Artist William Nicoll Cresswell
Title Indian Encampment with Visitors at Lakeshore
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1879
Size 6.75 x 11.25 in. / 17.1 x 28.6 cm.
Frame Size 14.25 x 18.75 x 0.75 in.
Sold $950
Estimate $400 - $500
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat and special glass
Provenance
Masters Gallery, Calgary, Roberts Gallery and Kaspar Gallery, Toronto label verso; from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder, a prominent Calgary philanthropist; proceeds from this work will help fulfill Joan's wishes to support the University of Calgary. To read more about Dr. Joan Snyder, visit the University of Calgary's Memoriam
Biographical Information
William Nicoll Cresswell ~ [1822-1888] Canadian OSA, RCA
see N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.229 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.89 as well as E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.78 for biographies; also see Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 77, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.86 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.86; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website