A Northwest Coast Indian Village, circa 1887
31.8 cms x 52.1 cms (12.5 ins x 20.5 ins)
Signed lower right; inscribed "P.C. 381" on a label on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art (Session 2)" held on Thu, Jun 8, 2023.
Lot 42542
Lot 42542
Estimate: CAD $10,000 - $15,000
Realised: CAD $33,600
Realised: CAD $33,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Sotheby's, auction, Toronto, 20‒21 October 1975, lot 138
G. Blair Laing Ltd., Toronto
Kenneth Thomson, Toronto
A.K. Prakash & Associates, Inc., Toronto
Private Collection
Exhibitions:
"Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver Art Gallery; travelling to the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Art Gallery of Hamilton, 30 October 2015‒25 September 2016
Literature:
Marius Barbeau, ‘Tsawati, Knight Inlet’, "Bulletin 119-Vol III"
W.H. Allen, "By Track and Trail: a journey through Canada", London, 1891, pages 204-206
Blair Laing, "Memoirs of An Art Dealer 2", Toronto, 1982, no. 36, reproduced page 85
Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver/London, 2015, reproduced page 26
Notes:
Artist Edward Roper resided in England but made several trips to Canada and the United States. In 1887, the artist spent several months in British Columbia and exhibited his Western Canadian paintings upon his return to England.
Sotheby's, auction, Toronto, 20‒21 October 1975, lot 138
G. Blair Laing Ltd., Toronto
Kenneth Thomson, Toronto
A.K. Prakash & Associates, Inc., Toronto
Private Collection
Exhibitions:
"Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver Art Gallery; travelling to the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Art Gallery of Hamilton, 30 October 2015‒25 September 2016
Literature:
Marius Barbeau, ‘Tsawati, Knight Inlet’, "Bulletin 119-Vol III"
W.H. Allen, "By Track and Trail: a journey through Canada", London, 1891, pages 204-206
Blair Laing, "Memoirs of An Art Dealer 2", Toronto, 1982, no. 36, reproduced page 85
Ian Thom, et al., "Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven", Vancouver/London, 2015, reproduced page 26
Notes:
Artist Edward Roper resided in England but made several trips to Canada and the United States. In 1887, the artist spent several months in British Columbia and exhibited his Western Canadian paintings upon his return to England.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.