Historical Results
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Tiger Lilies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 6 in. / 21 x 15.2 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed; some handling marks on frame noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Farmhouse by the Lake
Media pastel on paper
Size 11 x 14.25 in. / 27.9 x 36.2 cm.
Notes
LOT OF FOUR; signed lower right; framed; handling marks with lines in paper; some handling marks on frame noted; lot includes nine cards by the artist, signed copy of Old Man's Garden by Annora Brown, published by Gray's Publishing LTD., 1970 and signed copy of Annora Brown: Sketches from Life by Annora Brown, published by Hurtig Publishers Ltd., 1981
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Annora Brown
Title Prairie Anemone
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 4 x 5.25 in. / 10.2 x 13.3 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Annora Brown
Title Gold Stream #5/5
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 10 x 11.75 in. / 25.4 x 29.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Bluebell Flowers [Harebell]
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 14 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Reference
see Bluebells / Harebells, page 38 - 39 in Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, Gray Pub. 1954; the book is being reissued soon with additional comments by Mary-Beth Laviolette
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Floral Fantasy
Media gouache on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.5 in. / 24.1 x 34.3 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat
Reference
according to an interview with Mary-Beth Laviolette on an exhibition at Government House in Edmonton dated July 23, 2019, Annora Brown and Euphemia McNaught will be included in a national touring exhibition being organized by the McMichael Collection of Art in connection with the Group of Seven centenary
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Blue Clematis
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.75 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Reference
described in Old Man's Garden, pg. 88-90 by A.Brown, Gray's Publishing, 1954
Provenance
private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Shooting Stars [Dedecatheon]
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.75 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Reference
described in Old Man's Garden, pg. 23-24 by A.Brown, Gray's Publishing, 1954
Provenance
private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Organic Abstract
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 15 in. / 27.9 x 38.1 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Ducks
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 13 x 14 in. / 33 x 35.6 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Calypso #6/8
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 11.75 x 9.75 in. / 29.8 x 24.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
Agghazy Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Banff
Estimate CAD$150-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Prairie Anemone
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.75 in. / 24.1 x 34.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat
Reference
see an illustration and charming description of Anemone patens page 11 in Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, published by Gray's Publishing, 1970
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Forget-Me-Not
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.75 in. / 24.1 x 34.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat
Reference
see an illustration and description of Myosotis page 179 in Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, published by Gray's Publishing, 1970
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Red Flowers
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.75 in. / 24.1 x 34.9 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat
Reference
for other examples of the artist's work see Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, published by Gray's Publishing, 1970
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Twinflower, Linnaea Borealis, Pepper
Media gouache on paper
Size 9.5 x 13.5 in. / 24.1 x 34.3 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on backing; framed
Reference
see an illustration and description of Linnaea Borealis page 164 in Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, published by Gray's Publishing, 1970
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Burmis Tree [The Pass]
Media colour lino block on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.5 in. / 19.7 x 14 cm.
Notes
signed along bottom; unframed
Provenance
ex-collection Peter Mortimer Rae, art dealer and artist
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Annora Brown
Title Nasturtium
Media watercolour on paper
Size 12 x 17.5 in. / 30.5 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Prairie Anemone
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 6.25 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled on handmade mat along bottom; in period frame
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Anemones
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.75 x 21 x 1 in. / 34.9 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from the estate of Frank and Frances Staplin, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Waves #10/10
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 11.75 x 10 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Tiger Lilles
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8 x 6 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Annora Brown
Title Winter #9/10
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1979
Size 10 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; dated on artist's label verso; framed
Provenance
from the collection of Mary and Lloyd Mjolsness with the proceeds to Wellspring Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Spring Daffodils
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Blooming Tulips
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 6 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Annora's Tree
Media two colour wood block on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; unframed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Nasturtium
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1947
Size 12.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 31.8 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary [332 - 7 Ave. W. address] label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$800-$1,200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Orange Tiger Lily
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed
Provenance
proceeds to a Lethbridge Church
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Wild Rose
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3.25 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed
Provenance
proceeds to a Lethbridge Church
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Purple Crocus
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed
Provenance
proceeds to a Lethbridge Church
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Yellow Tulip
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed
Provenance
proceeds to a Lethbridge Church
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Autumn in the Mountains
Media oil on canvas board
Size 16 x 20 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Ottawa
Estimate CAD$800-$1,000
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Shooting Stars
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Reference
see pg. 23 Old Man's Garden by Annora Brown for description of flower [copy attached verso] - NOT Cone Flower
Provenance
Agghazy Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Shooting Stars
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - White Flowers [Cottongrass]
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
Lamm Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Gaillardia
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Reference
see pg. 174 Old Man's Garden by Annora Brown for description of flower [copy attached verso]
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Prairie Anemone
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Reference
see pg. 11 Old Man's Garden by Annora Brown for description of flower [copy attached verso] NOT Flowers of The Moon pg.202
Provenance
Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
Artist Annora Brown
Title By the Shore #10/15
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 15.75 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 40 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Sundance Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Music in the Air #4/6
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Size 12.75 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 32.4 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; some yellowing noted; framed
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Forest Floor in Autumn
Media watercolour on paper
Size 13.25 x 20.5 x 1 in. / 33.7 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver Island
Estimate CAD$600-$700
Artist Annora Brown
Title Buffalo Beans
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso
Reference
Women's Committee, Calgary Allied Arts Centre, exhibition label verso, catalogue no. 33
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Annora Brown
Title Canadian Dogwood
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 4.25 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Prairie Anemone
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 4.25 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Twin Flowers
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
ca. 1930
Size 4.25 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$300
Artist Annora Brown
Title Quiet Pool
Media oil on wood board
Size 17.75 x 20 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; signed and titled on label verso; some surface dirt noted
Provenance
from a Medicine Hat estate and by descent
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Nasturiums
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
includes the book Annora Brown, Sketches from Life
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Gaillardia
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.5 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 11.4 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Cone Flower
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.25 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Nasturtiums
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.75 x 6.5 x 1 in. / 22.2 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival mat
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Yellow and Orange Poppies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.25 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; archival mat
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Yellow Lady's Slipper
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Reference
another example illustrated in `{Old Man's Garden}` page 168
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Yellow Columbines
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
another example illustrated in Old Man's Garden page 37
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Gaillardia aristata
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
another example illustrated in Old Man's Garden page 174
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Yellow Lady's Slipper
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 13.75 x 1 in. / 24.8 x 34.9 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso
Provenance
E.R. Lamm Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Harebells
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
another example illustrated in the artist's book Old Man's Garden, pg.38 Campanula rotundifolia also known as bluebell, lady's thimble and witches thimble
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Columbine
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 7 x 1 in. / 21 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
another example illustrated in the artist's book Old Man's Garden, pg.37 Aquilegia
Provenance
private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Pansies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat; tipped onto mat board
Provenance
private collection, Calgary and by descent
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Nasturtiums
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled on mat; tipped onto mat board
Provenance
private collection, Calgary and by descent
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Tiger Lilies
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.25 x 6 x 1 in. / 21 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary and by descent
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Black Eyed Susans
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8 x 6 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private collection, Calgary and by descent
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Yellow Columbine
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see Old Man's Garden, by A.Brown pg.37 regarding a description of the plant and the high altitude 'yellow' species
Provenance
private estate, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Larkspur
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see Old Man's Garden, by A.Brown pg.26 for a description of the plant and it's western heritage
Provenance
private estate, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Wild Rose
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see Old Man's Garden, by A.Brown pg.195 notes early western provincial agricultural departments notes 'Roses are weeds. Eradication: Plough fairly deep using a sharp share.'
Provenance
private estate, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Nasturtiums
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Provenance
private estate, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Lily
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 19.7 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
see Old Man's Garden by A.Brown pg.157 for a description of the Red Lily plant
Provenance
private estate, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Mock Orange, Syringa
Media watercolour and gouache on paper
Size 10 x 14 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
in Old Man's Garden, the author, Annora Brown writes "This is a book of gossip about the flowers of the west."; a charming book about a subject which she obviously loved
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery, Calgary
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Child with Flowers
Media pastel on paper
Size 23.25 x 17 x 1 in. / 59.1 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Rose Hips
Media watercolour on paper
Size 4.75 x 3 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom
Provenance
private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Mountain Falls with Flowers
Media watercolour on paper
Size 14.5 x 21.75 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; archival backing
Provenance
private collection, Victoria; Agghazy Art Galleries, Calgary label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800
Artist Annora Brown
Title Rain
Media watercolour on paper
Size 15.25 x 21.5 x 1 in. / 38.7 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Anderson-Brown Arts, Calgary and Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary,labels
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Untitled - Waterton Park
Media oil on wood board
Size 17.75 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right
Reference
another view of Waterton illustrated in By a Lady, by M.Tippett, pg.77 in the collection of the Glenbow Museum
Provenance
from an Edmonton estate; Frame/Craft, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Annora Brown
Title Rain
Media watercolour on paper
Size 15.25 x 21.5 x 1 in. / 38.7 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left
Provenance
private collection, Calgary; Anderson-Brown Arts, Calgary and Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary,labels
Estimate CAD$400-$500
Artist Annora Brown
Title Stream Pattern #4/12
Media silkscreen on paper
Size 15.75 x 12 x 1 in. / 40 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed in plate lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom
Provenance
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200