Regina Canadian Pacific Railway Station
76.2 cms x 10,259.06 cms x 124.46 cms (30 ins x 4,039 ins x 30 ins)
Signed lower left
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Art" held on Sun, Oct 16, 2022.
Lot 1
Lot 1
Estimate: CAD $10,000 - $15,000
Did not sell
Did not sell
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
William G. Hobbs was born in Alderney, Channel Islands, in 1927. Despite demonstrating talent as an artists, Hobbs graduated from Bristol University as a general practitioner in medicine in 1950. In 1959 he emigrated to Canada and settled in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, becoming a respected physician and surgeon in Southeast Saskatchewan. During his medical career he continued to paint and to study, attending the Banff School of Fine Arts and the Emma Lake workshops hosted by University of Saskatchewan. Hobbs is particularly renowned for his paintings of prairie train stations, which have been widely exhibited, published and collected by public institutions. William Hobbs died in Brandon, Manitoba in 2012.
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 Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.