Alan Caswell Collier
(1911 - 1990) OSA, RCA
Previously Sold Works
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Eureka Sound
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on a label on the stretcher, inscribed “Ellesmere Island in the background” on the stretcher
24 x 32 ins ( 61 x 81.3 cms )
Sold for $8,260.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Big River, Labrador
oil on canvas
signed lower left; inscribed “Mouth of Big River, Lab., Near Makkovick” on the stretcher
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $7,475.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Alona Bay, Lake Superior, October
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the stretcher
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $5,750.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
The Land that Broods
oil on canvas
signed lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $5,060.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Around Lake Oesa
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on artist’s label and inscribed “Above Lake O’Hara Lodge, in Yoho National Park, B.C.” on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $4,484.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Tug “Nipigon”, Abitibi Marine Base
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and inscribed “Orient Bay, Ont” on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $3,776.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Flowing Dark
oil on canvas board
signed lower left; titled on the artist label on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
Sold for $3,068.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
The 4025 Hoist, McIntyre
oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed “P.170” on the reverse
27 x 20 ins ( 68.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $7,475.00
Sale date: March 8th 2017
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Fraser Canyon, BC
oil on canvas
signed lower left
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Sold for $6,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
The Road to St.Sauveur, Que
oil on board
signed lower left; titled and dated 1949 on the frame
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $3,658.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Cape Mercy - Baffin Island
oil on canvas
signed lower right
24 x 36 ins ( 61 x 91.4 cms )
Sold for $3,450.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Lumsden North, Newfoundland
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $3,540.00
Sale date: November 28th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
North Beach, Percé, Que
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $3,304.00
Sale date: September 12th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Rolling Farmland, Rich and Somber, Brackley, P.E.I.
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse; titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $3,068.00
Sale date: November 28th 2018
ALAN CASWELL COLLIER
Horse Chops, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $2,400.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
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Alan Collier Biography
(1911 - 1990) OSA, RCA
Born in Toronto, Alan Collier studied under J.E.H. MacDonald, and Franklin Carmichael at the Ontario College of Art (1929-33). Following graduation, he travelled across the country on a relief gang, and worked as a miner to earn enough money to study at the Art Students’ League in New York City. During his studies, he returned to mining from time to time to enable him to continue with his education.
He joined the Canadian Army in 1943. He returned to Toronto after the war to continue his advertising art career, but concentrated more and more on painting. In 1951 his background in mining became the inspiration for a series of paintings depicting the underground work environment, an interest that spanned several years. He also made annual road trips with his family to paint Canadian landscape. He received a commission from Standard Oil in 1963 to paint landscapes along the Trans-Canada Highway.
Collier was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists in 1952. He taught advertising art at the Ontario College of Art from 1955 to 1967 at which time he devoted himself to painting on a full-time basis. His main medium was oil, but he also painted in watercolour and acrylics. In addition to landscape, Collier is known for his portraiture. His compositions are masterful in their simplicity. He died in Toronto at the age of 79.
