Historical Results
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Portrait of a Man
Media charcoal on paper
Size 18 x 13 in. / 45.7 x 33 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; unframed; small tears in margin noted
Reference
to view a watercolour of the same subject we sold in 2017 by James Dichmont [1875-1962], go to https://levisonlineauctions.com/historical-results/catalogue/?artistname=Dichmont;%20James
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Sunday at the Canmore Mines
Media oil on paper board
Size 13.25 x 16.75 in. / 33.7 x 42.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso; framed; small chip noted lower centre
Provenance
from the estates of John and Grace Davenall Turner / Joyce Davenall Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - High on the I Beams
Media gouache on paper
Size 7.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 19 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Crowd at the Station
Media watercolour on paper
Size 18 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Calgary artist Frank Palmer
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Street in Puerto Vallarta
Media acrylic on wood board
Size 13.5 x 17 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled on label verso; framed
Provenance
ex-collection Canadian art institution
Estimate CAD$350-$450
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Landscape
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.5 x 12 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; unframed
Provenance
ex-collection Canadian art institution
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Spanish Banks, Vancouver
Media acrylic on wood panel
Size 11.75 x 15 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Reference
certificate of authenticity signed by J.D. Turner verso
Provenance
received from the artist, and by descent; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Rocky Coastline
Media acrylic on hard board
Size 11.75 x 17 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Reference
Letter of Authenticity included with lot
Provenance
received from the artist, and by descent; private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title The Mall
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1970
Size 4.75 x 5.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled and dated along bottom; signed on Christmas card verso; archival mat
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Tom's Mother's Barn, Bashaw
Media acrylic on canvas
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Reference
letter of authenticity included with lot
Provenance
received from the artist and by descent, private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Paris Street
Media acrylic on hard board
Size 17 x 13.5 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled on label verso
Provenance
received from the artist and by descent, private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Sunflowers
Media acrylic on hard board
Size 17 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned
Reference
Letter of Authenticity included with lot
Provenance
received from the artist, and by descent, private collection, Southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Boathouse, White Mud Creek
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1943
Size 10.25 x 14.25 x 1 in. / 26 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on backing
Provenance
wedding gift from the artist and by descent to private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Alberta River
Media oil on wood board
Size 13.25 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 33.7 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
bears inscription 'certified original painting by W.F. Irwin, ASA' on label and signed by John Davenall Turner verso
Provenance
private collection, Lethbridge
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Bowl of Flowers
Media oil on hard board
Dated
1953
-ca
Size 17 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 43.2 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Reference
copy of Alberta Society of Artists, 1976 exhibition label verso
Provenance
ex-collection G. Mihalcheon; Masters Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$700-$900
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Sunflowers
Media oil on hard board
Size 20 x 16 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
from a prominent Calgary collection
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title On the Highwood
Media acrylic on wood board
Size 13.5 x 16.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; signed and titled verso
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$600
Artist Wesley [Wes] Fraser Irwin
Title Untitled - Calgary 7th Avenue
Media ink on paper
Size 10 x 7 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with initials lower right; archival mat front and back
Provenance
estate of John and Grace Turner, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300