Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Siwash Indian Canoes, watercolour on paper© Levis Fine Art Auctions — view on Levis Fine Art Auctions website ↗

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Siwash Indian Canoes

Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian, 1846–1923)

CA$12,285 price realized incl. premium

≈ $9,537≈ £6,730≈ €8,452

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Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolour on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials lower left
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
24.1 x 41.9 cm
Auction house
Levis Fine Art Auctions
Sale
April 17, 2016 Auction (2016-04-17)
Date
April 17, 2016
Location
Calgary, Canada
Lot
7
Estimate
CA$3,500 – CA$4,500 (≈ $2,717 – $3,493) (≈ £1,917 – £2,465) (≈ €2,408 – €3,096)
Source
Auction house levisauctions.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 1999 and 2016 · sold 3

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Siwash Indian Canoes, Levis Fine Art Auctions 1999

    Nov 1, 1999 · Levis Fine Art Auctions

    November 01, 1999 Auction, lot 11

    Sold CA$2,070Sign up to see · est. CA$1,500 – CA$2,000

    As catalogued

    Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, “Siwash Indian Canoes”, 1889

    watercolour on paper

    24.8 x 42.5 x 2.5 cm

  2. Siwash Indian Canoes, Levis Fine Art Auctions 2003

    Nov 23, 2003 · Levis Fine Art Auctions

    November 23, 2003 Auction, lot 9

    Sold CA$1,955 −6%Sign up to see · est. CA$2,000 – CA$2,200

    As catalogued

    Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, “Siwash Indian Canoes”, 1889

    watercolour on paper

    24.8 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm

  3. Siwash Indian Canoes, Levis Fine Art Auctions 2016

    Apr 17, 2016 · Levis Fine Art Auctions this result

    April 17, 2016 Auction, lot 7

    Sold CA$12,285 +528%Sign up to see · est. CA$3,500 – CA$4,500

    As catalogued

    Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, “Siwash Indian Canoes”

    watercolour on paper

    24.1 x 41.9 cm

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