Henry Simpkins was an artist of outstanding ability. Our original family art gallery, the Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, represented his work and hosted one man exhibitions. When I began working at the gallery full time I had the pleasure of being the one of us to go and visit him to select work at his home on Pine Beach Blvd in Dorval. Henry was a soft spoken gentleman, kind, humble, a genuine artist of the generation including Jack Bush, William Winter, Philip Surrey, and Lorne Bouchard, artists who were formally schooled in art and honed their vocation in the world of commercial art, while developing a style of their own.
The quality of his work was recognised in his earliest years in Montreal when his work was accepted from 1930 at the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts exhibition and the Art Association of Montreal the following year. He continued to contribute works annually, with rare exceptions, until 1955. The now legendary art dealer William Watson previously represented Simpkins in a number of exhibitions.
We emphatically encourage collectors of fine Canadian art to purchase these watercolours recently released by his family.
-
Photographs of Henry J. Simpkins, courtesy of Suzanne Ross
-
-
-
-
-
Henry J. SimpkinsPeggy's CoveWatercolour11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in
29 x 40 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsSt. Sauveur, 1977Watercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/8 in
48.5 x 63.8 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsSawblades, Sugar CampWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/8 in
48.5 x 63.7 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsBlack and White HorsesWatercolour19 1/4 x 25 1/8 in
48.8 x 63.8 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsWhite Horse in WinterWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/4 in
48.7 x 64 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsFishing Boat, Vancouver IslandWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/8 in
48.7 x 63.6 cm$700 -
Henry J. SimpkinsMorin Heights, WoodshedWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/4 in
48.5 x 64 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsBoats at SorelWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 1/4 in
48.5 x 64 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsA Quebec Sugar CampWatercolour20 1/2 x 29 1/8 in
52 x 74 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsAt St. LazareWatercolour20 7/8 x 29 3/8 in
53 x 74.6 cm$900 -
Henry J. SimpkinsBlue Boats and Ice FishingWatercolour12 1/4 x 16 1/8 in
31 x 41 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsBoat, Yellow HullWatercolour20 1/2 x 28 7/8 in
52 x 73.4 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsBoxcars, Lake of the WoodsWatercolour14 1/8 x 20 1/8 in
35.7 x 51.2 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsBringing in the SapWatercolour14 1/8 x 20 1/8 in
36 x 51 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsExcavating for CNR StationWatercolour11 1/4 x 14 5/8 in
28.6 x 37.1 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsMcGill CampusWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 1/2 in
52.5 x 75 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsFarm House, QuebecWatercolour14 3/8 x 20 1/2 in
36.5 x 52 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsFarmhouse in ManitobaWatercolour19 3/4 x 26 1/8 in
50 x 66.2 cm$700 -
Henry J. SimpkinsFishing on the Red Near the South Floodway (Manitoba)Watercolour12 1/4 x 16 1/8 in
31 x 41 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsFreight Train Over BridgeWatercolour19 1/8 x 25 7/8 in
48.6 x 65.6 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsGrey Winter Day, Otter LakeWatercolour15 x 21 7/8 in
38 x 55.5 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsEquestrian Show at St. LazareWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 1/8 in
52.5 x 73.7 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsHeavy HorsesWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 1/2 in
52.5 x 75 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsHorse Show at Oliver (British Columbia)Watercolour20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
52 x 75 cm$900
-
Henry J. SimpkinsHorse vs. TrailerWatercolour20 3/4 x 29 1/2 in
52.7 x 75 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsShow At Carman, ManitobaWatercolour20 1/2 x 28 7/8 in
52 x 73.4 cm$900 -
Henry J. SimpkinsManitoba Farm Near Bird's HillWatercolour10 x 14 in
25.4 x 35.4 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsManitoba, Along the PerimeterWatercolour12 1/4 x 16 in
31 x 40.5 cmSold
-
Henry J. SimpkinsNear RigaudWatercolour14 1/8 x 20 1/8 in
36 x 51 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsOld Fishing BoatWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 in
52.3 x 73.6 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsOn Galiano BeachWatercolour20 1/2 x 29 1/8 in
52 x 74 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsViewing the BayWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 1/8 in
52.3 x 74 cm$900
-
Henry J. SimpkinsPointe au ChêneWatercolour11 3/8 x 15 1/2 in
28.8 x 39.5 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsThree Horses Through WoodWatercolour21 1/8 x 29 3/4 in
53.5 x 75.4 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsSkating on Lake St. LouisWatercolour12 1/4 x 16 1/8 in
31 x 41 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsSmall Farm on Skaha Lake (British Columbia)Watercolour20 7/8 x 29 5/8 in
53 x 75.3 cm$900
-
Henry J. SimpkinsSugar Camp (Red Shirt)Watercolour14 3/8 x 20 5/8 in
36.4 x 52.3 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsSugar Camp in SpringWatercolour20 5/8 x 29 1/8 in
52.4 x 73.7 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsTen Sleep, WyomingWatercolour21 x 29 5/8 in
53.2 x 75.3 cmSold -
Henry J. SimpkinsTrail RideWatercolour20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
52 x 75 cmSold
-