William Armstrong
(1822 - 1914) ARCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Nipigon River, 18 miles North of Red Rock
watercolour
signed and titled along the lower edge
9 x 14.75 ins ( 22.9 x 37.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,776.00
Sale date: November 19th 2019
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Niagara Falls, Table Rock
watercolour heightened with white
signed and dated 1892 lower left
4 x 8.25 ins ( 10.2 x 21 cms ) ( sheet )
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Shoreline Landscape
watercolour
signed lower left
7.5 x 19.5 ins ( 19.1 x 49.5 cms )
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Rocky Mountains, Mistaya Valley
watercolour, laid down on card
signed on an auxiliary support
2.75 x 5.25 ins ( 7 x 13.3 cms ) ( sheet )
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Fishing at Montmorency Falls, The Artist in the Foreground
watercolour
signed and dated 1866 lower right
17 x 12.5 ins ( 43.2 x 31.8 cms ) ( sight )
W. Armstrong Biography
(1822 - 1914) ARCA
William Armstrong was an artist and a civil engineer in the 1850s, based in Toronto as drawing master at the Toronto Normal School. He regularly exhibited at The Ontario Society of Artists and The Royal Canadian Academy. The artist sold Indian sketches to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Newcastle. Working as a railway engineer he painted scenes of Manitoulin Indians, Lake Superior, Fort William, Plains and Foothills Indians. A.R.C.A. in 1882. He was one of Canada\'s early explorer artists.
