Lot 610: Gregory Hollyer (British/American, 1871-1965), "Cattle in a Stream", c. 1880; oil/panel, 17in x 24in, signed. Hollyer was the son of William Perring Hollyer, the animal artist. Gregory received the Gold Medal for original oil painting at the Hugo

Gregory Hollyer (British/American, 1871-1965), "Cattle in a Stream", c. 1880; oil/panel, 17in x 24in, signed. Hollyer was the son of William Perring Hollyer, the animal artist. Gregory received the Gold Medal for original oil painting at the Hugo Lang exhibition in Liverpool. He also painted Queen Victoria's castle in Penrith. At the age of 19 he left England for Canada, though it was in the USA that he finally settled. He painted several portraits of prominent people: Sir Wilfred Laurier, while in Ottawa and Sir John A. McDonald while in Winnipeg.