
The sale is a curated mix of fine and decorative arts, spanning from the 16 th century to present day. The Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction features around 800 lots and is online-only. JPRLog - Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold a two-day sales extravaganza on Wednesday and Thursday, June 14 th and 15 th, featuring an extensive selection of silver and jewelry, as well as a broad selection of fine art and prints, starting at 10 am Eastern Time both days. The recipient receives $5,000 for a project proposal that benefits the Blue Mountains community.īob Kemp, the Canadian painter, printmaker and author passed away in 1988.Colored offset lithographs by street artist Banksy BLOOMFIELD, N.J. Kemp Arts Award to recognize and encourage artists in the southern Georgian Bay, Ontario region. In 1990 following his death from a kidney disease the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts created a trust fund for the annual Robert G. Christopher is a business teacher at Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Gordon is a member of the Canadian Artist Collective, Drawnonward. He married Barbara Flexman in 1966 and had two boys, Christopher (1967) and Gordon (1970). Kemp's Paintings and Drawings of Rural Ontario"(1983).


In addition to two self-published books "Places and Faces"(1972) and "Country Charms"(1976), the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts published a 25-year retrospective of the artist's works titled "Robert G. Bob's paintings have won five awards and can be found in the collections of the Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery in Owen Sound, Ontario and in the collection of Princess Anne of the British royal family. He has had twelve major exhibitions in the Blue Mountains area since his move from Toronto. Bob moved to a chalet at the base of Blue Mountain, Ontario and began selling paintings from a gallery attached to the chalet. Baker, an artist friend in New Hampshire.

In 1961, he went out on his own as a self-employed artist, drawing from the inspiration of David C. He continued his study of art by correspondence in the Famous Artists Course in Westport, Connecticut, USA and received feedback concerning his art from famous American artist, Norman Rockwell.īob Kemp became art director at Hayhurst Advertising in Toronto in 1954. Upon completion Robert went to work for Taber, Dulmage and Feheley art studios in Toronto. He then attended the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1947. Robert began his art training at Northern Vocational & Technical Institute in Toronto, graduating in 1946. Titled Verso: “On an October Day in Shelbourne” Listed Canadian Artist: 1928 -1988, Collingwood, Ontario, Banff School of Fine Arts
