Arthur Philemon Coleman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arthur Philemon Coleman Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 27, 2024
Arthur Philemon Coleman, Untitled, Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir
Est: $400 - $600
Watercolour on paper, signed lower left
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jan. 02, 2023
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $425 - $525
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Oct. 09, 2022
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Jul. 03, 2022
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $450 - $600
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Apr. 17, 2022
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Jan. 02, 2022
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $500 - $650
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Oct. 10, 2021
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Jul. 04, 2021
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $550 - $700
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Apr. 04, 2021
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $525 - $600
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Jan. 03, 2021
Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada,1852-1939) watercolor painting antique
Est: $525 - $600
ARTIST: Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canadian, 1852 - 1939) NAME: Landscape - Mount Orizaba (titled on verso) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 6 x 9 inches / 15 x 22 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 13 inches / 27 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117496 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams, he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881.Coleman joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario.In 1898, Coleman lead a field expedition with the intent of surveying resources, along with the Geologist George Mercer Dawson and the famed Anarchist, Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin gave his credit to Coleman, writing he was "well acquainted with the mining region of Central Canada.In 1907, Coleman inferred a "lower Huronian ice age" from analysis of a geological formation near Lake Huron.Coleman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, wholly four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown.Coleman was awarded the Penrose Medal of The Geological Society of America in 1936.His younger half-sister was poet Helena Coleman; the two shared a home in Toronto for much of their adult lives.
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Feb. 22, 2020
Arthur Philemon Coleman, Old Pine
Est: $500 - $750
Born in Lachute, Quebec, the son of Rev. Francis Coleman and Emmeline Maria Adams (a descendant of John Quincy Adams), Arthur Philemon Coleman received his Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and Master of Arts in 1880 from Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario. He received a Ph.D. at the University of Breslau in 1881. He joined the department of geology and natural history at Victoria College in 1882 as a Professor. From 1891 to 1901, he was a Professor of Geology at the School of Practical Science in Toronto. From 1893 to 1909, he was a geologist at the Bureau of Mines of the Government of Ontario. From 1901 to 1922, he was a Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1919 to 1922. From 1931 to 1934, he was a geologist with the Department of Mines of the Government of Ontario. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1900 and was its President in 1921. He was awarded the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1910 and in 1928 was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1902, he was elected President of the Royal Canadian Institute and in 1910, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1915, he was President of the Geological Society of America. In 1929, he was appointed Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Arthur Philemon Coleman was author of: Reports on the Economic Geology of Ontario (1903) Lake Ojibway; Last of the Great Glacial Lakes (1909) The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails (1911) Ice Ages, Recent and Ancient (1926), and was co-author of Elementary Geology (1922). The Last Million Years (1941) Edited by George F. Kay He achieved the first ascent of Castle Mountain in 1884, and in 1907, he was the first white man to attempt to climb Mount Robson. He made a total of eight exploratory trips to the Canadian Rockies, four of them looking for the mythical giants of Hooker and Brown. - Mount Coleman and Coleman Glacier in Banff National Park are named in his honour. He was awarded the Penrose Medal in 1936.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Sep. 22, 2011
ARTHUR PHILEMON COLEMAN (1852- 1939) FORTRESS
Est: $200 - $300
ARTHUR PHILEMON COLEMAN (1852- 1939) FORTRESS LAKE, 50 MILES SOUTH OF JASPER; WATERCOLOUR; SIGNED LOWER LEFT, TITLED VERSO Sight 10.5" x 14.5" - 26.3 x 36.3 cm.
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