Limited Edition Giclée Reproductions

Traveling on horseback through Montana as far south as Mexico in the early 1900's Gissing spent time with Charlie Russell and Will James who inspired the images represented in this first major release from the private collection of the Estate.

This exclusive first edition numbers only 95 sets representing the earliest works of Roland Gissing. Extremely rare, the images will be retired from reproduction in this format creating future investment value for purchasers. A must for Gissing collectors and admirers.

		The West was the country of his dreams. With a passion for the freedom of the western frontier and the world of the cowboy, Gissing arrived from England in the spring of 1913. For 10 years he worked on ranches from Alberta’s Peace River country as far South as Mexic0. For more than fifty years he called himself a Canadian and never said he wanted or wished he could go back to England. He never did go back, not even for a visit because he couldn’t bear to miss a spring, summer, fall or winter in Alberta. Click on image for a larger version.
The Buffalo Skull, 1924 9x11 Pen and Ink
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		In 1934 Gissing opened his first major exhibition of oils at the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede to critical acclaim. Further one man shows followed in 1947 & 1960. His last exhibit at the Calgary Stampede was in 1965 showcasing a selection of artworks from his private collection and labelled “Not for Sale”. In the early 1960’s Maclin Motors adopted one of Roland Gissing’s early pen & ink drawings as the signature for the new Mustang automobile. Click on image for a larger version.
The Wild One, 1925 10x14 Pen and Ink
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		A sensitive romantic and realist honed in the western outdoor tradition, Gissing stood by the banks of the Ghost west of Cochrane contemplating where to put his cabin. With a single-minded determination that was to become his trademark, he set out to develop his artistic talent. Painting would become his life's work. Gissing’s watercolor cowboy’s represent some of the last images captured in this medium. He settled in oils exclusively for which he became renowned. Click on image for a larger version.
The Bronco, 1944 10x15 Watercolor
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The Oil Rig, 1950 circa
36” x 30 ” 
Oil on Canvas
The Gissing Collection

For more than fifteen years from the early thirties, Gissing documented the history and development of oil & gas in Alberta from Turner Valley to Leduc.

His work coincided with a vibrant period in Calgary and Alberta’s history. With the discovery of oil & gas Calgary became home to dozens of exploration and related oil companies. Hundreds of Gissing's were purchased by oil executives during their stay.

Sponsored by the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1951, his series on oil and gas was an unprecedented success. Shown for the first time at the bank’s main branch in Calgary the exhibit travelled to San Francisco for display at the Stock Exchange and De Young Museum with further showings in Seattle, Portland Chicago and New York.

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Steam Rig Turner Valley, 1943
20” x 24” 
Oil on Canvas
Collection of Glenbow Museum Calgary, Canada [R551.1]

“Steam Rig Turner Valley” represents a 15 year period from the mid 1930’s that saw Gissing document the history & development of oil & gas in Alberta including a series sponsored by CIBC that traveled south to San Francisco for a Canada Week display. It is with great pride The Gissing Collection offers this rare historical account of Oil & Gas in Alberta from Collections of Glenbow Museum.  Reproduced on canvas using the latest in Giclée print technology this edition comprises only 100 and  is a true representation of the original. All reproductions include a certificate of authenticity.

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Winter Drilling Turner Valley, 1940 circa
18” x 24” 
Oil on Masonite
The Gissing Collection

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Early Oil in Alberta, circa 1950
20” x 24” 
Oil on Canvas
Collection Bennett Jones LLP

Many works were commissioned by the oil executives and their companies. In 1952 Gissing painted for Trinidad Leaseholds, a company associated with Sydney Martin Blair, a pioneer in the oil sands extraction process commonly known as the Sydney Martin Blair Project. With little information available many of these historic oil & gas works have not been located. Fortunately, Gissing’s original sketches including location notes have been preserved within the Collections historic archives.

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Sunset Glow, 1959
22” x 30”
Oil on Canvas
The Gissing Collection

Gissing images were used in the 1940's on steamships in Eastern Canada to promote immigration to the West and in the 1950’s Alberta Distillers adopted Gissing’s painting of Mt. Assiniboine for the label on ‘Mount Rock Whiskey’. Roland Gissing’s enduring cultural legacy has become an unfolding chapter of local history and heritage told through fifty years of art. The lives he touched are many and his impact significant. The Gissing Collection is honored to share the life and legacy of a man who celebrated life in the West.

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Foothills Harvest, 1956
18” x 24”
Oil on Canvas
Collection of the Estate of Roland Gissing

Referred to as the famous Western Canadian landscape painter, Gissing artworks were commissioned by Civic and Provincial organizations for presentation to visiting dignitaries such as Queen Elizabeth - then Princess - and the Duke of Edinburgh.

The City of Calgary gave the late Prime Minister R.B. Bennett a Gissing upon his departure to England and major companies gave Gissing's to their retirees & favored customers.  

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Winter Sunset, 1951
22” x 30”
Oil on Canvas
Collection of the Estate of Roland Gissing

Roland Gissing’s romantic depictions of the Alberta landscape caused flurries of excitement among buyers at exhibitions and art galleries throughout the West.

In 1938 Coutts-Hallmark began reproducing his scenes on greeting cards and by 1948 had increased their production six fold. Gissing also began a long association with Calgary Power who used his paintings on Christmas cards & calendars also creating a series of prints.

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Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, 1951
30” x 25”
Oil on Masonite

In 1951 Roland Gissing created Yesterday Today & Tomorrow for a competition to select the mural for the newly opened McCall Field airport. Although not chosen, the relevance of his vision for the past, present and future of Calgary has become profoundly significant and an outstanding example
of Gissing’s enduring cultural legacy.

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Unframed $1950.00		Framed $2450.00

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