David Lloyd Blackwood

Lot # 068 David Lloyd Blackwood CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA 1941 - Canadian North Atlantic watercolour and graphite on paper signed and dated 2003 and on verso titled 44 x 29 in 111.7 x 73.7cm Provenance: Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville Private Collection, Ontario Literature: William Gough, David Blackwood: Master Printmaker, 2001, page xiii Katharine Lochnan, Black Ice, David Blackwood: Prints of Newfoundland, Art Gallery of Ontario, 2011, a similar 1995 etching entitled Wesleyville Fleet in the Labrador Sea reproduced catalogue #60, unpaginated David Blackwood is one of Canada's most important printmakers, whose work has been collected in depth by the Art Gallery of Ontario. Blackwood grew up in Newfoundland in a seafaring family - both his father and grandfather were ship's captains. Steeped in the myths, stories and customs of this unique province, Blackwood's depictions of Newfoundland life in his work are an invaluable record of a traditional way of life that is all but gone. The sea is of central importance in his work, and the image of a whale has often appeared in it, such as in his renowned print from 1980, Fire Down on the Labrador. In this compelling watercolour, Blackwood captures the sense of wonder surrounding an encounter with one of these leviathans. Plunging into the deep, its bright and intelligent eye draws us to the mystery of its life. As William Gough writes, Blackwood "approaches his art as if it were the ocean - endless, deep and infinitely variable. It is here that Blackwood has set his nets, and his nets come up filled with light and stories." Estimate: $10,000 ~ $15,000 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver

Lot # 001 David Lloyd Blackwood CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA 1941 - Canadian Captain Jesse Winsor Home from the Ice Fields etching and aquatint signed, titled, editioned A.P. 2/10 and dated 1979 / 1980 19 3/4 x 63 1/4 in 50.2 x 160.6cm Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario Literature: Patricia Grattan and Michael Burtch, David Blackwood: Prints 1962 - 1984, Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, 1985, reproduced, unpaginated William Gough, The Art of David Blackwood, 1988, reproduced, unpaginated William Gough, David Blackwood: Master Printmaker, 2001, reproduced page 37 Katharine Lochnan, Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2011, reproduced, unpaginated Please note this work is a triptych, and is comprised of three images measuring: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches; 19 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches and 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches respectively. Estimate: $5,000 ~ $7,000 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Inc. Toronto

Blackwood, David Lloyd CPE, CSPWC, OSA, RCA (1941 - ) BOTTLE COVE A watercolour painting of a picturesque cove, depicting a village surrounded by large mountains and the sea in the background. 1987. Signed and dated lower right, 'David Blackwood 1987.' Matted and framed. 20.5" x 28" — 52.1 x 71.1 cm.

Lot # 301 David Lloyd Blackwood CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA 1941 - Canadian Captain Abraham Kean Awaiting the Return of the Lost Party etching and aquatint signed, titled, editioned 3/10 and dated 1965 20 x 16 in 50.8 x 40.6cm Provenance: Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton Private Collection, Vancouver Please note the condition report. Estimate: $2,000 ~ $3,000 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver

Lot # 201 David Lloyd Blackwood CPE CSGA CSPWC OSA RCA 1941 - Canadian Great Lost Party Adrift etching and aquatint signed, titled, editioned Artist's Proof and dated 1965 10 x 19 3/4 in 25.4 x 50.2cm Provenance: Private Collection, British Columbia Estimate: $2,500 ~ $3,500 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver