Historical Results
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title Rose Cottage...
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1909
Size 10 x 14 in. / 25.4 x 35.6 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; titled and dated 'August 1st 1908' verso; framed; some surface dirt noted
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title Untitled - Mist in the Valley
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1917
Size 10.75 x 15 in. / 27.3 x 38.1 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title Mt. Edith Cavell, Rocky Mountains
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1924
Size 13.25 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 33.7 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection George and Lola Kidd, Victoria; proceeds to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Estimate CAD$500-$600
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title The Prairie 1922
Media watercolour on paper
Dated
1922
Size 4.25 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 10.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; framed
Reference
the artist was sent out on a paid vacation from the Telegram newspaper; he left in August and travelled via Edmonton, Jasper, Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands, see Owen Staples, Painter of Canada's Past, by R.Staples pg.99 and numerous other examples from this trip
Estimate CAD$300-$400
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title Soldier's Tower
Media etching on paper
Size 3.5 x 2.75 x 1 in. / 8.9 x 7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; margins have been painted; unframed
Estimate CAD$50-$75
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title St. James Cathedral, Toronto
Media etching on paper
Size 9.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and titled along bottom; archival mat; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$150
Artist Owen P. Staples
Title London, 1908
Media watercolour on Whatman board
Dated
1909
Size 14.5 x 21.25 x 1 in. / 36.8 x 54 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and dated lower left; archival mat front and back
Provenance
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, and Masters Gallery, Calgary, labels verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800