.25 x 16.25 in. / 34 x 41 cm.

Notes: unsigned; bears artist's name and title label verso; framed

Provenance: Garfield Galleries, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,500/2,000

LOT #049.14

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: September Clouds

Media: oil on hard board

12 x 15.75 in. / 30 x 40 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; titled verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,500/2,000

LOT #049.15

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - September Clouds II

Media: oil on hard board

11.5 x 15.75 in. / 29 x 40 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,500/2,000

LOT #049.16

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Autumn in the Foothills

Media: oil on hard board

10 x 11.75 in. / 25 x 30 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; titled on label verso; framed

Provenance: Gainsborough Art Studio, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,200/1,500

LOT #049.17

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Creston 1962

Media: oil on hard board

9.75 x 11.75 in. / 25 x 30 cm. Dated: 1962

Notes: signed lower right; titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,200/1,500

LOT #049.18

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Prarie Road

Media: oil on hard board

9 x 12 in. / 23 x 30 cm. Dated: 1965

Notes: signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,200/1,500

LOT #049.19

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Mount Burgess, Emerald Lake

Media: oil on hard board

8.75 x 12 in. / 22 x 30 cm. Dated: 1935

Notes: signed lower left; bears title and date on gallery label verso; framed

Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,200/1,500

LOT #049.20

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - Autumn in the Mountains

Media: pastel on paper

10.75 x 15 in. / 27 x 38 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.21

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Golden Grain

Media: water colour on paper

7.5 x 9.75 in. / 19 x 25 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.22

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Sweet Grass Color Sketch

Media: pastel and ink on paper

12 x 16 in. / 30 x 41 cm. Dated: 1960

Notes: signed and dated lower right; bears title on plaque; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.23

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Sweet Grass Hills

Media: pastel and graphite on paper

12 x 16 in. / 30 x 41 cm. Dated: 1960

Notes: signed, titled and dated lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.24

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Farm Scene with Colour Notations

Media: pastel and graphite on paper

12.5 x 16 in. / 32 x 41 cm.

Notes: various notations throughout; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.25

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - Cloud Sketch

Media: felt pen on paper

12.5 x 16 in. / 32 x 41 cm.

Notes: unsigned; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #049.26

Artist: ROLAND GISSING ~ [1895-1967] Canadian

Title: Untitled - The Farm Gate

Media: felt pen on paper

12 x 15 in. / 30 x 38 cm.

Notes: unsigned; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,000/1,200

LOT #053.1

Artist: DUNCAN EDMOND GRANT ~ [1846-1924?] Canadian

Title: Untitled - Cows in the Lane

Media: watercolour on paper board

18.5 x 12 in. / 47 x 30 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; framed

ESTIMATE: $600/700

LOT #064.1

Artist: JOHN KASYN ~ [b.1926] Canadian

Title: Windy Day

Media: watercolour on paper

15.5 x 22 in. / 39 x 56 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $1,500/1,800

LOT #091.1

Artist: THOMAS MOWER MARTIN ~ [1838-1934] Canadian

Title: Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirks

Media: watercolour on paper

20 x 28.25 in. / 51 x 72 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance: from a Calgary estate

ESTIMATE: $1,500/2,000

LOT #104.1

Artist: WILLIAM PANKO ~ [1892-1948] Canadian

Title: Home in Drumheller Valley

Media: watercolour on paper

11.5 x 15.75 in. / 29 x 40 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; bears title on exhibition label verso; framed with archival mat

Reference: exhibition label Folk Painters of the Canadian West attached vero; copy of the catalogue included with lot

Provenance: ex-collection Dr. Leslie Mullen, doctor at the Baker Sanitorium and by descent

ESTIMATE: $2,500/3,500

LOT #104.2

Artist: WILLIAM PANKO ~ [1892-1948] Canadian

Title: Jasper Holiday

Media: watercolour on paper

11 x 15.5 in. / 28 x 39 cm.

Notes: signed lower right; bears title on exhibition label verso; framed with archival mat

Reference: exhibition label Folk Painters of the Canadian West attached vero; copy of the catalogue included with lot

Provenance: ex-collection Dr. Leslie Mullen, doctor at the Baker Sanitorium and by descent

ESTIMATE: $2,500/3,500

LOT #205.1

Artist: A KOOIMAN ~ 19/20th century European

Title: Untitled - Conversation Between Two Boys

Media: oil on canvas

36 x 25.5 in. / 91 x 65 cm. Dated: 1863

Notes: Notes: signed and dated lower left; laid down on hard board; framed

ESTIMATE: $1,200/1,500




LOT #301.1

Artist: CARL BEAM ~ [1943-2005] Canadian

Title: Elvis #36/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Barbara #80/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Om #89/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Cher #69/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: John Lennon #55/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Madonna #19/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Keith #76/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

together with

Title: Celine #18/200

Media: colour silk screen on paper

27 x 20 in. / 69 x 51 cm. Dated: 2000

Notes: signed titled and numbered along bottom; unframed

Provenance: proceeds to Westmount Charter School, Calgary

LOT OF EIGHT - - ESTIMATE: $2,400/2,800

LOT #308.1

Artist: DOUGLAS HECTOR HAYNES ~ [b.1936] Canadian

Title: Emerald Song

Media: acrylic on canvas

69. x 42.75 in. / 175 x 109 cm. Dated: 1979

Notes: signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Reference: Douglas Haynes 25 Years, by C.Crowston, Edmonton Art Gallery, 2000 catalogue included with lot

Provenance: private collection, Calgary

ESTIMATE: $12,000/15,000

LOT #320

Artist: RONALD YORK WILSON ~ [1907-1984] Canadian

Title: Mogador

Media: oil on canvas

38.25 x 51 in. / 97 x 130 cm. Dated: 1964 exh.

Notes: signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed verso; framed

Reference: according to gallery label this painting was exhibited at the Salon Confrontation - Annexes du Musee, Dijon in 1964; Mogador is in Western Morocco and now know as Essaouira

Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso; from a Toronto estate by descent

ESTIMATE: $3,000/4,000


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