Peter Alfred Harris
(1932)
Previously Sold Works
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Portrait of a Girl
pastel on paper
signed and dated 1976 lower right; sold together with “The first time I saw Harris”, exhibition catalogue (Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, 1979)
24 x 22 ins ( 61 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $561.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
The Pink Tablecloth
mixed media on canvas
signed and dated 1989 lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 24.5 ins ( 61 x 62.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $531.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Red Interior
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1982 lower right
21 x 25 ins ( 53.3 x 63.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $443.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Still Life with Yellow Vase
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1980 lower left; titled on a gallery label on the reverse
22.5 x 22.5 ins ( 57.2 x 57.2 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $413.00
Sale date: September 17th 2019
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
The White Vase with Colourful Bouquet
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1988 lower right; titled on a label on the reverse
23.25 x 29.25 ins ( 59.1 x 74.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $354.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Girl in Mirror
mixed media
signed and dated 1973 lower left
21 x 18 ins ( 53.3 x 45.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $230.00
Sale date: March 14th 2018
PETER ALFRED HARRIS
Seated Woman
pastel on paper
signed and dated 1976 lower left
30 x 28 ins ( 76.2 x 71.1 cms ) ( sight )
Peter Harris Biography
(1932)
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he studied at the Ontario College of Art under Alfsen, Hagan, Pepper, Ogilvie, Nichols, Schaefer, Freifeld and MacDonald; also at the Sun Miguel Allende school in Mexico and he did copies of Master’s Drawings at the Louvre, Paris. He won a third year travelling scholarship while at the Ontario College of Art. He was appointed Curator of the St. Catherines and District Arts Council in 1960 now located at Rodman Hall in St. Catharines. He is a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art, has taught at the Ontario College of Art (1959) and lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume II”, compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1979
