Lot 139: O. JOHN HAWKINS (1935 - 2006), "City Scape" Oil on Board SIGNED AND DATED 88

O. JOHN HAWKINS (1935 - 2006) “Cityscape” SIGNED AND DATED 88 LOWER RIGHT " x 64" - 121.9 x 162.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased from the individual who purchased it directly from the artist. Note: JOHN HAWKINS (1935 - 2006) O. John Hawkins was born and raised in Oregon City, Oregon. He received his Bachelor of Performing Arts from the Art Center College of Design in California. Following his studies, Hawkins lived in Los Angeles, where he was an active member of a closely-knit artistic community. It was during these years that he developed his style and interest in realism In the early sixties Hawkins lived and worked in New York City and then in Greece. In 1965 he moved to Canada, first settling in Ontario and later moved to a remote mountain village in British Columbia, where he fell in love with the local mountains. They became the subject of his realist landscapes and remained so for many years. He returned to Ontario in 1982 where he continued to paint until his death in 2006.

Excellent

Palm Beach Florida Estate Private Collection

Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections include; Amoco Corporation, Calgary, Alberta ; Bissett & Associates, Calgary, Alberta Capital Executive Recruitment Ltd. Calgary, Alberta Claridge Collection, Montreal, Quebec Credit Swiss, Montreal, Quebec Crusaders Security, Toronto, Ontario; David Bronfman, Dupont Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario Fasken Campbell Godfrey, Toronto, Ontario; H. L. Garber & Company, Toronto, Ontario Glaxo Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario; Gordon Capital Corporation, Toronto, Ontario; Marsh & McLennan, Toronto, Ontario; McCarthy Securities, Ltd. Calgary, Alberta: The Royal Bank of Canada, Chicago, Illinois: Tikal & Associates, Toronto, Ontario; Westminster Development Corporation, Toronto, Ontario; D. M. Woolcott & Associates, Calgary, Alberta; Selected Solo Exhibitions1998 Collectors Gallery, Calgary, Alberta1995Small Show, Toronto, Ontario; 1994Collectors Gallery, Calgary, Alberta; 1993Raindance Gallery, Portland, Oregon1992Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; 1991Patric Doheny & Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia1990Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1989Langham Gallery, Kaslo, British Columbia1989Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, Quebec1987Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1984Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1965Old Mill Gallery, Tinton, New Jersey; Earlscourt P. L., Toronto; Ontario Hotel Poseidon, Milos, Greece1963Zorra's Gallery, Santa Monica, California Selected Group Exhibitions1997Arcadia Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1992; Gallery of the Kootenays, Nelson, British Columbia 1991; Arcadia Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Gallery of the Kootenays, Nelson, British Columbia 1987; Arcadia Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; Kensington Gallery, Calgary, Alberta1986Matze Runnings Gallery, Seattle, Washington; Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1985Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; Kensington Gallery, Calgary, Alberta; Merton Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1983Colour & Form Society Show, Toronto, Ontario; Unknown Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1980; National Exhibition Centre, Castlegar, British Columbia 1979; David Thompson University Centre, Nelson, British Columbia 1968; Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario 1964; Fitzgerald Gallery, New York, New York1963; Fitzgerald Gallery, New York, New York