The year 1990 marked the 70th anniversary of the first Group of Seven exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario). To commemorate this historical anniversary, Talisman Marque Incorporated published two special “Platinum Edition” folios containing lithographic reproductions (26" x 30") of paintings by A.J. Casson.

A.J. Casson’s “Platinum Edition,” offered for sale on this site, includes seven major oil paintings in folio one and seven important watercolours in folio two. These masterworks required as many as thirty-nine hand-mixed colours, individually laid by the Bertone process of screenless colours using special inks which will not fade in sunlight. Each reproduction was produced on high-quality Mirage Vellum White 310GSM, neutral pH, Acid free, 100% rag custom-made paper stock.

All scenes are hand numbered, sealed and titled and hand initialed and approved by A.J. Casson in the lower right margin. In addition, the collection has been fully audited by the firm of P.G. Rayson & Company. This beautiful collection with an asking price of $22,500 (Canadian) received fair market values of $33,500 and $32,650 in the summer of 1998.

Oil painting signed Rolshoven
Oil painting on canvas signed Rolshoven, Florence '87, 36 1/4" x 34 1/4", "A Reading Break".

Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence
Oil painting on canvas, 30" x 26", "Portrait of a Lady".

Circle of Lawrence - possibly an incomplete commission of Sir Thomas Lawrence who died in 1830, and whose effects and unfinished pictures were sold at auction after his death. The dress appears to be of a different period and pigment.

Antique carved period frame has minor damage. Small damage repaired in the lower part of the dress. No other known repairs. New support.

Victorian walnut "Wooton" desk,
Victorian walnut "Wooton" desk, sometimes called a Wells Fargo Desk, made by the Wooton Desk Co. USA, circa 1874.

Vide-Poche with parquetry inlay
A Third Empire Louis XVI style Vide-Poche with parquetry inlay, France, circa 1870 - 1890.

"Bachelor" tea set
George I’st style 6 piece silver guilt "Bachelor" tea set in original fitted case, maker William Crisp, all marked London 1842.

Three piece Sterling tea set
Three piece Sterling tea set, London 1820, Joseph Angell.

Mahogany sideboard in the neo-classical style
Fine quality tulipwood and satinwood crossbanded mahogany sideboard in the neo-classical style, maker: Warings, London, England, late 19th century.

William IV rosewood firescreen
William IV rosewood firescreen, English circa 1830-40.

Bronze sculpture "mother and pups"
Bronze sculpture "mother and pups", artist: Charles Paillet, late 19th century /early 20th century, 9 1/2" H. x 20 1/2" L x 7 3/4" D, on a 1" green marble base, in very good overall condition.

George IV mahogany sewing table
George IV mahogany sewing table with fitted interior, English circa 1825.

Louis XV style kingwood and tulipwood bureau plat
A very fine Louis XV style kingwood and tulipwood bureau plat "a la Rognon" with original ornmolu mounts, French, circa 1870-1880.

Pair of satinwood corner cabinets
Pair of Georgian revival inlaid and crossbanded satinwood corner cabinets, stamped Edward & Roberts, English 19th century.

Egyptian revival breakfast table
Victorian oak Egyptian revival circular breakfast table with copper top, English circa 1870.

18th Century longcase
An early 18th century walnut longcase clock crossbanded in rosewood, with brass arched dial, silver chapter and subsidiary dials, second indicator, moon phase and date aperture, chiming and striking musical movement, maker:-Seddon, English.

Watercolour signed J.H.C.
Watercolour signed J.H.C. (James H. Cranstoun: 1821-1907), 11 1/2" x 19", "The Shore - Newbwigh".

Painting signed C. F. Bauer
Oil painting on canvas signed C.F. Bauer, 13" x 18", "Past The Grandstand".

Watercolour signed Max Ludby
Watercolour signed Max Ludby, 13" x 20", "Harvesting".

Painting signed Paul Hagelstein
Oil painting on canvas signed Paul Hagelstein (German: 1825-1868), dated 1856, "Guard with halberg and dog".

Oil painting signed J.Fery
Oil painting on canvas signed J. Fery, 44 1/2" x 71 1/2", "Rocky Mountain Scene - with men walking horses".

Pen and Ink drawing signed Dali
Pen and ink drawing signed Dali 1975, 13 7/8" x 10 7/8",
possibly "King Marc - Wagner’s Opera, Tristan & Isolde".

Authenticated on reverse by the ART SOCIETY OF LONDON on July 17, 1977. What does not show in the images is the embossing on the lower right recto of a crown above the letters DALI.

The gold frame measures 22 1/2" x 19 1/2"; the mat is silk, about 2 1/2" wide with 1/4" gold trim. The drawing is in perfect condition, beautifully framed, no fading or yellowing.

PROVENENCE: Purchased in 1979 from a reputable New York gallery that is still in business.

Oil painting on canvas board signed Paul Grimm,
Oil painting on canvas board signed Paul Grimm, 12" x 16", "Desert Beauties - Smoke Trees & Willow", marked inverso 1952.

Pair of paintings signed MacGilvary,
Pair of Oil paintings on canvas board signed Norwood MacGilvary, 9 ¾" x 13 1/8", "Pastoral Landscapes".

Oil painting on canvas signed N. Hagerup,
Oil painting on canvas signed N. Hagerup, 30" x 49", "Seascape", unframed.

Pair of Russian plates
Pair of Russian gilded porcelain shallow bowls, 9 1/2" in diameter.

These plates were part of the large service originally made for Emperor Nicholas I which was offered for sale through Christies London, by the Soviet government to help raise funds for museum expansion in Russia, in March 1967. The Russian Ambassador and museum officials from Russia were present at the sale.

The service was among those used for the Imperial banquets held on such occasions as the Coronation, for ecclesiastical and diplomatic functions, and at the commissioning by the Tsar, who alone could confer a commission, of as many as two hundred officer cadets.

American Arts & Crafts dining table
American Arts & Crafts dining table, c1915, 54" round with a 11 1/2" leaf (can extend to 8"),
attributed to L. & J.G. Stickley.

Sterling silver flatware service in canteen
One canteen, complete, 55 pieces of Sterling silver,

London - 1911, G&S Co., Old English Pattern, engraved "C".


All items are of good weight and the condition of the silver items is exceptional, it has had very little use. The wood canteen shows wear, as if from sun, the varnish is brittle, but the box itself is solid and in good condition. All hardware is original.

Rolex "Sabot" clock from the 1950's
Rolex "Sabot" (hoof) clock from the 1950’s made from a brass casting enameled green marble. The dial is metal with applied Roman numerals and has subsidiary seconds. The rear elevation of the clock has an applied gilt Rolex logo and name while the front bears the legend "Time To The Second", diameter of the face is approximately 3 1/2" , width 5", diameter 6", height 4".

The movement is mechanical wound every four minutes by a battery operated remontoir. The clock is contained in a heavy wooden case bearing the Rolex logo inside and out. Also included are the original instructions from Rolex dated 1956.

Time clocks were not for retail and were supplied to dealers for display purposes.

Tiffany double dialed desk clock.
Tiffany double dialed desk time piece. The dials are both signed "Tiffany & Co. - 8 days Swiss". The single movement is signed Concord Watch Co. and drives both sets of hands. The stepped case is lacquered brass. Overall height is approximately 3 ½ inches. Condition is very good.

Majolica cod fish teapot
Majolica teapot in the form of a cod fish swallowing another fish. The piece is unsigned, however it is thought to be Staffordshire, circa 1890. Approximately 6 inches in height and 11 /1/2” in overall length.

There is a small chip on the rear fin and a small flaw in firing inside the body. Overall condition is good.

Set of four Hallmarked silver Apostle spoons
Set of four Hallmarked silver Apostle spoons, Sheffield, 1909, makers Walker & Hall, 2.8 oz. each.

Having well gilt bowls, nice clean marks and gilded Apostles.

Oil painting on canvas signed K. Feiertag
Oil painting on canvas signed K. Feiertag, 32" x 24", "Sisterly Hug".

The painting is in the manner of Karl Feiertag, German, 1874-1944.

Oil painting on canvas,
Oil painting on canvas, unsigned, unframed, 31" x 26","Madonna and Child".

18th. century longcase clock
18th.century oak long cased clock with brass dial signed Chris Johnson 1739, height 8'3".

Oil painting signed Allen Sapp
Oil painting on canvas signed Allen Sapp, 24" x 24", "People Stopped to Talk".

Additional Info on the artist:

Allen Sapp was born in 1928 on the Red Pheasant Reserve near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, a Cree descendant of Chief Poundmaker. He was a frail child, twice suffering life threatening illnesses in his early years. Confined to his home, prevented from attending school and learning to read and write, he amused and expressed himself by teaching himself to draw using simple materials at hand. His Grandmother, "Nokum", encouraged him and prophetically told him, "Keep on drawing - some day you will be very famous". As an adult he began to painted in a limited palette of brown white and black, selling his work to supplement his welfare payments. These early paintings were of subjects which he felt would appeal to the white man such as mountain landscapes. He received encouragement from Eileen Berryman who owned the hobby shop where he purchased his supplies. It was through her that Dr. Alan Gonor came to know of Sapp's work, becoming Sapp's patron and trusted friend. Dr. Gonor arranged for Sapp to receive instruction from Wynona Mulcaster at the University of Saskatchewan. She recognized his superb gift of observation and encouraged him to paint the way he saw and remembered life on the reserve. This was a turning point in Allen Sapp's life. Successful exhibitions of his work in 1969 and 1970 launched his career. In the years following, Sapp has exhibited widely across Canada, the U.S. and abroad. He has been the subject of film documentaries produced by the CBC, CTV, STV, and the National Film Board of Canada. Books published about Allen Sapp include, A Cree Life - The Art of Allen Sapp; Two Spirits Soar - The Art of Allen Sapp; The Inspiration of Alan Gonor; Naheyow - A portrait of Allen Sapp and His People; and now, I Heard the Drums.

Oil painting signed Henri Masson
Oil painting on board signed Henri Masson, 16" x 20", April, Lac Letourneau", dated inverso '78.

Oil painting signed Lorne Bouchard
Oil painting on board signed Lorne Bouchard, 12" x 20", "La Remise", dated inverso January 23rd., 1968.

Oil painting signed Allen Sapp
Oil painting on canvas signed Allen Sapp, 8" x 10", "Visiting on way from Cando".

Additional Info on the artist:

Allen Sapp was born in 1928 on the Red Pheasant Reserve near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, a Cree descendant of Chief Poundmaker. He was a frail child, twice suffering life threatening illnesses in his early years. Confined to his home, prevented from attending school and learning to read and write, he amused and expressed himself by teaching himself to draw using simple materials at hand. His Grandmother, "Nokum", encouraged him and prophetically told him, "Keep on drawing - some day you will be very famous". As an adult he began to painted in a limited palette of brown white and black, selling his work to supplement his welfare payments. These early paintings were of subjects which he felt would appeal to the white man such as mountain landscapes. He received encouragement from Eileen Berryman who owned the hobby shop where he purchased his supplies. It was through her that Dr. Alan Gonor came to know of Sapp's work, becoming Sapp's patron and trusted friend. Dr. Gonor arranged for Sapp to receive instruction from Wynona Mulcaster at the University of Saskatchewan. She recognized his superb gift of observation and encouraged him to paint the way he saw and remembered life on the reserve. This was a turning point in Allen Sapp's life. Successful exhibitions of his work in 1969 and 1970 launched his career. In the years following, Sapp has exhibited widely across Canada, the U.S. and abroad. He has been the subject of film documentaries produced by the CBC, CTV, STV, and the National Film Board of Canada. Books published about Allen Sapp include, A Cree Life - The Art of Allen Sapp; Two Spirits Soar - The Art of Allen Sapp; The Inspiration of Alan Gonor; Naheyow - A portrait of Allen Sapp and His People; and now, I Heard the Drums.

Oil painting signed Allen Sapp
Oil painting on canvas signed Allen Sapp, 9" x 12", "Two brothers playing football".

Additional Info on the artist:

Allen Sapp was born in 1928 on the Red Pheasant Reserve near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, a Cree descendant of Chief Poundmaker. He was a frail child, twice suffering life threatening illnesses in his early years. Confined to his home, prevented from attending school and learning to read and write, he amused and expressed himself by teaching himself to draw using simple materials at hand. His Grandmother, "Nokum", encouraged him and prophetically told him, "Keep on drawing - some day you will be very famous". As an adult he began to painted in a limited palette of brown white and black, selling his work to supplement his welfare payments. These early paintings were of subjects which he felt would appeal to the white man such as mountain landscapes. He received encouragement from Eileen Berryman who owned the hobby shop where he purchased his supplies. It was through her that Dr. Alan Gonor came to know of Sapp's work, becoming Sapp's patron and trusted friend. Dr. Gonor arranged for Sapp to receive instruction from Wynona Mulcaster at the University of Saskatchewan. She recognized his superb gift of observation and encouraged him to paint the way he saw and remembered life on the reserve. This was a turning point in Allen Sapp's life. Successful exhibitions of his work in 1969 and 1970 launched his career. In the years following, Sapp has exhibited widely across Canada, the U.S. and abroad. He has been the subject of film documentaries produced by the CBC, CTV, STV, and the National Film Board of Canada. Books published about Allen Sapp include, A Cree Life - The Art of Allen Sapp; Two Spirits Soar - The Art of Allen Sapp; The Inspiration of Alan Gonor; Naheyow - A portrait of Allen Sapp and His People; and now, I Heard the Drums.

Oil painting signed C. Carlsen
Oil painting on canvas signed C.Carlsen, 13 1/2" x 19 3/4", "Shoreline with Helsingor Castle".

Oil painting signed J. Murray Thomson
Oil painting on board signed J. Murray Thomson, 16 3/4" x 36", "Polar bears on an ice flow with sailing vessel in background".

Pastel on paper signed N. de Grandmaison,
Pastel on paper signed N. de Grandmaison, 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", "Papoose".

ADDITIONAL INFO:
His first art work, at age ten, was done on the walls of his home. After World War One, he moved to London, England and studied at the St. John's Wood Art School and in Paris. In 1923 he moved to Banff, Alberta and started painting in oil. He found, however, that pastels were more suited to his travels on the prairies. De Grandmaison traveled to reservations all over Canada and the U.S. specializing in portraits of native North Americans. His honors included an associate membership in the Royal Canadian Academy and the Order of Canada.

Embossed engraving signed Ed Morgan
Unframed embossed engraving signed lower right Ed Morgan (c) 1991, approximately 10-1/2" x 9-7/8", "Lump Raiser", 15/20

Embossed engraving signed Ed Morgan
Unframed embossed engraving signed lower right Ed Morgan (c) 1991, approximately 14" x 10-1/2", "Shield of Fortune", 10/10

Embossed engraving signed Ed Morgan
Unframed embossed engraving signed lower right Ed Morgan (c) 1990, approximately 17" x 14", "Brings the Moon Back", 6/20

Animation cel of "Beauty and the Beast"

Beauty and the Beast (330/500)

This is a limited edition of 500 hand-painted character cels from Walt Disney's animated classic Beauty and the Beast (1991). This edition is one of a series of selected limited-edition, hand-painted reproductions of original artwork from Disney animated films.

No original production cels were created in the making of Beauty and the Beast. Thus, Disney artists have recreated the artwork from this feature using traditional animation techniques. The original animation drawings were transferred to acetate "cels" by a special six-step xerographic process. The cels were also enhanced with hand-inked lines. The artists then hand-painted each of the cels in the edition with Disney-approved acrylic colors.

The background scene for this cel has been faithfully reproduced from the original production background, which has been conserved in the Disney Animation Research Library. The resulting artwork has been printed on premium-quality paper by Color Service, Inc., of Monterey Park, California.

The edition, which was published by Disney Art Editions in 1992, consists of a general edition of 500, numbered 1/500 to 500/500, and 25 publisher's proofs, numbered PP1 to PP25. There are no signed cels. This recreated cel set-up is from Sequence 18, Scene 27 of Beauty and the Beast: Belle and the Beast sit on the terrace in the moonlight.

Pinocchio (151/500)

This is a limited-edition of 500 hand painted cel set-ups from Walt Disney's 1940 animated feature film Pinocchio. It is one of a series of selected limited-edition, hand-painted recreations of original artwork from Disney animated films.

Disney artists recreated the artwork from Pinocchio using traditional animation techniques. The original animation drawings were transferred to acetate cels by a special six-step xerographic process. The cels were also enhanced with hand-inked lines. Artists of the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department then hand painted each of the cels in the edition with Disney-approved acrylic colors.

The background scene accompanying this cel has been faithfully recreated by a Disney background artist, who used original background paintings, sketches, and frames from the film as references. The resulting artwork has been lithographically printed on premium-quality paper by Color Service, Inc. of Monterey Park, California.

The Disney Animation Research Library maintains the original animation drawings and hand-painted background. Conforming to the practice of fine-art printing, the film used to create the background was destroyed when the editon was completed.

Published by Disney Art Editions in 1994, this edition consists of a general edition of 500, numbered 1/500 to 500/500, 50 publisher's proofs, numbered PP 1/50 to PP 50/50, and 25 hors de commerce numbered HC 1/25 to HC 25/25. There are no signed cels. This recreated cel set-up is from Sequence 10.5, Scene 10.1 of Pinocchio: the family is reunited when Pinocchio finally finds Geppetto inside the belly of Monstro.

The Lion King (411/500)

This is a limited edition of 500 hand-painted character cel set-ups from Walt Disney Pictures' 32nd animated feature film The Lion King (1994). It is one of a series of selected limited-edition, hand-painted recreations of original artwork from Disney animated films.

Disney artists have recreated the artwork from The Lion King using traditional animation techniques. Original animation drawings were transferred to acetate cels by a special six-step xerographic process. Artists of The Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department enhanced the cels with hand-inked lines and hand painted each of the cels in the edition with Disney-approved acrylic colors.

The background scene accompanying this cel is a faithful reproduction of the original, computer-enhanced hand-painted background used in the making of the film. The resulting artwork has been lithographically printed on premium-quality paper by Color Service, Inc. of Monterey Park, California.

The Disney Animation Research Library maintians the origibnal animation drawings and hand-painted background. Conforming to the practice of fine-art printing, the film used to create the background is destroyed when the edition is completed.

Published by Disney Art Editions in 1994, the edition consists of a general edition of 500, numbered 1/500 to 500/500, 50 publisher's proofs, numbered PP 1/50 to PP 50/50, and 25 hors de commerce numbered HC 1/25 to HC 25/25. There are no signed cels. This recreated cel set-up, "Family Pride," is from Sequence 20, Scene 33.50 of The Lion King: Simba and Nala watch as Rafiki cradles their newborn cub in his arms, a continuation of the circle of life.

DESCRIPTION:

18th century cosmography manuscript in latin.

This is a bound in-8 manuscript (6-1/4" x 7-3/8") of 191 handwritten pages in latin that dates from approximately 1767. It is entitled `Tractatus de Cosmographia` and contains twelve ink drawings and three engravings. The volume was written by several persons (see pictures of written pages for different handwritings) and studies the terrestrial sphere, geography, hydrography and the solar system. There are also exercise problems and their solutions. This was most likely a course taken and shared by several students and it originates from pre-Revolutionary france.

The volume is in good general condition but the front and back covers show traces of use.

BIOGRAPHY

Jose Trinidad
Vancouver, BC
Born: 1929 in Manila, Philippines

Educated at the University of the Philippines

Shows

October, 1982 Harrison Galleries
December, 1986 Harrison Galleries
April 1987, Galerie Mihalis, Montreal, Quebec
November 1987, Gallery Americana, Carmel, California
May 1989, Harrison Galleries
November 1995, Harrison Galleries
November 1996, Harrison Galleries

Commissions

Mural in a Manila Hotel for a state visit by, then U.S. President, Lyndon Johnson

Statement

"A child and a flower bud are the same. There is a beauty that is hidden and yet so obvious. My paintings are mental snapshots of the life around me. When a setting attracts me it remains fixed in memory long enough for me to get to a sketchpad and draw it in every detail. My room is full of sketches that have yet to be put to canvas."

Jose visits Europe every year to immerse himself in the settings of the impressionists, such as the famous water lily garden of the French painter Monet. In Spain, he seeks out traditional houses and quiet gardens. "I love the stucco, the old tiles of the buildings - these are what inspires me." By talking his way into private gardens he has discovered "some magnificent things that way, " he says.

He credits his wife, Leila, an interior and landscape designer, with setting up many of his still life's. Often she chooses the colour schemes too. "She does all the work," he says, "I just paint." Despite his travelling, he often chooses his own garden (also created by his wife) or his children as the subjects of his popular paintings.

History

Jose first enjoyed success as a painter in the Philippines. The Trinidad family emigrated to San Francisco in 1967 and eventually to Vancouver, B.C. Along the way, Jose studied extensively in France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. Travel being his professed education in art, Trinidad has also found his muse in the gardens and homes of North America.

The results of this wide-ranging education are oil paintings of entrancing beauty. Joyful colours, vibrant flowers and the uncanny play of sunlight and shadow -- his palette creates a dreamlike world of tranquillity and tenderness.

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Reference

Harrison Galleries, http://harrisongalleries.com/artists/trinidad/about.htm

Oil painting on masonite, signed Maxwell Bates 1974, "Still Life With White Jug", 16" x 20"

Maxwell Bates was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1906. He studied at the Provincial Institute of Technology in Calgary under Lars Haukness. By the end of the twenties he and his friend Roy Stevenson were, according to R. L. Bloore "the most advanced painters in Western Canada." He spent the years 1931-1939 in London, exhibiting regularly with the Twenties Group. As a member of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in 1940 he was captured by the Germans and was interned in a prison camp from 1940-1945. Returning to Calgary in 1946 he worked as an architect before coming to Victoria, B.C., in 1961. His work has been exhibited in London, Paris, Tokyo, Mexico City, Manchester, Auckland, Philadelphia and all major Canadian cities. Retrospective exhibitions of his work were held in Regina and Edmonton (1960-61), Victoria (1966), Winnipeg (1968) and Vancouver (1973). He has received many awards for his painting and is a Fellow of the International Institute of Arts and Letters and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1971.

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Reference

Sono Nis Press, http://www.rights.org/~sononis/html/aut039.htm

The wheel is marked as being built by ES BURMAN Co. Chicago and includes the original steering shaft and chain wildcat pulley of naval brass, complete with pillow blocks and bushings. From spoke tip to spoke tip it measures 3 ft. The last boat it was on was a tug boat of Canadian registry built by Mercers in Vancouver BC in 1943. The tug was named Strady 15 and the seller owned it for 10 years. During the ownership she survived one sinking while towing in the Gulf of Georgia and by the accounts of previous owners she had been sunk and raised on two other occasions before he bought her. It is perfectly sound with no breaks or damage. The back is faced with the same cast brass face plate as you see on the front in the picture. During his ownership of the tug it was converted to hydraulic steering and from the picture you may notice the adapter bushing in the hub. It is easily pressed out so the original chain wildcat shaft will fit.

DESCRIPTION:

CLAUDE MONET A.L.S. (Autographed Letter Signed) with Autograph Envelope. "Claude Monet" , 6 pages in-Octavo on mourning paper in violet ink; to his stepson Jean-Pierre Hoschédé.

From Giverny, dated September 29, 1911.

TRANSLATION:

GIVERNY PAR VERNON . EURE

September 29, 1911

My good J. Pierre, I did receive yesterday the good letter from Geneviève whom I thank to think about me, but as writing on a regular basis is not my strong point its to you that I want to write today to give you some news from Giverny and myself.

I have just spent some busy days

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with quite a few servant problems, a couple has settled yesterday, they look all right and I hope that it will work out. Anyway, this has kept me quite busy and (---) that this has kept me for thinking too much about my pain. Blanche has been here for two days to help instruct the people. She is always so nice for me. She is staying until Sunday, because the Butler will all go to Paris

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for the Fall Exposition. I also had Clémenceau et his Minister friend who came for lunch. It happened just the day when Jeanne had left and there was only the gardening lady to cook. It all went well all day long. Clémenceau was very jolly and as always affectionate. he had been hunting in Sologne and killed a quantity of partridges and 8 ducks in an afternoon. I must go have lunch at his home

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next week. Geoffroy will be there as well as Anquetin the painter and his (father) the ex butcher. He has invited all those ladies and gentlemen that will want to come with me. Only if (---) here with Geneviève. Aside from this nothing special here. Michel has left for lunch at his friend`s (Sainte ruek). Its her calendar day today

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and my poor Good one is not here, she used to spoil him so much and alas it will be hers the 2. What a heartbreak for all of us, how painful it is for me my dear J.P. We are cleaning the (hills) from this river for the summer. it will finally be possible to flourish her dear grave. But what a sad day for all of us that this one is. Alas we have to get used to it.

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My very dear J.P. I would not want to sadden you too much. But you know how much I loved her and how unhappy I am. Forgive me. I hope that you will continue to kill a lot, even though you don`t seem to have as much game as usual. I leave you while kissing you as I love you as well as my good big Geneviève.
My affectionate compliments to Mrs. Castaine and to Marcel who is all well I think. Your old man.

Claude Monet


ENVELOPE

Monsieur J.P. Hoschédé

Paujariage

Javeilhac

Dordogne


BIOGRAPHY:

Monet, Claude Oscar (1840-1926), French impressionist painter, who brought the study of the transient effects of natural light to its most refined expression (see IMPRESSIONISM).

Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, but he spent most of his childhood in Le Havre. There, in his teens, he studied drawing; he also painted seascapes outside with the French painter Eugene Louis Boudin. By 1859 Monet had committed himself to a career as an artist and began to spend as much time in Paris as possible. During the 1860s he was associated with the pre-impressionist painter Edouard Manet, and with other aspiring French painters destined to form the impressionist school—Camille Pissarro, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.

Working outside, Monet painted simple landscapes and scenes of contemporary middle-class society, and he began to have some success at official exhibitions. As his style developed, however, Monet violated one traditional artistic convention after another in the interest of direct artistic expression. His experiments in rendering outdoor sunlight with a direct, sketchlike application of bright color became more and more daring, and he seemed to cut himself off from the possibility of a successful career as a conventional painter supported by the art establishment.

In 1874 Monet and his colleagues decided to appeal directly to the public by organizing their own exhibition. They called themselves independents, but the press soon derisively labeled them impressionists because their work seemed sketchy and unfinish

Watercolour signed initials E.S.K.
Watercolour signed initials E.S.K. (Kennedy), 13" x 10", "The Chelsea Pensioner"

Oil painting singned initials E.C.
Oil painting signed initials E.C., (probably Edward Charlemont), 12-1/4" x 6-1/2", "Portrait of Faure"

Victorian rosewood fire screen
Victorian rosewood firescreen with turned candy twist supports and tapestry panel, Circa 1860, 29"W x 48"H.

Mahogany sofa table
George III mahogany sofa table with two drawers on trestle base, with turned stretcher. Circa 1820, 37 1/2"long x 25"D x 28" H, 52 3/4" extended.

George III mahogany serpentine front sideboard
George III mahogany serpentine front sideboard. Crossbanded and inlaid with satinwood, on square tapering legs to spade feet. Circa 1800, 63" long x 21 1/2" high.

Victorian walnut games and sewing table
Victoria games and sewing table, inlaid with chessboard. Fitted interior on trestle base. Circa 1850, 23 1/2"W x 29 1/2"H.

Rosewood stool on cabriole legs
Rosewood stool on cabriole legs with Regency stripe upholstery, Circa 1850, 27"W x 18 1/2"H x18 1/2"D

George IV walnut teapoy
George IV walnut teapoy, sarcophagus shaped caddy on tripod pedestal. Circa 1830. Caddy 15" x 10 1/2", 31" high overall.

Pair of French gilt bronze six-light candelabra
Pair of 19th century French gilt bronze six-light candelabra, each of five moulded scroll arms. The triform stems and base inset with painted porcelain panels, on gtriffon and scroll feet. 19 3/4"H

Rosewood center table
Rosewood center table with crossbanding and brass inlay. Goerge III pedestal base, later top, base Circa 1800, 28"W x 28"H.

George III mahogany hanging corner cupboard
George III mahogany bow-front hanging corner cupboard, Circa 1790, 40"H x 25"W.

Queen Anne walnut chest on stand
Queen Anne walnut chest on stand. Some restoration to the stand, brasses old but not original. Circa 1700, Base 40"W, Chest 36"W x 32"D, 62" high overall

George III yew-wood side table
George III yew-wood side table on tripod stand. Top inlaid with many woods in Tunbridge fashion. 14 1/2" square top, 29" high

Pair of Sheffield plated wine coolers
Pair of Sheffield plated wine coolers with Griffon motifs, Circa 1825, 10" tall

Oak Lowboy, circa 1740
Oak lowboy on turned legs and pad feet with three drawers, Circa 1740, 28"H x 31 1/2"W x 18 3/4"D

English Oak Document Box


Georgian mahogany apothecary chest
Georgian mahogany apothecary chest, 9 1/4" high x 7 7/8" wide x 6 1/2" deep, fitted with 5 small drawers and 12 bottle sections, having 2 bottles, one silver spoon with monogram 'E M'.

Oil painting signed Shostak
Oil painting signed Shostak, 28" x 42", "It's time to go for a balloon ride". The frame dimensions are 36" x 50". Peter Shostak was born and raised on a farm in northeastern Alberta. His early interest in art inspired him to major in art at the University of Alberta, where, in 1965, he graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree. He then taught at the junior secondary level but continued his own studies and painting as well. In 1969 he obtained a graduate degree in Art Education from the University of Alberta and took a teaching position at the University of Victoria. He remained there as Associate Professor of Art Education until 1979, when decided to leave teaching and pursue a career as an artist, devoting all his time to oil painting and silkscreen painting. Peter Shostak's work is shown in a number of galleries across Canada and forms part of many private and corporate collections. He presently has his studios in Victoria, BC, where he resides with his family.

Oil painting on canvas signed by MDH Keane

This painting is typical of the ethereal young women Margaret Keane painted 40 years ago when living in San Francisco's Bohemian North Beach where she became known for her commissioned portraits of celebrities such as Kim Novak, Red Skelton and Natalie Wood. After two decades in Hawai'i, during which her paintings of innocent, wide-eyed children and animals became popular world wide, she now resides in California. Her oils are owned by National museums, Heads of State and collectors in many countries.

Please refer to the New York Times Magazine (May 23, 1999), which features 7 pages of Margaret Keane photos and recent paintings. The articles are called An Eye for An Eye, Footnotes and Peachy Keane.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

3 coloured woodblock prints signed Helen Hyde, "The Red Curtain" (3-1/2" x 4-3/4"), "Mexican Rebecca" (18-1/4" x 8") & "An Interlude" (11-1/4" x 12-3/4"). For an artist biography please visit: http://www.sla.purdue.edu/waaw/Jensen/Hyde.html

Alessandro Allori (1535-1607), Florentine painter, the pupil and adopted son of Bronzino. An early visit to Rome added the influence of late Michelangelo paintings to that of his master's courtly Mannerism. The Pearl Fishers (Studiolo of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, c.1570) is generally considered his masterpiece; playful and full of artifice, it combines nude figures obviously drawn from Michelangelo with Bronzino's svelteness and enamelled colouring. He was one of the last notable exponents of Mannerism, painting in a style that had become outmoded by the time of his death.

His son Cristofano (1577-1621) was one of the leading Florentine painters of his period, working in a style that was more naturalistic and Baroque than that of his father. He is remembered primarily for one work, Judith with the Head of Holofernes (c. 1615, Pitti, Florence, and other versions), in which his femme fatale mistress is portrayed as Judith and he has depicted his own features in Holofernes' severed head. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was one of the most famous paintings in Italy. The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford possesses portraits by both Alessandro and Cristofano Allori.

Reference

Web Gallery of Art (http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/bio/a/allori/cristofa/biograph.html)

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

This Dutch artist, born Rotterdam, Dec. 22, 1902, lived and worked there. A student of the Rotterdam academy of Fine Arts under J.G. Heyberg, H. E. Mees and A. P. LaRiviere. He made a study trip to Norway but painted mostly seascapes, landscape dunes and still lifes.

Oil painting signed Henri Masson
Oil painting on canvas signed Henri Masson, 24" x 30", "St. Aime Des Lacs".

Oil painting signed Irene Hoffar Reid
Oil painting on masonite, signed on front and in verso Irene Hoffar Reid, "Camping, Parksville" 1954, 15-7/8" x 20"

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

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References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

____________
References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

____________
References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

____________
References

Colin S. MacDonald, "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists", Rakos - Sadowski,
Vol. 7, Canadian Paperbacks, 1990, pp. 2008-2009.

Oil painting on canvas signed Irene Hoffar Reid, '58, 21" x 27", "Near Sidney"

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

BIOGRAPHY:

Lillian Irene Hoffar Reid, b. 1908

Born in Vancouver, B.C., the daughter of Lillian and Henry S. Hoffar, 
she studied at the Vancouver School of Art under F.H. Varley 
and C.H. Scott (1925-29) and took post graduate studies at the School 
(1930-31) before travelling to England where she studied at the Royal
Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture, London, under Monnington and 
Russell (1930-31). Returning to Canada she opened a studio where she did 
portraits, murals and decorative panels. She even decorated interiors of 
yachts. She joined the staff of the Vancouver School of Art as instructor 
in drawing and painting (1933-37). In her portraits one can see the influence 
of F.H. Varley. She was active with the B.C. Society of Artists (1940-67) 
and was president (1965-67); and the Canadian Group of Painters (1959-67), 
President (1958, 1960, 1966-67). Her awards include: Beatrice Stone Medal 
for Black & White Drawing at the B.C. Artists Annual (1940); Canadian 
Centennial Medal awarded for her services rendered to Canada in the arts. Her
solo shows include: Avalles Gallery, Van. (1970); New Westminster Public 
Library (1971); Unitarian Church, Van. (1969); Community Arts Council of 
North Vancouver (1973). She is represented in the Vancouver Art Gallery by 
her portrait entitled "Margaret" and in many private collections 
by her drawings and paintings. Her work has been exhibited, in group
exhibitions in Canada at London, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, 
Victoria, Vancouver and in the U.S.A. at Seattle. Widowed in 1964, she has 
two daughters, Mrs. R. Gokey and Mrs. H.W. Campbell.

Hungarian artist, famous for her paintings of animals, and cats in particular. She exhibited at the Gallery of Art in Budapest and the National Salon. In 1945 she was commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture to paint animals. She died in Budapest in 1964.

Gilt metal girandole
Gilt metal girandole with four adjustable arms off the central stick, raised on a tripod base, replaced crystals, 17 ¼” high.