Helmut Gransow
(1921 - 2012)
Previously Sold Works
HELMUT GRANSOW
Elders Barns, Christieville
oil on canvas board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $840.00
Sale date: September 27th 2022
HELMUT GRANSOW
Lilac and Lillies
oil on masonite
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
28 x 22 ins ( 71.1 x 55.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $480.00
Sale date: June 1st 2021
HELMUT GRANSOW
Eastern Townships
oil on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1976 on the reverse
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $480.00
Sale date: October 26th 2021
HELMUT GRANSOW
Spring Ice
oil on canvas board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
14 x 10.5 ins ( 35.6 x 26.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $420.00
Sale date: October 25th 2022
HELMUT GRANSOW
Summer Meadows
oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1981 on the stretcher
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $295.00
Sale date: October 27th 2020
HELMUT GRANSOW
Shoreline Landscape
oil on board
signed lower left
9.5 x 11.5 ins ( 24.1 x 29.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $240.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015
HELMUT GRANSOW
Les Eboulements
oil on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse
16 x 21 ins ( 40.6 x 53.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: June 26th 2019
Helmut Gransow Biography
(1921 - 2012)
Born in Chemnitz, Germany, he studied under Professor Max Kaus at the Academy of Fine Art, Berlin, and with Professor Wilhelm Schnarrenberger in Karlsruhe. He came to Canada in 1949 and has since exhibited his landscapes at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Royal Ontario Museum, the Hamilton Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the London Public Library and Art Museum, and the Art Gallery of the University of British Columbia.
His graphics have attracted considerable attention, particularly his block prints and monotypes. His awards include honourable mentions in the Quebec Provincial Exhibition (1958), The Winnipeg Show (1958) and a purchase award from the Art Gallery f Hamilton (1959). He is also represented in the London Public Library and Art Museum and the Calgary Arts Centre. He was a member of The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers (1956). He was an elected member of The Royal Canadian Academy. Gransow lived in Morin Heights, Quebec and died in Les Résidences Desjardins in Saint Sauveur Québec in 2012.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977
