Canadian Art Online Auction

March 05, 2015

LOT 150

Lot 150

WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS, R.C.A.

WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS, R.C.A.
Lot 150 Details
WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS, R.C.A.

GRAIN ELEVATOR AT LA SALLE, MANITOBA, 1931

woodcut printed in colours
signed with initials in the print, also signed and inscribed “La Salle” in pencil in the lower margin
Sheet 9 ins x 13.5 ins; 22.9 cms x 34.3 cms

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Realised: $3,780
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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  • WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS, R.C.A.
  • WALTER JOSEPH PHILLIPS, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Duncan Campbell Scott, W.J. Phillips (Canadian Art Series) , The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1947, page 57 for La Salle listed as no.101.
Roger Boulet, The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Work of Walter J. Philips, Markham, 1981, page 227 for Grain Elevator at La Salle listed.

Note:

Grain Elevator at La Salle was printed in an edition of 250.

CONDITION DETAILS

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